# 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 29, 2024.
**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 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 101743 | Daniel Edelstein, Novato, California | • California tiger salamander (
), Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County distinct population segments California Ridgway's rail (
) | CA | Survey using recorded vocalizations, survey, capture, handle, and release | Renew. |
| 29522A | Kenneth Gilliland, Ventura, California | • California tiger salamander (
), Santa Barbara County distinct population segment | CA | Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release | Amend. |
| PER0011950 | Brian Nissen, Folsom, California | • California tiger salamander (
), Santa Barbara County and Sonoma distinct population segments | CA | Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release | Amend. |
| 103076 | Transcon Environmental, Inc., Mesa, Arizona | • California tiger salamander (
), Santa Barbara County and Sonoma distinct population segments | CA | Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release | Renew. |
| 98090C | FISHBIO, Oakdale, California | • Tidewater goby (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, and release | Renew. |
| 31350D | Timothy Salamunovich, Arcata, California | • Tidewater goby (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect voucher specimens | Renew. |
| 806679 | Spring Rivers Ecological Sciences, Cassel, California | • Shasta crayfish (
) | CA | Capture, weigh, mark, sacrifice, collect tissue, release, and translocate/release to restored habitat | Renew. |
| 02478D | Jennifer Jackson, Imperial Beach, California | • California least tern (
) | CA | Survey, locate and monitor nests, handle/mark eggs, capture, handle, band, and release chicks | Renew. |
| 93824C | Jill Coumoutso, Fontana, California | • Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | CA | Survey using recorded vocalizations | Renew. |
| PER9084448 | Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Corvallis, Oregon | • Independence Valley speckled dace (
) | NV | Survey, capture, handle, mark, and release | New. |
| 67253D | Sequoia Park Zoo, Eureka, California | • Behren's silverspot butterfly (
) | CA | Euthanize sick individuals and mark | Amend. |
| 85448A | Conservation Society of California, Oakland, California | • California condor (
) | CA | Receive, hold in captivity, handle, provide veterinarian treatment and care, transport, and transfer | Renew. |
| PER0003725 | Melanie Madden, San Diego, California | • Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | CA, NV | Survey using recorded vocalizations, locate and monitor nests, capture, handle, measure, weigh, band, color-band, release, collect body feathers and blood, and remove brown-headed cowbird (
) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests | Renew. |
| 095868 | David Kisner, Orcutt, California | • Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | CA | Survey using recorded vocalizations, locate and monitor nests, and remove brown-headed cowbird (
) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests, capture, handle, band and color-band adults, and release | Renew. |
| 157216 | USGS—Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon, California | • Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, measure, swab, collect genetic material, collect individuals, insert PIT tags, insert elastomers, and release | Amend. |
| | | • San Francisco gartersnake (
) | | | |
| 781084 | Anita Hayworth, Encinitas, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, survey by pursuit, survey using recorded vocalizations, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod resting eggs | Renew. |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Quino checkerspot butterfly (
) | | | |
| | | • Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | | | |
| PER0012535 | Laura Gorman, Encinitas, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA, NV | Survey, survey by pursuit, survey using recorded vocalizations, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod resting eggs | Renew. |
| | | • Quino checkerspot butterfly (
) | | | |
| | | • Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | | | |
| PER8784222 | William Raitter, Huntington Beach, California | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, survey by pursuit, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers | New. |
| PER8964697 | Sarah Wood, Meadow Vista, 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 (
) | | | |
| PER9095125 | Emely Romo, Long Beach, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers | New. |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| PER9091670 | Dustin Brabandt, San Diego, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers | New. |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| PER9090570 | Samuel Wentworth, Oakland, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers | New. |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| 069171 | National Park Service Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks, California | • Braunton's milk-vetch (
) | CA | Remove and reduce to possession from lands under Federal jurisdiction | Renew and amend. |
| PER9080785 | USDA USFS PSW R5 Six Rivers National Forest, Eureka, California | • Lassics lupine (
) | CA | Remove and reduce to possession from lands under Federal jurisdiction | New. |
| 094893 | Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Santa Barbara, California | • Hoffmann's rock-cress (
) | CA | Remove and reduce to possession from lands under Federal jurisdiction | Renew. |
| | | • Braunton's milk-vetch (
) | | | |
| | | • Clara Hunt's milk-vetch (
) | | | |
| | | • Ventura Marsh milk-vetch (
var.
) | | | |
| | | • Coastal dunes milk-vetch (
var.
) | | | |
| | | • Nevin's barberry (
) | | | |
| | | • Island barberry (
ssp.
) | | | |
| | | • Tiburon paintbrush (
ssp.
) | | | |
| | | • Soft-leaved paintbrush (
) | | | |
| | | • California jewelflower (
) | | | |
| | | • Coyote ceanothus (
) | | | |
| | | • Catalina Island mountain-mahogany (
) | | | |
| | | • Chorro Creek bog thistle (
var.
) | | | |
| | | • La Graciosa thistle (
) | | | |
| | | • Presidio clarkia (
) | | | |
| | | • Vine Hill clarkia (
) | | | |
| | | • Pismo clarkia (
ssp.
) | | | |
| | | • Soft bird's-beak (
ssp.
) | | | |
| | | • Salt marsh bird's-beak (
ssp.
) | | | |
| | | • Gaviota tarplant (
ssp.
) | | | |
| | | • Vandenberg monkeyflower (
) | | | |
| | | • Santa Clara Valley dudleya (
) | | | |
| | | • Santa Barbara Island liveforever (
) | | | |
| | | • Kern mallow (
) | | | |
| | | • Indian Knob mountainbalm (
) | | | |
| | | • Lompoc yerba santa (
) | | | |
| | | • Loch Lomond coyote thistle (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego button-celery (
var.
