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other measures that the Service may
require as being necessary or
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Proposed Action
The Service proposes to issue the
requested ITP based on the applicant’s
commitment to implement the renewed
2002 HCP for Hawaiian stilt at the
Cyanotech aquaculture facility, Keahole
Point, Hawaii. On March 18, 2002, the
Service approved Cyanotech’s HCP and
issued an ITP with a duration of 3 years
for take of the endangered Hawaiian stilt
incidental to ongoing operations and
maintenance activities of the
aquaculture facility. In September 2006,
the Service permitted a 10-year
extension of the ITP, which expired in
March 2016. The 2006 ITP authorizes
take of the covered species so long as
the total number of stilts fledged at offsite locations is greater than the number
of stilts incidentally taken over the tenyear permit term. In October 2015,
Cyanotech submitted an application for
renewal of the ITP and the HCP for an
additional 19 years, until 2035. This
request is being considered pursuant to
section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA.
Cyanotech proposes to continue
normal microalgae operations, daily
monitoring and maintenance at its
aquaculture facility, and
implementation of minimization
measures described in their 2002 HCP
and 2006 HCP amendment until 2035.
All provisions for reporting, monitoring,
adaptive management, and funding
assurances from the original HCP will
be maintained. Cyanotech currently has
a net mitigation offset of 32 fledglings,
and incidental take is not expected to
exceed 1 stilt fledgling per year.
Therefore, it is expected that the current
offset of 32 fledglings is sufficient to
compensate for take of an additional 20
Hawaiian stilt fledglings over the 19year permit renewal term. No additional
compensatory mitigation is being
proposed.
National Environmental Policy Act
Compliance
The proposed issuance of an ITP is a
Federal action that triggers the need for
compliance with NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq). Pursuant to NEPA, we prepared
an Environmental Action Statement
(EAS) to analyze the environmental
impacts of the proposed Federal action
of issuing the requested ITP and
implementation of the conservation
program under the HCP.
Based on the EAS, we have
preliminarily determined that the
proposed renewal of the ITP and HCP
would have minor or negligible effects
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on the species covered in the HCP.
Therefore, we determined that the
proposed HCP permit renewal qualifies
for a categorical exclusion under NEPA,
as provided by the Department of the
Interior NEPA regulations (43 CFR part
46).
Public Availability of Comments
All comments and materials we
receive become part of the public record
associated with this action. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personally
identifiable information in your
comments, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personally identifiable information—
may be made publicly available at any
time. While you can ask us in your
comment to withhold your personally
identifiable information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so. All submissions
from organizations or businesses, and
from individuals identifying themselves
as representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public disclosure in
their entirety. Comments and materials
we receive, as well as supporting
documentation, will be available for
public inspection by appointment,
during normal business hours, at our
Pacific Islands Field Office (see
ADDRESSES).
Authority
We provide this notice in accordance
with the requirements of section 10(c) of
the ESA and its implementing
regulations (50 CFR 17.22 and 17.32)
and NEPA and its implementing
regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Katherine B. Hollar,
Acting Deputy Regional Director, Pacific
Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Endangered and Threatened Species;
Receipt of Recovery Permit
Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, have received
applications for permits to conduct
SUMMARY:
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activities intended to enhance the
propagation or survival of endangered
or threatened species under the
Endangered Species Act. We invite the
public and local, State, Tribal, and
Federal agencies to comment on these
applications. Before issuing any of the
requested permits, we will take into
consideration any information that we
receive during the public comment
period.
DATES: We must receive your written
comments on or before March 15, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Document availability and
comment submission: Submit requests
for copies of the applications and
related documents and submit any
comments by one of the following
methods. All requests and comments
should specify the applicant name(s)
and application number(s) (e.g.,
TEXXXXXX).
• Email: permitsr8es@fws.gov.
• U.S. Mail: Daniel Marquez,
Endangered Species Program Manager,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region
8, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W–2606,
Sacramento, CA 95825.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel Marquez, via phone at 760–431–
9440, via email at permitsr8es@fws.gov,
or via the Federal Relay Service at 1–
800–877–8339 for TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite
the public to comment on applications
for permits under section 10(a)(1)(A) of
the Endangered Species Act, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
The requested permits would allow the
applicants to conduct activities
intended to promote recovery of species
that are listed as endangered or
threatened under the ESA.
