# 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 30, 2023.
**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 action |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 42833A | Ian Maunsell, El Cajon, California | • Quino checkerspot butterfly (
) | CA | Survey using recorded vocalizations, pursue, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts | Renew. |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| 88417B | Phoenix Biological Consulting, Vista, California | • Giant kangaroo rat (
) | CA, NV | Survey, survey using recorded vocalizations, capture, handle, and release | Renew. |
| 59559C | McCormick Biological, Inc., Bakersfield, California | • California tiger salamander (
), Sonoma County and Santa Barbara County distinct population segments | CA | Survey, capture, handle, mark, tissue sample, relocate, and release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts | Renew and amend. |
| | | • Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew (
) | | | |
| | | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Longhorn fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| 843381 | Sonoma-Mendocino Coast District State Parks, Mendocino, California | • Point Arena mountain beaver (
) | CA | Survey, pursue, and perform habitat restoration | Renew. |
| PER1628411 | Mira Falicki, Santa Barbara, California | • California tiger salamander (
), Sonoma County and Santa Barbara County distinct population segments | CA | Survey, capture, handle, and release | New. |
| 050122 | California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bishop, California | • Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep (
) | CA | Survey, pursue, trap, capture, collect, handle, mark, collar, collect morphological data and biological samples, conduct ultrasounds, insert vaginal implant transmitters, wound administer veterinary care, release, euthanize, transport, translocate, and hold in captivity | Renew. |
| PER1628413 | Mario Gaytan, Bakersfield, California | • Morro Bay kangaroo rat (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers | New. |
| | | • Tipton kangaroo rat (
) | | | |
| | | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Longhorn fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| 59924C | Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, California | • Ohlone tiger beetle (
) | CA | Survey, monitor populations, and conduct habitat restoration | Renew. |
| 039460 | Thomas Olson, Lompoc, California | • California tiger salamander (
), Santa Barbara County distinct population segments | CA | Survey, capture, handle, release, collect genetic samples, and collect voucher specimens | Renew. |
| 34570A | San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, Milpitas, California | • California least tern (
) | CA | Survey, locate and monitor nests, monitor with cameras, trap, collect genetic samples, mark, float eggs, erect chick shelters, play audio, and place, maintain, and remove decoys | Renew and amend. |
| 96514A | Jonathan Aguayo, Buena Park, California | • El Segundo blue butterfly (
) | CA | Pursue | Amend. |
| 782703 | Michael Couffer, Corona Del Mar, California | • Quino checkerspot butterfly (
) | CA | Pursue | Renew. |
| PER2371117 | Lora Roame, Walnut Creek, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts | New. |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| PER2372962 | Danielle Temple, Crowley Lake, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers. | New. |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| 022227 | Harry Smead, Escondido, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts | Renew. |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| PER2421919 | Patrick Kong, Fresno, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers | New. |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| 117947 | Kevin Clark, San Diego, California | • California least tern (
) | CA | Survey, locate and monitor nests, handle, band, and release | Amend. |
| PER2422473 | Wildlife Innovations, Inc., Lakeside, California | • California least tern (
) | CA | Survey, locate and monitor nests, monitor with cameras, trap, collect genetic samples, mark, float eggs, erect chick shelters, play audio, capture, handle, measure, and relocate, band, place and maintain nest exclosures, and place, maintain, and remove decoys | New. |
| PER2423321 | Ryan Anderson, Newport Beach, California | • California tiger salamander (
), Sonoma County and Santa Barbara County distinct population segments | CA | Survey, capture, handle, and release | New. |
| PER0011963 | Ian Hirschler, San Diego, California | • Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (
) | CA | Pursue | Amend. |
| PER2424938 | Westland Resources, Inc., Tucson, Arizona | • Tiehm's buckwheat (
) | NV | Collect seeds, bulk seeds | New. |
| 205600 | Bonnie Peterson, Sacramento, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts | Renew. |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| 090849 | David Wolff, Los Osos, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts | Renew. |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| 233373 | MaryAnne Flett, Pt. Reyes Station, California | • California Ridgway's rail (
) | CA | Survey using recorded vocalizations | Renew. |
| 76005A | Tara Schoenwetter, Ventura, California | • Gaviota tarplant (
) | CA | Remove and reduce to possession, survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts | Renew. |
| | | • • Marsh Sandwort (
) | | | |
| | | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Longhorn fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| 60358C | California Department of Fish and Wildlife, San Diego, California | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers | Renew. |
| 835365 | California Department of Water Resources, West Sacramento, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, survey using recorded vocalizations, handle, mark, release, use egg grids, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts | Renew. |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • California Ridgway's rail (
) | | | |
| | | • California tiger salamander (
), Sonoma County and Santa Barbara County distinct population segments | | | |
| | | • Salt marsh harvest mouse (
) | | | |
| 54614A | California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Rancho Cordova, California | • Amargosa vole (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, collect, photograph, tag, mark, collect genetic samples, administer veterinary care, euthanize, remove from the wild, emergency salvage, transport, hold in captivity, captive rear, captive breed, conduct behavioral studies, release to the wild, translocate, use remote cameras, and monitor populations | Renew and amend. |
