# 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.
**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 October 4, 2021.
**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: [email protected].*
• *U.S. Mail:* Susie Tharratt, Regional Recovery Permit Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-2606, Sacramento, CA 95825.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Susie Tharratt, via phone at 760-414-6561, via email at *[email protected],* 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 wildlife species listed as endangered and, by regulation, certain wildlife species listed as threatened 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 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, 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.
| Application No. | Applicant, city, state | Species | Location | Take activity | Permit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ES-839480 | Richard Zembal, Laguna Hills, California | • California least tern (
) | CA | Play taped vocalization, monitor nests, remove brown-headed cowbird (
) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests, capture, handle, band, remove from wild, translocate, and release | Renew and Amend. |
| | | • Stephens' kangaroo rat (
)) | | | |
| PER0016953 | Jim Rocks, San Diego, California | • Quino checkerspot butterfly (
) | CA | Pursue, capture, handle, collect vouchers, and release | Renew. |
| | | • Longhorn fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| PER0016955 | Melanie Rocks, San Diego, California | • Quino checkerspot butterfly (
) | CA | Pursue, capture, handle, collect vouchers, and release | Renew. |
| | | • Longhorn fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| PER0017052 | Bio-Studies, Inc., San Diego, California | •
(
subsp.
) (willowy monardella) | CA | Remove and reduce to possession from lands under Federal jurisdiction | Renew. |
| | | •
(Orcutt's spineflower) | | | |
| | | •
(Mexican flannelbush) | | | |
| | | •
(San Diego ambrosia) | | | |
| | | •
var.
(San Diego button-celery) | | | |
| | | •
(San Diego mesa mint) | | | |
| | | •
(California Orcutt grass) | | | |
| | | •
subsp.
(
subsp.
) (salt marsh bird's beak) | | | |
| PER0017053 | Tansley Team, Inc., Sheridan, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Capture, handle, collect vouchers, identify eggs, hydrate, release, and remove and reduce to possession from lands under Federal jurisdiction | Renew. |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Solano grass (
) | | | |
| ES-69046B | Jim Asmus, Vista, California | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Capture, handle, collect vouchers, and release | Renew. |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| ES-796271 | Shana Dodd, San Diego, California | • Pacific pocket mouse (
) | CA | Capture, handle, mark, and release | Renew. |
| ES-90002A | Todd Wong, Sacramento, California | • California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County distinct population segments (DPSs)) (
) | CA, OR | Capture, handle, collect vouchers, and release | Renew. |
| | | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Longhorn fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| ES-61175B | Lindsay Willrick, San Diego, California | • Quino checkerspot butterfly (
) | CA | Pursue | Renew. |
| ES-749872 | David Germano, Bakersfield, California | • Blunt-nosed leopard lizard (
) | CA | Capture, handle, mark, and release | Renew. |
| | | • Fresno kangaroo rat (
) | | | |
| | | • Pacific pocket mouse (
) | | | |
| | | • Tipton kangaroo rat (
) | | | |
| ES-27460A | Brian Zitt, Huntington Beach, California | • Tidewater goby (
) | CA | Capture, handle, and release | Renew. |
| | | • Arroyo (=arroyo southwestern) toad (
) | | | |
| | | • Unarmored threespine stickleback (
) | | | |
| | | • Mountain yellow-legged frog (southern California distinct population segment (DPS)) (
) | | | |
| ES-61720B | Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County, Capitola, California | • California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County distinct population segments (DPSs)) (
) | CA | Capture, handle, collect voucher or tissue, mark, release, and restore habitat | Renew. |
| | | • Santa Cruz long-toed salamander (
) | | | |
**Public Availability of Comments**
Written comments we receive become part of the 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.* ).
Peter Erickson,
Acting Regional Ecological Services Program Leader, California—Great Basin Region 10 (formerly Pacific Southwest Regional Office—Region 8).