Background
With some exceptions, the ESA
prohibits activities that constitute take
of listed species unless a Federal permit
is issued that allows such activity. The
ESA’s definition of ‘‘take’’ includes such
activities as pursuing, harassing,
trapping, capturing, or collecting in
addition to hunting, shooting, harming,
wounding, or killing.
A recovery permit issued by us under
section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to conduct
activities with endangered or threatened
species for scientific purposes that
promote recovery or for enhancement of
propagation or survival of the species.
These activities often include such
prohibited actions as capture and
collection. Our regulations
implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for
these permits are found in the Code of
Federal Regulations at 50 CFR 17.22 for
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endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR
17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50
CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species,
and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant
species.
Application No.
Applicant, city, state
TE–817400 ............
East Bay Regional Park
District, Oakland,
California.
TE–102310 ............
Mitchell Dallas, Morro
Bay, California.
TE–14749C ...........
Lorena Bernal, San
Diego, California.
TE–237061 ............
Daniel Chase, San
Francisco, California.
TE–012973 ............
Ecorp Consulting,
Rocklin, California.
TE–08086D ...........
Santa Clara Valley
Water District, San
Jose, California.
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Permit Applications Available for
Review and Comment
Proposed activities in the following
permit requests are for the recovery and
enhancement of propagation or survival
of the species in the wild. The ESA
requires that we invite public comment
before issuing these permits.
Species
• Salt marsh harvest
mouse
(Reithrodontomys
raviventris).
• California least tern
(Sternula antillarum
browni (Sterna a.
browni)),
• California clapper rail
((Rallus longirostris
obsoletus),
• Conservancy fairy
shrimp (Branchinecta
conservatio),
• Longhorn fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
longiantenna),
• San Diego fairy
shrimp (Branchinecta
sandiegonensis),
• Riverside fairy shrimp
(Streptocephalus
woottoni),
• Vernal pool tadpole
shrimp (Lepidurus
packardi).
• Conservancy fairy
shrimp (Branchinecta
conservatio),
• Longhorn fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
longiantenna),
• San Diego fairy
shrimp (Branchinecta
sandiegonensis),
• Riverside fairy shrimp
(Streptocephalus
woottoni),
• Vernal pool tadpole
shrimp (Lepidurus
packardi).
• Conservancy fairy
shrimp (Branchinecta
conservatio),
• Longhorn fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
longiantenna),
• San Diego fairy
shrimp (Branchinecta
sandiegonensis),
• Riverside fairy shrimp
(Streptocephalus
woottoni),
• Vernal pool tadpole
shrimp (Lepidurus
packardi).
• Tidewater goby
(Eucyclogobius
newberryi).
• San Bernardino
Merriam’s kangaroo
rat (Dipodomys
merriami parvus).
• California clapper rail
(Rallus longirostris
obsoletus).
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Accordingly, we invite local, State,
Tribal, and Federal agencies and the
public to submit written data, views, or
arguments with respect to these
applications. The comments and
recommendations that will be most
useful and likely to influence agency
decisions are those supported by
quantitative information or studies.
Activity
Type of take
Permit action
CA
Survey, mark, track,
nest monitor, collect
vouchers.
Capture, handle, insert
PIT tags, collect
vouchers, monitor
nests.
Renew and Amend.
CA
Survey, collect soil,
identify branchiopod
eggs.
Capture, handle, release, collect vouchers, and collect soil.
Renew.
CA
Survey ..........................
Capture, handle, release, and collect
vouchers.
New.
CA
Survey and collect
vouchers.
Renew.
CA
Survey ..........................
Capture, handle, release, and collect
vouchers.
Capture, handle, and
release.
CA
Survey ..........................
Survey ..........................
New.
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Application No.
Applicant, city, state
Species
Location
Activity
TE–41182B ............
Karen Pope, Arcata,
California.
• Sierra Nevada yellowlegged frog (Rana
sierrae).
CA
Survey and research
studies.
TE–094893 ............
Santa Barbara Botanic
Garden, Santa Barbara, California.
• Hoffmann’s rockcress (Arabis
hoffmannii).
