[Federal Register: September 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 172)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-IA-2009-N179; 96300-1671-0000-P5]
Receipt of Applications for Permit
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications for permits to conduct certain
activities with endangered species and/or marine mammals. Both the
Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act require
that we invite public comment on these permit applications.
DATES: Written data, comments or requests must be received by October
8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Documents and other information submitted with these
applications are available for review, subject to the requirements of
the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, by any party who
submits a written request for a copy of such documents within 30 days
of the date of publication of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Division of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,
Room 212, Arlington, Virginia 22203; fax 703/358-2281.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Division of Management Authority,
telephone 703/358-2104.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Endangered Species
The public is invited to comment on the following applications for
a permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species. This
notice is provided pursuant to Section 10(c) of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Submit your written
data, comments, or requests for copies of the complete applications to
the address shown in ADDRESSES.
Applicant: Texas Tech University, Department of Biological Sciences,
Lubbock, TX, PRT-219951
The applicant requests a permit to import unlimited numbers of
biological specimens from crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gavials
(Order: Crocodylia) for the purpose of scientific research. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
five-year period.
Applicant: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Port
Charlotte, FL, PRT-221391
The applicant requests a permit to export biological samples from
smalltoothed sawfish (Pristis pectinata) to the Great Lakes Institute
for Environmental Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, for the purpose
of scientific research.
Applicant: Atlanta-Fulton County Zoo, Atlanta, GA, PRT-222610
The applicant requests a permit to export one female captive-bred
giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) born at the zoo in 2006 and owned
by the Government of China, to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda
Breeding, Sichuan, China, under the terms of their loan agreement with
the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens. This export is part of
the approved loan program for the purpose of enhancement of the
survival of the species through scientific research as outlined in Zoo
Atlanta's original permit (MA008519).
Applicant: Earth Promise, doing business as Fossil Rim Wildlife Center,
Glen Rose, TX, PRT-223400
The applicant requests a permit to export one male captive-born
black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) to the Africam Safari, Puebla,
Mexico, for the purpose of the enhancement of the survival of the
species.
Applicant: New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY, PRT-
225797
The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples of
skeletal parts salvaged from both captive and wild populations of black
rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla
beringei), chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes ), leopard (Panthera pardus),
and L'Hoest's monkey (Cercopithecus lhoesti) from the Office Rwandais
du Tourisme et des Parcs Nationaux, Kigali, Rwanda, for the purpose of
scientific research. This notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a five-year period.
Applicant: Ferdinand and Anton Fercos-Hantig, Las Vegas, NV, PRT-809334
On July 28, 2009, we published a Federal Register notice inviting
the public to comment on several applications for permits to conduct
certain activities with endangered species (74 FR 37240). We made an
error in reporting the species of one animal in the Ferdinand and Anton
Fercos-Hantig applications, which starts at the bottom of column 1 on
page 37241. The animal named Sarina (PRT-809334) is not a female
captive-born tiger (Panthera tigris) as we reported in 74 FR 37240, but
rather a female captive-born leopard (Panthera pardus). All the other
information we printed was correct. With this notice, we correct that
error and reopen the comment period for PRT-809334. The corrected entry
for this application is as follows: The applicant requests re-issuance
of their permit to export/re-export and re-import one female captive-
born leopard (Panthera pardus), ``Sarina,'' to worldwide locations for
the purpose of enhancement of the species through conservation
education. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 3-year period and the import of any potential progeny
born while overseas.
The following applicants request a permit to import the sport-
hunted trophy of one male bontebok
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(Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled from a captive herd maintained
under the management program of the Republic of South Africa, for the
purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
Applicant: George H. Brannen, Inverness, FL, PRT-217639
Applicant: Ralph D. Miller, Delta Junction, AK, PRT-221404
Applicant: Mark Peterson, Slinger, WI, PRT-222050
Applicant: Leigh M. Barry, Dent, MN, PRT-222865
Applicant: Patrick T. O'Brien, Bath, OH, PRT-233187
Marine Mammals
The public is invited to comment on the following applications for
a permit to conduct certain activities with endangered marine mammals
and/or marine mammals. The applications were submitted to satisfy
requirements of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and/or the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the regulations governing
endangered species (50 CFR Part 17) and/or marine mammals (50 CFR Part
18). Submit your written data, comments, or requests for copies of the
complete applications or requests for a public hearing on these
applications to the address shown in ADDRESSES. If you request a
hearing, give specific reasons why a hearing would be appropriate. The
holding of such a hearing is at the discretion of the Director.
Applicant: Charles Grossman, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, PRT-
049136
The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to allow him to
acquire up to three larynxes (including pharynxes, trachea, and primary
bronchi) per year from dead, necropsied Florida manatees (Trichechus
manatus) from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in
St. Petersburg, Florida, for the purpose of scientific research on the
mechanics of manatee vocalizations. This notification covers activities
to be conducted by the applicant over the remainder of his five-year
permit.
Applicant: Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fairbanks, AK, PRT-
220876
The applicant requests a permit to tag and collect skin biopsy
samples from up to 45 walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) and to harass up to
1800 non-target animals per year for the purpose of scientific
research. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a five-year period.
Concurrent with publishing this notice in the Federal Register, we
are forwarding a copy of the above application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and the Committee of Scientific Advisors for their review.
Applicant: Emma K. Napper, The Natural World, BBC Natural History Unit,
Bristol, United Kingdom, PRT-221257
The applicant requests a permit to photograph Southern sea otters
(Enhydra lutris nereis), both above and under water, for commercial and
educational purposes. This notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a one-year period.
Dated: August 28, 2009.
Lisa J. Lierheimer
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management
Authority
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