# 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 May 31, 2022.
**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.,* XXXXXX or PER0001234).
• *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 916-414-6561, or via email at *[email protected].* Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
**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 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.
| Application No. | Applicant, city, state | Species | Location | Take activity | Permit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 82155B | Johanna C. Page, Pasadena, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Capture, handle, release, and collect vouchers | Renew. |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| PER0005173 | Thomas P. Ryan, Monrovia, California | • California least tern (
) | CA | Play taped vocalizations, locate and monitor nests, erect and use cameras, install and remove fence pens, float eggs, capture, mark-recapture, handle, measure, band, color-band, release, collect nonviable eggs for predator control program, collect breast feathers, remove brown-headed cowbird (
) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests | Renew. |
| 065741 | John C. Lovio, San Diego, California | • Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | CA | Pursue, capture, handle, release, and collect vouchers, play taped vocalizations, locate and monitor nests, and remove brown-headed cowbird (
) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests | Renew. |
| | | • Longhorn fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| 797233 | Entomological Consulting Services, Ltd., Richard Arnold, Pleasant Hill, California | • Ohlone tiger beetle (
) | CA | Pursue, capture, handle, release, mark burrow, translocate, and conduct ecological studies and habitat enhancement | Renew. |
| | | • Smith's blue butterfly (
) | | | |
| | | • lotis blue butterfly (
) | | | |
| | | • Mount Hermon June beetle (
) | | | |
| | | • Behren's silverspot butterfly (
) | | | |
| | | • Zayante band-wind grasshopper ( | | | |
| 84210B | Amy Storck, Fair Oaks, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Capture, handle, release, and collect vouchers | Renew. |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| 092162 | Andrew Borcher, Lakeside, California | • Quino checkerspot butterfly (
) | CA | Pursue | Renew. |
| 796271 | Shana Dodd, San Diego, California | • Pacific pocket mouse (
) | CA | Capture, handle, mark, collect tissue or hair, and release | Renew. |
| 063429 | Department of Water Resources, Karin Dulik, Fresno, California | • Buena Vista shrew (
) | CA | Capture, handle, and release | Renew. |
| | | • Tipton's kangaroo rat (
) | | | |
| 018909 | Kelly Rios, Brea, California | • Quino checkerspot butterfly (
) | CA | Pursue, capture, handle, and release | Renew. |
| | | • El Segundo blue butterfly (
) | | | |
| | | • San Bernardino kangaroo rat (
) | | | |
| 036550 | Nina L. Kidd, Kidd Biological, Inc., Anacortes, Washington | • Quino checkerspot butterfly (
) | CA | Pursue | Renew. |
| 02351A | Timothy J. Searl | • Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | CA | Play taped vocalizations, locate and monitor nests, and remove brown-headed cowbird (
) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests | Renew. |
| 56489B | Jonathan T. Koehler, Corte Madera, California | • California freshwater shrimp (
) | CA | Harass by survey, capture, handle, and release | Renew. |
| 018180 | Point Reyes National Seashore, Point Reyes Station, California | • Sonoma alopecurus (
var.
) | CA | Collect seeds, whole plants, and plant parts | Renew. |
| | | • Beach layia (
) | | | |
| | | • Sonoma spineflower (
) | | | |
| | | • Robust spineflower (
var.
) | | | |
| PER0025577 | Michael S. Henry, Folsom, California | • California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County Distinct Population Segment (DPS), and Sonoma County DPS) (
) | CA | Capture, handle, and release | New. |
| 36221C | Jason R. Peters, Sacramento, California | • California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County Distinct Population Segment (DPS), and Sonoma County DPS) (
) | CA | Capture, handle, and release | Renew and Amend. |
| 005535 | Gilbert Goodlett, San Diego, California | • Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (
) | CA | Pursue | Renew. |
| 139634 | Thomas Liddicoat, Vista, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Capture, handle, collect vouchers, and release | Renew. |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| 72549C | Marty A Lewis, Carson, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Capture, handle, collect vouchers, and release | Renew. |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| 141359 | Stephen Stringer, El Dorado Hills, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Capture, handle, collect vouchers, and release | Renew. |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| 77125D | Zachary A. Cava, Sacramento, California | • California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County Distinct Population Segment (DPS), and Sonoma County DPS) (
) | CA | Capture, handle, collect vouchers, and release | Renew. |
| | | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Longhorn fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| PER0034685 | Mohave National Wildlife Preserve, Barstow, California | • Mojave tui chub (