• Santa Rosa Island
manzanita
(Arctostaphylos
confertiflora)
• Marsh Sandwort
(Arenaria paludicola)
• Clara Hunt’s milkvetch (Astragalus
claranus)
• Ventura Marsh milkvetch (Astragalus
pycnostachyus var.
lanosissimus)
• Braunton’s milk-vetch
(Astragalus
brauntonii)
• Coastal dunes milkvetch (Astragalus
tener var. titi)
• Nevin’s barberry
(Berberis nevinii)
• Island Barberry
(Berberis pinnata ssp.
insularis)
• Tiburon paintbrush
(Castilleja affinis ssp.
neglecta)
• Soft-leaved paintbrush (Castilleja
mollis)
• California jewelflower
(Caulanthus
californicus)
• Coyote ceanothus
(Ceanothus ferrisiae)
• Catalina Island mountain-mahogany
(Cercocarpus
traskiae)
• Chorro Creek bog
thistle (Cirsium
fontinale var.
obispoense)
• La Graciosa thistle
(Cirsium loncholepis)
• Presidio clarkia
(Clarkia franciscana)
• Vine Hill clarkia
(Clarkia imbricata)
• Pismo clarkia (Clarkia
speciosa ssp.
immaculata)
• Soft bird’s-beak
(Cordylanthus mollis
ssp. mollis)
• Salt marsh bird’sbeak (Cordylanthus
maritimus ssp.
maritimus)
• Gaviota Tarplant
(Deinandra
increscens ssp.
villosa)
• San Clemente Island
larkspur (Delphinium
variegatum ssp.
kinkiense)
• Vandenberg
monkeyflower
(Diplacus
vandenbergensis)
• Santa Clara Valley
dudleya (Dudleya
setchellii)
CA
Remove/reduce to possession from lands
under Federal jurisdiction.
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Type of take
Capture, handle, take
skin swabs, insert PIT
tags, collect vouchers, salvage, and test
for disease.
Collect, bank seeds ......
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Permit action
Renew and Amend.
Renew and Amend.
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Applicant, city, state
Species
Location
Activity
Type of take
• Santa Barbara Island
liveforever (Dudleya
traskiae)
• Kern mallow
(Eremalche
kernensis)
• Indian Knob
mountainbalm
(Eriodictyon
altissimum)
• Lompoc yerba santa
(Eriodictyon
capitatum)
• Loch Lomond coyote
thistle (Eryngium
constancei)
• San Diego button-celery (Eryngium
aristulatum var.
parishii)
• Menzies’ wallflower
(Erysimum menziesii)
• Island bedstraw
(Galium buxifolium)
• Monterey gilia (Gilia
tenuiflora ssp.
arenaria)
• Hoffmann’s slenderflowered gilia (Gilia
tenuiflora ssp.
hoffmannii)
• Contra Costa goldfields (Lasthenia
conjugens)
• Burke’s goldfields
(Lasthenia burkei)
• Beach layia (Layia
carnosa)
• San Joaquin woolythreads (Monolopia
(=Lembertia)
congdonii)
• Sebastopol
meadowfoam
(Limnanthes
vinculans)
• San Clemente Island
woodland-star
(Lithophragma maximum)
• Nipomo Mesa lupine
(Lupinus nipomensis)
• San Clemente Island
bush-mallow
(Malacothamnus
clementinus)
• Santa Cruz Island
bush-mallow
(Malacothamnus
fasciculatus var.
nesioticus)
• Island malacothrix
(Malacothrix squalida)
• Santa Cruz Island
malacothrix
(Malacothrix
indecora)
• Bakersfield cactus
(Opuntia treleasei)
• California Orcutt
grass (Orcuttia
californica)
• Lyon’s pentachaeta
(Pentachaeta lyonii)
• Island phacelia
(Phacelia insularis
ssp. insularis)
• Yadon’s piperia
(Piperia yadonii)
• Calistoga allocarya
(Plagiobothrys
strictus)
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Application No.
Applicant, city, state
TE–797999 ............
Merkel & Associates,
Inc., San Diego, California.
TE–11825D ...........
Autumn Skimin,
Georgetown, California.
TE–11840D ...........
Josh Weinik, Long
Beach, California.
TE–821967 ............
Paul Galvin, Irvine, California.
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Species
• San Diego mesa-mint
(Pogogyne abramsii)
• Otay mesa-mint
(Pogogyne
nudiuscula)
• Gambel’s watercress
(Rorippa gambellii)
• Santa Cruz Island
rockcress (Sibara
filifolia)
• Keck’s Checker-mallow (Sidalcea keckii)
• California seablite
(Suaeda californica)
• Santa Cruz Island
fringepod
(Thysanocarpus
conchuliferus).
