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	<summary><p type="2">SUMMARY:</p>
<p type="1">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.</p>
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	<supplInfo><p type="2">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</p>
<p type="1">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 et seq. ). We seek review and comment from local, State, and Federal agencies and the public on the following permit requests. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 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 ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.</p>
<p type="2">Permit No. TE-15544A</p>
<p type="4">Applicant: <applicant>Christine L. Beck</applicant>, <applicant_location woeId="2487889" type="Town" name="San Diego, CA, US">San Diego, California</applicant_location>.</p>
<p type="1">The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, nest monitor and band) the <research_location woeId="2347563" type="State" name="California, US">California</research_location> least tern ( <species_scientific name="Sterna antillarum browni">Sterna antillarum browni</species_scientific> ) and least Bell's vireo ( Vireo belliipusillus ) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring throughout the range of the species in San Diego and Orange Counties, <research_location woeId="2347563" type="State" name="California, US">California</research_location>, for the purpose of enhancing their survival.</p>
<p type="2">Permit No. TE-797267</p>
<p type="4">Applicant: <applicant>H.T. Harvey and Associates</applicant>, <applicant_location woeId="2442121" type="Town" name="Los Gatos, CA, US">Los Gatos, California</applicant_location>.</p>
<p type="1">The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (December 16, 2009, 74 FR 66668) to take (survey, capture, handle and release) the tidewater goby ( <species_scientific name="Eucyclogobius newberryi">Eucyclogobius newberryi</species_scientific> ) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring throughout the range of the species in <research_location woeId="12587681" type="County" name="Humboldt, CA, US">Humboldt County, California</research_location>, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.</p>
<p type="2">Permit No. TE-15548A</p>
<p type="4">Applicant: <applicant>Karen T. Mabb</applicant>, <applicant_location woeId="23510593" type="Town" name="Camp Pendleton, CA, US">Camp Pendleton, California</applicant_location>.</p>
<p type="1">The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, collect, and kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Branchinecta conservatio">Branchinecta conservatio</species_scientific> ), the longhorn fairy shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Branchinecta longiantenna">Branchinecta longiantenna</species_scientific> ), the Riverside fairy shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Streptocephalus wootoni">Streptocephalus wootoni</species_scientific> ), the <research_location woeId="2487889" type="Town" name="San Diego, CA, US">San Diego</research_location> fairy shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Branchinecta sandiegonensis">Branchinecta sandiegonensis</species_scientific> ), and the vernal pool tadpole shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Lepidurus packardi">Lepidurus packardi</species_scientific> ) in conjunction with surveys and habitat enhancement activities throughout the range of each species in <research_location woeId="2347563" type="State" name="California, US">California</research_location>, and to remove/reduce to possession <species_scientific name="Erynigium aristulatum var">Erynigium aristulatum var</species_scientific>. parishii (San Diego Button-celery) from Federal lands in conjunction with surveys and habitat enhancement activities on <research_location woeId="23510593" type="Town" name="Camp Pendleton, CA, US">Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, California</research_location>, for the purpose of enhancing their survival.</p>
<p type="2">Permit No. TE-210235</p>
<p type="4">Applicant: <applicant>Matthew W. McDonald</applicant>, <applicant_location woeId="2426547" type="Town" name="Idlyllwild-Pine Cove, CA, US">Idyllwild, California</applicant_location>.</p>
<p type="1">The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (May 1, 2009, 74 FR 20337) to take (survey by pursuit) the <applicant>Quino</applicant> checkerspot butterfly ( <species_scientific name="Euphydryas editha quino">Euphydryas editha quino</species_scientific> ) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in <research_location woeId="2347563" type="State" name="California, US">California</research_location> for the purpose of enhancing its survival.</p>
<p type="2">Permit No. TE-17841A</p>
<p type="4">Applicant: <applicant>Tetra Tech Incorporated</applicant>, <applicant_location woeId="2488828" type="Town" name="Santa Barbara, CA, US">Santa Barbara, California</applicant_location>.</p>
