Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment.
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (Act) prohibits activities with endangered and threatened species unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The Act also requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits.
Comments on these permit applications must be received on or before August 20, 2009.
Written data or comments should be submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Program Manager, Region 8, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W–2606, Sacramento, CA, 95825 (
Daniel Marquez, Fish and Wildlife Biologist; see
The following applicants have applied for scientific research permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the California least tern (
The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (August 28, 2001, 66 FR 45322) to take (harass by survey, and locate/monitor nests) the California least tern (
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, and locate/monitor nests) the California least tern (
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, and release) the tidewater goby (
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, and release) the tidewater goby (
The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (March 15, 1996, 61 FR 10779) to take (capture, collect, and kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the Palos Verdes blue butterfly (
The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (June 8, 1995, 60 FR 30314) to take (harass by survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (
The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (February 12, 2001, 66 FR 9877) to take (translocate) the tidewater goby (
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the El Segundo Blue butterfly (
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the Quino checkerspot butterfly (
The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (August 13, 2008, 73 FR 47206) to take (survey, capture, handle, release, remove from wild and kill) the Lost river sucker (
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (
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We invite public review and comment on each of these recovery permit applications. Comments and materials we receive will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the address listed in the