• Conservancy fairy
shrimp (Branchinecta
conservatio),
• Longhorn fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
longiantenna),
• San Diego fairy
shrimp (Branchinecta
sandiegonensis),
• Riverside fairy shrimp
(Streptocephalus
woottoni),
• Vernal pool tadpole
shrimp (Lepidurus
packardi),
• Southwestern willow
flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii
extimus),
• Quino checkerspot
butterfly (Euphydryas
editha quino)
• Light-footed clapper
rail (light-footed
Ridgway’s r.) (Rallus
longirostris levipes)
(R. obsoletus l.)
• Unarmored
threespine stickleback
(Gasterosteus
aculeatus williamsoni)
• Tidewater goby
(Eucyclogobius
newberryi).
• Conservancy fairy
shrimp (&),
• Longhorn fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
longiantenna),
• San Diego fairy
shrimp (Branchinecta
sandiegonensis),
• Riverside fairy shrimp
(Streptocephalus
woottoni),
• Vernal pool tadpole
shrimp (Lepidurus
packardi).
• El Segundo blue butterfly (Euphilotes
battoides allyni),
• Palos Verdes blue
butterfly
(Glaucopsyche
lygdamus
palosverdesensis).
• Conservancy fairy
shrimp (Branchinecta
conservatio),
• Longhorn fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
longiantenna),
• San Diego fairy
shrimp (Branchinecta
sandiegonensis),
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Activity
Type of take
CA
Survey ..........................
Survey, Capture, handle, release, and collect vouchers.
Renew.
CA
Survey ..........................
Capture, handle, release, and collect
vouchers.
New.
CA
Survey ..........................
Survey ..........................
New.
CA, NV
Survey and nest monitor.
Survey, nest monitor,
Capture, handle, release, and collect
vouchers.
Renew.
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Application No.
Applicant, city, state
TE–05665B ............
Lisa Achter, Grass Valley, California.
TE–12771D ...........
Lynn Sweet ...................
Species
• Riverside fairy shrimp
(Streptocephalus
woottoni),
• Vernal pool tadpole
shrimp (Lepidurus
packardi),
• Southwestern willow
flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii
extimus),
• Least Bell’s vireo
(Vireo belli pusillus).
• California tiger salamander (Sonoma
County Distinct Population Segment
(DPS)) (Ambystoma
californiense).
• Triple-ribbed milkvetch (Astragalus
tricarinatus).
Activity
Capture, handle, and
release.
Amend.
CA
Remove/reduce to possession from lands
under Federal jurisdiction.
Collect tissue and
whole plants.
New.
Written comments we receive become
part of the administrative record
associated with this action. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can request in your comment
that we withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so. All submissions
from organizations or businesses, and
from individuals identifying themselves
as representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public disclosure in
their entirety.
Fish and Wildlife Service
Authority
We publish this notice under section
10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.).
Angela Picco,
Acting Chief of Ecological Services, Pacific
Southwest Region, Sacramento, California.
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Availability of Two Habitat
Conservation Plans for Sand Skink and
Blue-Tailed Mole Skink, Osceola and
Polk Counties, FL
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments and information.
AGENCY:
We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), have received two
applications for incidental take permits
(ITP) under the Endangered Species Act.
Florida Bramingham, Inc. (Permit
TE94080C–0) and Palmetto Lake WalesHwy 60, LLC (Permit 94085C–0)
(applicants) are requesting individual
ITPs for take of sand skink and bluetailed mole skink. We request public
comments on these permit applications,
each of which includes a habitat
conservation plan (HCP), and our
preliminary determinations that these
HCPs qualify as low effect under the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA). To make these determinations,
we used our environmental action
statements and low-effect screening
forms, which are also available for
review.
SUMMARY:
We must receive your written
comments on or before March 15, 2019.
ADDRESSES:
Obtaining Documents: You may
obtain copies of the documents by any
of the following methods. Be sure to
specify clearly the ITP applications for
which you want documents.
DATES:
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Survey ..........................
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
If we decide to issue permits to any
of the applicants listed in this notice,
we will publish a notice in the Federal
Register.
Type of take
CA
Public Availability of Comments
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• Telephone: Alfredo Begazo, at 772–
469–4234.