<p type="1">The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, collect, and kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Branchinecta conservatio">Branchinecta conservatio</species_scientific> ), the longhorn fairy shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Branchinecta longiantenna">Branchinecta longiantenna</species_scientific> ), the Riverside fairy shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Streptocephalus wootoni">Streptocephalus wootoni</species_scientific> ), the <research_location woeId="2487889" type="Town" name="San Diego, CA, US">San Diego</research_location> fairy shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Branchinecta sandiegonensis">Branchinecta sandiegonensis</species_scientific> ), and the vernal pool tadpole shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Lepidurus packardi">Lepidurus packardi</species_scientific> ) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of each species in <research_location woeId="2347563" type="State" name="California, US">California</research_location> for the purpose of enhancing their survival.</p>
<p type="2">Permit No. TE-003269</p>
<p type="4">Applicant: <applicant>Robert A. James</applicant>, <applicant_location woeId="2487889" type="Town" name="San Diego, CA, US">San Diego, California</applicant_location>.</p>
<p type="1">The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (December 16, 1999, 64 FR 70274) to take (capture, collect, and kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Branchinecta conservatio">Branchinecta conservatio</species_scientific> ), the longhorn fairy shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Branchinecta longiantenna">Branchinecta longiantenna</species_scientific> ), the Riverside fairy shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Streptocephalus wootoni">Streptocephalus wootoni</species_scientific> ), the <research_location woeId="2487889" type="Town" name="San Diego, CA, US">San Diego</research_location> fairy shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Branchinecta sandiegonensis">Branchinecta sandiegonensis</species_scientific> ), and the vernal pool tadpole shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Lepidurus packardi">Lepidurus packardi</species_scientific> ) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of each species in <research_location woeId="2347563" type="State" name="California, US">California</research_location> for the purpose of enhancing their survival.</p>
<p type="2">Permit No. TE-19226A</p>
<p type="4">Applicant: <applicant>Jillian S. Bates</applicant>, <applicant_location woeId="2464118" type="Town" name="Oceanside, CA, US">Oceanside, California</applicant_location>.</p>
<p type="1">The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, collect, and kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Branchinecta conservatio">Branchinecta conservatio</species_scientific> ), the longhorn fairy shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Branchinecta longiantenna">Branchinecta longiantenna</species_scientific> ), the Riverside fairy shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Streptocephalus wootoni">Streptocephalus wootoni</species_scientific> ), the <research_location woeId="2487889" type="Town" name="San Diego, CA, US">San Diego</research_location> fairy shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Branchinecta sandiegonensis">Branchinecta sandiegonensis</species_scientific> ), and the vernal pool tadpole shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Lepidurus packardi">Lepidurus packardi</species_scientific> ) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of each species in <research_location woeId="2347563" type="State" name="California, US">California</research_location> for the purpose of enhancing their survival.</p>
<p type="2">Permit No. TE-142435</p>
<p type="4">Applicant: <applicant>Debra M. Shier</applicant>, <applicant_location woeId="2507145" type="Town" name="Topanga, CA, US">Topanga, California</applicant_location>.</p>
<p type="1">The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (December 14, 2007, 72 FR 71145) to take (inject hormones, collect ectoparasites, transport, and hold in captivity) the <applicant>Stephen</applicant>'s kangaroo rat ( <species_scientific name="Dipodomys stephensi">Dipodomys stephensi</species_scientific> ) in conjunction with scientific research throughout the range of the species in <research_location woeId="2347563" type="State" name="California, US">California</research_location> for the purpose of enhancing its survival.</p>
<p type="2">Permit No. TE-172629</p>
<p type="4">Applicant: <applicant>Kristen L. Sellheim</applicant>, <applicant_location woeId="2389646" type="Town" name="Davis, CA, US">Davis, California</applicant_location>.</p>
<p type="1">The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (January 31, 2008, 73 FR 5868) to take (capture, collect, and kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Branchinecta conservatio">Branchinecta conservatio</species_scientific> ), the longhorn fairy shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Branchinecta longiantenna">Branchinecta longiantenna</species_scientific> ), the Riverside fairy shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Streptocephalus wootoni">Streptocephalus wootoni</species_scientific> ), the <research_location woeId="2487889" type="Town" name="San Diego, CA, US">San Diego</research_location> fairy shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Branchinecta sandiegonensis">Branchinecta sandiegonensis</species_scientific> ), and the vernal pool tadpole shrimp ( <species_scientific name="Lepidurus packardi">Lepidurus packardi</species_scientific> ) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of each species in <research_location woeId="2347563" type="State" name="California, US">California</research_location> for the purpose of enhancing their survival.</p>
<p type="1">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 ADDRESSES section of this notice.</p>
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