| 59680C | Thea Wang, Glendale, California | • San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, and release | Renew. |
| 72713C | Bradford Hollingsworth, San Diego, California | • Arroyo (= arroyo southwestern) toad (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, and release | Renew. |
| 32290D | Michael Scaffidi, Davis, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers | Renew. |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| 019949 | Vipul Joshi, Encinitas, California | • Quino checkerspot butterfly (
) | CA | Pursue | Renew. |
| 089980 | Hagar Environmental Science, Loch Lomond, California | • Tidewater goby (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, and release | Renew. |
| 797234 | LSA Associates, Inc., Point Richmond, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | | Survey, survey using recorded vocalizations, capture, handle, mark, release, collect adult vouchers, collect branchiopod cysts, collect, process, and analyze vernal pool soil samples for the presence of resting eggs | Renew. |
| | | ) | | | |
| | | • California Ridgway's rail (
) | | | |
| | | • California tiger salamander (
), Sonoma County and Santa Barbara County distinct population segments | | | |
| | | • California freshwater shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Francisco garter snake (
) | CA | | |
| 45250C | Griffin Brungraber, Bend, Oregon | • Quino checkerspot butterfly (
) | CA | Pursue | Renew. |
| 24603A | Karen Carter, Running Springs, California | • Yuma Ridgway's rail (
) | CA, NV | Survey using recorded vocalizations | Renew. |
| 787924 | Markus Spiegelberg, San Diego, California | • Quino checkerspot butterfly (
) | CA | Pursue | Amend. |
| 062907 | Andrew Forde, Camarillo, California | • Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | CA, NV | Survey using recorded vocalizations, survey, capture, handle, and release | Renew and amend. |
| 082233 | Marcus England, Los Angeles, California | • Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | CA | Survey using recorded vocalizations | Renew. |
| 839960 | John Dicus, Black Canyon City, Arizona | • Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (
) | CA | Pursue | Renew. |
| 797267 | Triple HS, Inc., Los Gatos, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, survey using recorded vocalizations, capture, handle, mark, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts | Renew. |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • California Ridgway's rail (
). | | | |
| | | • Fresno kangaroo rat (
) | | | |
| | | • Giant kangaroo rat (
) | | | |
| | | • Tipton kangaroo rat (
) | | | |
| | | • Salt marsh harvest mouse (
) | | | |
| 84156D | Stephen Gergeni, Sacramento, California | • California tiger salamander (
), Sonoma County and Santa Barbara County distinct population segments | CA | Survey, capture, handle, mark, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts | Renew and amend. |
| | | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Longhorn fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| 48210A | Area West Environmental, Inc., Orangevale, California | • California tiger salamander (
), Sonoma County and Santa Barbara County distinct population segments | CA | Survey, capture, handle, collect genetic material, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts | Renew. |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| 34132C | USDA Forest Service, Vallejo, California | • Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (
) | CA, NV | Survey, capture, handle, measure, mark, transport, translocate, emergency salvage, and release | Renew. |
| 777965 | LSA Associates, Inc., Ventura, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, survey using recorded vocalizations, pursue, capture, handle, mark, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts | Renew. |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Fresno kangaroo rat (
) | | | |
| | | • Giant kangaroo rat (
) | | | |
| | | • Tipton kangaroo rat (
) | | | |
| | | • San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat (
) | | | |
| | | • Pacific pocket mouse (
) | | | |
| | | • Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | | | |
| | | • Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (
) | | | |
| | | • Quino checkerspot butterfly (
) | | | |
| 006559 | Dale Powell, Riverside, California | • Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (
) | CA | Survey, pursue, light-trap, capture, handle, mark, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts | Renew. |
| | | • Longhorn fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| PER2380360 | Sarah Yates, Clovis, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, mark, release, and collect adult vouchers | New. |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| PER2380694 | Christopher Waterston, Santa Ana, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts | New. |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| PER2381586 | National Park Service, El Portal, California | • Fisher (
), Southern Sierra Nevada distinct population segment | CA | Survey, capture, handle, mark, and release | New. |
| PER2383715 | Calypso Botanical Consulting, Ashland, Oregon | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA, OR | Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers | New. |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| 92770B | Conservation Society of California, Oakland, California | • Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (
) | CA | Transport, captive-rear, provide veterinary treatment and husbandry, take genetic samples, mark, perform behavioral and disease experiments, indefinitely retain and display to the public those individuals that are unfit for reintroduction into the wild, release, euthanize, and necropsy | Renew. |
| PER2385052 | Derek Siver, Seattle, Washington | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA, OR | Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts | New. |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| PER2385673 | Jamie Del Pozzo, Pacific Grove, California | • California tiger salamander (
), Sonoma County and Santa Barbara County distinct population segments | CA | Survey, capture, handle, and release | New. |
| PER2385850 | Lorna Haworth, Sacramento, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers | New. |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| 19843C | Jennifer Sexton, Simi Valley, California | • Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | CA | Survey using recorded vocalizations | Renew. |
| 13115C | Lisa Henderson, San Ramon, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers | Amend. |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
**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 Ecological Services Program Manager, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, California.