• Email: alfredo_begazo@fws.gov.
• U.S. mail: Alfredo Begazo, South
Florida Ecological Services Office; Attn:
‘‘Florida Bramingham, Inc. Permit-TE
94080C–0’’ and/or ‘‘Palmetto Lake
Wales-Hwy 60, LLC Permit-TE
94085C–0,’’ U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service; 1339 20th Street; Vero Beach,
FL 32960–3559.
• In-person review: The documents
are available for public inspection by
appointment during normal business
hours at the above address. Please call
to make an appointment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr.
Alfredo Begazo, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, South Florida Ecological
Services Office (see ADDRESSES).
We, the
Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
have received two applications for
incidental take permits (ITPs) under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Florida Bramingham, Inc. is requesting
a 30-year ITP, and Palmetto Lake WalesHwy 60, LLC is requesting a 5-year ITP
for the take of the federally listed sand
skink (Neoseps reynoldsi) and
threatened blue-tailed mole skink
(Eumeces egregious) (skinks). We
request public comment on these permit
applications, habitat conservation plans
(HCPs), and on our preliminary
determinations that these HCPs qualify
as categorical exclusions under the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). To make
these determinations, we used our
environmental action statement and
low-effect screening forms, which are
also available for review.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R8-ES-2018-N144; FXES11130800000-178-FF08E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit
Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received
applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the
propagation or survival of endangered or threatened species under the
Endangered Species Act. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal,
and Federal agencies to comment on these applications. Before issuing
any of the requested permits, we will take into consideration any
information that we receive during the public comment period.
DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before March 15,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Document availability and comment submission: Submit
requests for copies of the applications and related documents and
submit any comments by one of the following methods. All requests and
comments should specify the applicant name(s) and application number(s)
(e.g., TEXXXXXX).
Email: permitsr8es@fws.gov.
U.S. Mail: Daniel Marquez, Endangered Species Program
Manager, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 8, 2800 Cottage Way,
Room W-2606, Sacramento, CA 95825.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Marquez, via phone at 760-431-
9440, via email at permitsr8es@fws.gov, or via the Federal Relay
Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
invite the public to comment on applications for permits under section
10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.). The requested permits would allow the applicants to
conduct activities intended to promote recovery of species that are
listed as endangered or threatened under the ESA.
Background
With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities that constitute
take of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows
such activity. The ESA's definition of ``take'' includes such
activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting
in addition to hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, or killing.
A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered or
threatened species for scientific purposes that promote recovery or for
enhancement of propagation or survival of the species. These activities
often include such prohibited actions as capture and collection. Our
regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are
found in the Code of Federal Regulations at 50 CFR 17.22 for
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endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened wildlife
species, 50 CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72
for threatened plant species.
Permit Applications Available for Review and Comment
Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the
recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in
the wild. The ESA requires that we invite public comment before issuing
these permits. Accordingly, we invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal
agencies and the public to submit written data, views, or arguments
with respect to these applications. The comments and recommendations
that will be most useful and likely to influence agency decisions are
those supported by quantitative information or studies.
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Applicant, city,
Application No. state Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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TE-817400............... East Bay Regional Salt marsh CA Survey, mark, Capture, handle, Renew and Amend.
Park District, harvest mouse track, nest insert PIT tags,
Oakland, (Reithrodontomys monitor, collect collect vouchers,
California. raviventris). vouchers. monitor nests.
California
least tern
(Sternula
antillarum browni
(Sterna a.
browni)),.
California
clapper rail
((Rallus
longirostris
obsoletus),
Conservancy fairy
shrimp
(Branchinecta
conservatio),
Longhorn
fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
longiantenna),
San Diego
fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
sandiegonensis),
Riverside
fairy shrimp
(Streptocephalus
woottoni),
Vernal
pool tadpole
shrimp (Lepidurus
packardi).
TE-102310............... Mitchell Dallas, CA Survey, collect Capture, handle, Renew.
Morro Bay, Conservancy fairy soil, identify release, collect
California. shrimp branchiopod eggs. vouchers, and
(Branchinecta collect soil.
conservatio),
Longhorn
fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
longiantenna),.
San Diego
fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
sandiegonensis),
Riverside
fairy shrimp
(Streptocephalus
woottoni),
Vernal
pool tadpole
shrimp (Lepidurus
packardi).