) | CA | Capture by hand, seine, net or trap, handle, measure, hold temporarily, collect non-lethal fin clip, and release, collect voucher specimen | New. |
| 031850 | Gretchen Cummings, Ramona, California | • Quino checkerspot butterfly (
) | CA | Pursue | Renew. |
| PER0040489 | Tara Johnson-Kelly, Salinas, California | • California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County Distinct Population Segment (DPS), and Sonoma County DPS) (
) | CA | Capture, handle, and release | New. |
| PER0034449 | Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, Linnea Hall, Camarillo, California | • Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | CA | Play taped vocalizations, locate and monitor nests, and remove brown-headed cowbird (
) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests | Renew and Amend. |
| 60151B | Lisa A. Allen, Deer Park, Washington | • Least Bell's vireo (
) | CA | Locate and monitor nests, and remove brown-headed cowbird (
) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests | Renew. |
| 92799B | Karl Fairchild, Fullerton, California | • Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | CA | Play taped vocalizations | Renew. |
| PER002326 | Ryan Quilley, San Diego, California | • Quino checkerspot butterfly (
) | CA | Pursue | Amend. |
| 63359B | Jennifer Radtkey, Oakland, 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 (
) | | | |
| 59592B | Angela M. Johnson, Escondido, California | • Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | CA | Play taped vocalizations | Renew. |
| PER0040490 | Anna L. Erway, Alameda, California | • California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County Distinct Population Segment (DPS), and Sonoma County DPS) (
) | CA | Capture, handle, and release | New. |
| 60151B | Sarah Godfrey, Aliso Viejo, California | • Pacific pocket mouse (
) | CA | Capture, handle, mark, track, collect genetic samples, and release | New. |
| 86906B | Yosemite National Park, Robert Grasso, El Portal, California | • Mountain yellow-legged frog (
) | CA | Capture, handle, and release | Renew. |
| PER0038601 | Monica M. Jacinto, Oxnard, California | • California least tern (
) | CA | Harass by survey, locate and monitor nests | New. |
| 052159 | Jeffrey L. Ahrens, Irvine, California | • Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | CA | Play taped vocalizations | Renew. |
| 797665 | RECON Environmental, Inc., Wendy Loeffler, San Diego, California | • Quino checkerspot butterfly (
) | CA | Pursue, play taped vocalizations, locate and monitor nests, capture, handle, collect vouchers and genetic samples, and release; Collect seeds, whole plants, and plant parts on federal lands | Renew. |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • California Orcutt grass (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego button-celery (
var.
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego Mesa-mint (
) | | | |
| | | • Otay Mesa-mint (
) | | | |
| | | • Munz's onion (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego ambrosia (
) | | | |
| | | • Del Mar manzanita (
) | | | |
| | | • Willowy monardella (
) | | | |
| | | • Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | | | |
| | | • Least Bell's vireo (
) | | | |
| | | • Pacific pocket mouse (
) | | | |
| | | • San Bernardino kangaroo rat (
) | | | |
| 84165D | Andrew Hatch, South Lake Tahoe, California | • California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County Distinct Population Segment (DPS) and Sonoma County DPS) (
) | CA | Harass by survey, capture, handle, swab and release | Renew. |
| | | • Mountain yellow-legged frog (
) | | | |
| | | • Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (
) | | | |
| | | • Unarmored threespine stickleback (
) | | | |
| 082546 | Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Kerstin Wasson, Watsonville, California | • Santa Cruz long-toed salamander (
) | CA | Capture, handle, and release | Renew. |
| PER0001234 | Christopher Searcy, Coral Gables, Florida | • Santa Cruz long-toed salamander (
) | CA | Capture by hand or trap, handle, measure, collect tissue samples, rescue, and release | New. |
| 837308 | John Konency, Valley Center, California | • Arroyo (=arroyo southwestern) toad (
) | CA, AZ | Harass by survey, capture, handle, release, monitor nests, remove brown-headed cowbird (
) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests, erect nest exclosures, collect infertile eggs, swab, mark, and attach radio transmitters | Amend. |
| | | • Yuma Ridgway's rail (
) | | | |
| 157216 | U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center—Dixon Field Station, Brian J. Halstead, Dixon, California | • San Francisco garter snake (
) | CA, NV | Harass by survey, capture, measure, handle, swab, mark, and release, collect tissue samples (toe-clip), conduct mark-recapture studies, conduct ecological research | Renew and Amend. |
| 50899B | Barbara Kus, San Diego, California | • Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | CA, NV, NM, AZ | Play taped vocalizations, monitor nests, capture, collect genetic samples, handle, and band and remove brown-headed cowbird (
) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests | Renew. |
| 807078 | Point Reyes Bird Observatory, Point Reyes Station, California | • Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | CA | Harass by survey, play taped vocalizations, monitor nests, remove unviable eggs, capture, collect genetic samples, handle, and band and remove brown-headed cowbird (
) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests | Renew and Amend. |
| 85074C | U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center—Dixon Field Station, Cory Overton | • California Ridgway's rail (
[
]
) | CA | Play taped vocalizations, capture, handle, band, radio-tag, nest monitor, collect blood and feathers, candle/float eggs, salvage nonviable egg and carcass, transport, translocate, and release | Renew and Amend. |
| 13115C | Lisa Henderson, San Ramon, California | • Salt marsh harvest mouse (
) | CA | Capture, handle, tag, collect samples (hair) and release | Renew and Amend. |
| 89994B | Daria Snider, Madrone Ecological Consulting, LLC, Sacramento, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Capture, handle, collect voucher specimens, and release | Renew. |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| 72119B | Seth Dallman, Half Moon Bay, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Capture, handle, collect voucher specimens, and release | Renew. |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| 43597A | Dana McLaughlin, Chula Vista, California | • Pacific pocket mouse (
) | CA | Harass by survey, capture, handle, utilize track tubes, and release | Renew. |
| 036499 | National Park Service—Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Darren Fong, San Francisco, California | • Freshwater shrimp (
) | | Harass by survey, capture, handle, collect voucher specimens, collect tissue for isotopic analysis, and release; Collect seeds, whole plants, and plant parts on Federal lands | Renew and Amend. |
| | | • California seablite (
) | | | |
| | | • Franciscan manzanita (
) | | | |
| | | • Presidio manzanita (
var.
) | | | |
| | | • Hickman's potentilla (
) | | | |
| | | • Presidio clarkia (
) | | | |
| | | • Marsh sandwort (
) | | | |
| | | • San Francisco lessingia (
) | | | |
| 839078 | Spencer Langdon, San Pedro, California | • California least tern (
) | CA | Harass by survey, locate and monitor nests | Renew. |
| PER0038601 | Monica M. Jacinto, Oxnard, California | • California least tern (
) | CA | Harass by survey, locate and monitor nests | New. |
| 89991B | Sarah VonderOhe, Sacramento, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Capture, handle, collect voucher specimens, and release | Renew. |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| 85618B | Christopher Bronny, Folsom, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Capture, handle, collect voucher specimens, and release | Renew. |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| 785564 | Bumgardner Biological Consulting—Michael Bumgardner, Gold River, California | • California Ridgway's rail (
[
]
) | CA | Play taped vocalizations, locate and monitor nests, capture, handle, collect vouchers, and release | Renew. |
| | | • Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | | | |
| 48149A | Tammy Lim, Oakland, California | • San Francisco garter snake (
) | | Harass by survey, capture, handle, swab for disease, and release | Renew and Amend. |
| 134334 | Lincoln Hulse, Mission Viejo, California | • San Bernardino kangaroo rat (
) | CA | Capture, handle, and release | Renew. |
| 036065 | Korey Klutz, Carlsbad, California | • Quino checkerspot butterfly (
) | CA | Pursue | Renew. |
| 092476 | Scott Quinnell, California Department of Transportation, San Bernardino, California | • Quino checkerspot butterfly (
) | CA | Pursue | Renew. |
| 88748B | Erika Walther, Oakland, California | • Salt marsh harvest mouse (
) | CA | Capture, handle, collect vouchers, and release | Renew. |
| | | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Longhorn fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| 01769B | Jesse Reebs, Monk and Associates, Oakland, California | • San Francisco garter snake (
) | CA | Play taped vocalizations, capture, handle, and release | Renew. |
| 071215 | Rebecca Doubledee, Oakland, California | • Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog | CA | Capture, handle, and release | Renew. |
| 89964A | Debra Barringer, Ventura, California | • California least tern (
) | CA | Harass by survey, locate and monitor nests | Renew and Amend. |
| 786728 | Jules Evans, Avocet Research Associates, LLC, Point Reyes Station, California | • California Ridgway's rail (
[
]
) | CA | Play taped vocalizations | Renew. |
| 137006 | Thea Benson, Thousand Oaks, California | • Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | CA | Play taped vocalizations, locate and monitor nests | Renew. |
| 006112 | Gretchen Flohr, Grass Valley, California | • Salt marsh harvest mouse (
) | CA | Capture, handle, collect vouchers, and release | Renew. |
| | | • California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County Distinct Population Segment (DPS), and Sonoma County DPS) (
) | | | |
| | | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Longhorn fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| 176209 | San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California | • San Francisco garter snake (
) | CA | Harass by survey, capture, handle, swab for disease, and release | Renew. |
| 80703A | Seth Reimers, San Diego, California | • Quino checkerspot butterfly (
) | CA | Pursue | Renew. |
**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 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 Endangered Species Program Manager, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, California.