) | | | |
| | | • Menzies' wallflower (
) | | | |
| | | • Monterey gilia (
ssp.
) | | | |
| | | • Hoffmann's slender-flowered gilia (
ssp
) | | | |
| | | • Santa Cruz tarplant (
) | | | |
| | | • Contra Costa goldfields (
) | | | |
| | | • Burke's goldfields (
) | | | |
| | | • San Joaquin wooly-threads (
[=
]
) | | | |
| | | • Sebastopol meadowfoam (
) | | | |
| | | • San Clemente Island woodland-star (
) | | | |
| | | • Nipomo Mesa lupine (
) | | | |
| | | • Santa Cruz Island bush-mallow (
var.
) | | | |
| | | • Island malacothrix (
) | | | |
| | | • Santa Cruz Island malacothrix (
) | | | |
| | | • Bakersfield cactus (
) | | | |
| | | • California Orcutt grass (
) | | | |
| | | • Lyon's pentachaeta (
) | | | |
| | | • Island phacelia (
ssp.
) | | | |
| | | • Yadon's piperia (
) | | | |
| | | • Calistoga allocarya (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego mesa-mint (
) | | | |
| | | • Otay mesa-mint (
) | | | |
| | | • Gambel's watercress (
) | | | |
| | | • Santa Cruz Island rockcress (
) | | | |
| | | • Keck's checker-mallow (
) | | | |
| | | • California seablite (
) | | | |
| | | • Santa Cruz Island fringepod (
) | | | |
| PER9001458 | Daniel Muratore, Pinole, California | • California tiger salamander (
), Santa Barbara County distinct population segment | CA | Survey, capture, handle, swab, release, and collect adult vouchers | New. |
| | | • Longhorn fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| PER9012426 | Endangered Species Recovery Program, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, California | • Tipton kangaroo rat (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, mark, insert PIT (passive integrated transponder) tag, attach/remove radio transmitters, take biological samples, hold in captivity, release, provide treatment for sarcoptic mange, and remove and reduce to possession from lands under Federal jurisdiction | New. |
| | | • Riparian woodrat (
) | | | |
| 21700B | Diana Grosso, Paso Robles, California | • Tipton kangaroo rat (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, and release | Renew. |
| | | • San Joaquin kit fox (
) | | | |
| | | • Giant kangaroo rat (
). | | | |
| 028223 | Jonathan Stead, Oakland, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, collect branchiopod resting eggs, and process soil samples for resting egg identification | Renew. |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| PER0036394 | West Kern Environmental Consulting, Buttonwillow, California | • Tipton kangaroo rat (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, and release | New. |
| 037806 | Bureau of Land Management, Bakersfield Field Office, Bakersfield, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, mark, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod resting eggs | Renew. |
| | | • Giant kangaroo rat (
) | | | |
| PER0057271 | William Webb Jr., Larkspur, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers | Amend. |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| 110382 | Ava Edens, Mission Viejo, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod resting eggs | Renew. |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| 181714 | Pieter Johnson, Boulder, Colorado | • California tiger salamander (
) Sonoma County distinct population segment | CA | Survey, capture, handle, examine, swab, and release | Renew. |
| 107075 | Steven Powell, Orinda, California | • California tiger salamander (
), Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County distinct population segments | CA | Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release | Renew. |
| PER0121458 | Donald Hardeman Jr., Cedar Hills, Texas | • Giant kangaroo rat (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, and release | Amend. |
| | | • Tipton kangaroo rat (
) | | | |
| | | • Fresno kangaroo rat (
) | | | |
| 96514A | Jonathan Aguayo, Buena Park, California | • Foothill yellow-legged frog (
) South Sierra and South Coast distinct population segments | CA | Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release | Amend. |
| 29658A | Cindy Dunn, San Diego, California | • Quino checkerspot butterfly (
) | CA | Pursue | Renew. |
| 98083C | Sarah Willbrand, San Francisco, California | • California tiger salamander (
), Santa Barbara County distinct population segments | CA | Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release | Renew. |
| 48170A | Lisa Herrera, Santa Maria, California | • California tiger salamander (
), Santa Barbara County distinct population segments | CA | Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release | Amend. |
| 769304 | Jeffrey Halstead, Clovis, California | • Tipton kangaroo rat (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release | Renew. |
| 02481D | Anna Touchstone, San Diego, California | • Tipton kangaroo rat (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod resting eggs | Renew. |
| | | • Longhorn fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| 207873 | Carol Thompson, Claremont, California | • Riverside fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod resting eggs | Renew. |
| 831207 | Natural Resources Assessment, Inc., Riverside, California | • San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, and release | Renew. |
| 139628 | Kleinfelder, San Francisco, California | • Foothill yellow-legged frog (
), South Sierra and South Coast distinct population segments | CA | Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release | Amend. |
| PER9631931 | Karissa Denney, Bakersfield, California | • Foothill yellow-legged frog (
), South Sierra and South Coast distinct population segments | CA | Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release | New. |
| 85084C | Dustin Brown, Orangevale, California | • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
) | CA | Survey, capture, handle, swab, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod resting eggs | Renew. |
| | | • San Diego fairy shrimp (
) | | | |
| | | • California tiger salamander (
), Santa Barbara County distinct population segments | | | |
**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.* ).
Rachel Henry,
Acting Regional Ecological Services Program Manager, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, California.