TE-14749C............... Lorena Bernal, San CA Survey............ Capture, handle, New.
Diego, California. Conservancy fairy release, and
shrimp collect vouchers.
(Branchinecta
conservatio),
Longhorn
fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
longiantenna),.
San Diego
fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
sandiegonensis),
Riverside
fairy shrimp
(Streptocephalus
woottoni),
Vernal
pool tadpole
shrimp (Lepidurus
packardi).
TE-237061............... Daniel Chase, San Tidewater CA Survey and collect Capture, handle, Renew.
Francisco, goby vouchers. release, and
California. (Eucyclogobius collect vouchers.
newberryi).
TE-012973............... Ecorp Consulting, San CA Survey............ Capture, handle, Amend.
Rocklin, Bernardino and release.
California. Merriam's kangaroo
rat (Dipodomys
merriami parvus).
TE-08086D............... Santa Clara Valley California CA Survey............ Survey............ New.
Water District, clapper rail
San Jose, (Rallus
California. longirostris
obsoletus).
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TE-41182B............... Karen Pope, Arcata, Sierra CA Survey and Capture, handle, Renew and Amend.
California. Nevada yellow- research studies. take skin swabs,
legged frog (Rana insert PIT tags,
sierrae). collect vouchers,
salvage, and test
for disease.
TE-094893............... Santa Barbara Hoffmann's CA Remove/reduce to Collect, bank Renew and Amend.
Botanic Garden, rock-cress (Arabis possession from seeds.
Santa Barbara, hoffmannii). lands under
California. Santa Rosa Federal
Island manzanita jurisdiction.
(Arctostaphylos
confertiflora).
Marsh
Sandwort (Arenaria
paludicola)
Clara
Hunt's milk-vetch
(Astragalus
claranus)
Ventura
Marsh milk-vetch
(Astragalus
pycnostachyus var.
lanosissimus)
Braunton's
milk-vetch
(Astragalus
brauntonii)
Coastal
dunes milk-vetch
(Astragalus tener
var. titi)
Nevin's
barberry (Berberis
nevinii)
Island
Barberry (Berberis
pinnata ssp.
insularis)
Tiburon
paintbrush
(Castilleja
affinis ssp.
neglecta)
Soft-
leaved paintbrush
(Castilleja
mollis)
California
jewelflower
(Caulanthus
californicus)
Coyote
ceanothus
(Ceanothus
ferrisiae)
Catalina
Island mountain-
mahogany
(Cercocarpus
traskiae)
Chorro
Creek bog thistle
(Cirsium fontinale
var. obispoense)
La
Graciosa thistle
(Cirsium
loncholepis)
Presidio
clarkia (Clarkia
franciscana)
Vine Hill
clarkia (Clarkia
imbricata)
Pismo
clarkia (Clarkia
speciosa ssp.
immaculata)
Soft
bird's-beak
(Cordylanthus
mollis ssp.
mollis)
Salt marsh
bird's-beak
(Cordylanthus
maritimus ssp.
maritimus)
Gaviota
Tarplant
(Deinandra
increscens ssp.
villosa)
San
Clemente Island
larkspur
(Delphinium
variegatum ssp.
kinkiense)
Vandenberg
monkeyflower
(Diplacus
vandenbergensis)
Santa
Clara Valley
dudleya (Dudleya
setchellii)
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Santa
Barbara Island
liveforever
(Dudleya traskiae)
Kern
mallow (Eremalche
kernensis)
Indian
Knob mountainbalm
(Eriodictyon
altissimum)
Lompoc
yerba santa
(Eriodictyon
capitatum)
Loch
Lomond coyote
thistle (Eryngium
constancei)
San Diego
button-celery
(Eryngium
aristulatum var.
parishii)
Menzies'
wallflower
(Erysimum
menziesii)
Island
bedstraw (Galium
buxifolium)
Monterey
gilia (Gilia
tenuiflora ssp.
arenaria)
Hoffmann's
slender-flowered
gilia (Gilia
tenuiflora ssp.
hoffmannii)
Contra
Costa goldfields
(Lasthenia
conjugens)
Burke's
goldfields
(Lasthenia burkei)
Beach
layia (Layia
carnosa)
San
Joaquin wooly-
threads (Monolopia
(=Lembertia)
congdonii)
Sebastopol
meadowfoam
(Limnanthes
vinculans)
San
Clemente Island
woodland-star
(Lithophragma
maximum)
Nipomo
Mesa lupine
(Lupinus
nipomensis)
San
Clemente Island
bush-mallow
(Malacothamnus
clementinus)
Santa Cruz
Island bush-mallow
(Malacothamnus
fasciculatus var.
nesioticus)
Island
malacothrix
(Malacothrix
squalida)
Santa Cruz
Island malacothrix
(Malacothrix
indecora)
Bakersfield cactus
(Opuntia
treleasei)
California
Orcutt grass
(Orcuttia
californica)
Lyon's
pentachaeta
(Pentachaeta
lyonii)
Island
phacelia (Phacelia
insularis ssp.
insularis)
Yadon's
piperia (Piperia
yadonii)
Calistoga
allocarya
(Plagiobothrys
strictus)
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San Diego
mesa-mint
(Pogogyne
abramsii)
Otay mesa-
mint (Pogogyne
nudiuscula)
Gambel's
watercress
(Rorippa
gambellii)
Santa Cruz
Island rockcress
(Sibara filifolia)
Keck's
Checker-mallow
(Sidalcea keckii)
California
seablite (Suaeda
californica)
Santa Cruz
Island fringepod
(Thysanocarpus
conchuliferus).
TE-797999............... Merkel & CA Survey............ Survey, Capture, Renew.
Associates, Inc., Conservancy fairy handle, release,
San Diego, shrimp and collect
California. (Branchinecta vouchers.
conservatio),
Longhorn
fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
longiantenna),.
San Diego
fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
sandiegonensis),
Riverside
fairy shrimp
(Streptocephalus
woottoni),
Vernal
pool tadpole
shrimp (Lepidurus
packardi),
Southwestern
willow flycatcher
(Empidonax
traillii extimus),
Quino
checkerspot
butterfly
(Euphydryas editha
quino)
Light-
footed clapper
rail (light-footed
Ridgway's r.)
(Rallus
longirostris
levipes) (R.
obsoletus l.)
Unarmored
threespine
stickleback
(Gasterosteus
aculeatus
williamsoni)
Tidewater
goby
(Eucyclogobius
newberryi).
TE-11825D............... Autumn Skimin, CA Survey............ Capture, handle, New.
Georgetown, Conservancy fairy release, and
California. shrimp (&), collect vouchers.
Longhorn
fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
longiantenna),.
San Diego
fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
sandiegonensis),
Riverside
fairy shrimp
(Streptocephalus
woottoni),
Vernal
pool tadpole
shrimp (Lepidurus
packardi).
TE-11840D............... Josh Weinik, Long El Segundo CA Survey............ Survey............ New.
Beach, California. blue butterfly
(Euphilotes
battoides allyni),
Palos
Verdes blue
butterfly
(Glaucopsyche
lygdamus
palosverdesensis)..
TE-821967............... Paul Galvin, CA, NV Survey and nest Survey, nest Renew.
Irvine, California. Conservancy fairy monitor. monitor, Capture,
shrimp handle, release,
(Branchinecta and collect
conservatio), vouchers.
Longhorn
fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
longiantenna),.
San Diego
fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
sandiegonensis),
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Riverside
fairy shrimp
(Streptocephalus
woottoni),
Vernal
pool tadpole
shrimp (Lepidurus
packardi),
Southwestern
willow flycatcher
(Empidonax
traillii extimus),
Least
Bell's vireo
(Vireo belli
pusillus).
TE-05665B............... Lisa Achter, Grass California CA Survey............ Capture, handle, Amend.
Valley, California. tiger salamander and release.
(Sonoma County
Distinct
Population Segment
(DPS)) (Ambystoma
californiense).
TE-12771D............... Lynn Sweet......... Triple- CA Remove/reduce to Collect tissue and New.
ribbed milk-vetch possession from whole plants.
(Astragalus lands under
tricarinatus). Federal
jurisdiction.
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Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become part of the administrative
record associated with this action. Before including your address,
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can request in your comment that we
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or
businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their
entirety.
Next Steps
If we decide to issue permits to any of the applicants listed in
this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register.
Authority
We publish this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Angela Picco,
Acting Chief of Ecological Services, Pacific Southwest Region,
Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 2019-02103 Filed 2-12-19; 8:45 am]
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