[Federal Register: June 18, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 117)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-IA-2010-N123]
[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 to conduct certain activities
with endangered species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species
Act (ESA) prohibits activities with listed species unless a Federal
permit is issued that allows such activities. The ESA requires that we
invite public comment before issuing these permits.
DATES: We must receive comments or requests for documents on or before
July 19, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, Division of Management Authority, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA
22203; fax (703) 358-2280; or e-mail DMAFR@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104
(telephone); (703) 358-2280 (fax); DMAFR@fws.gov (e-mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Comment Procedures
A. How Do I Request Copies of Applications or Comment on Submitted
Applications?
Send your request for copies of applications or comments and
materials concerning any of the applications to the contact listed
under ADDRESSES. Please include the Federal Register notice publication
date, the PRT-number, and the name of the applicant in your request or
submission. We will not consider requests or comments sent to an e-mail
or address not listed under ADDRESSES. If you provide an email address
in your request for copies of applications, we will attempt to respond
to your request electronically.
Please make your requests or comments as specific as possible.
Please confine your comments to issues for which we seek comments in
this notice, and explain the basis for your comments. Include
sufficient information with your comments to allow us to authenticate
any scientific or commercial data you include.
The comments and recommendations that will be most useful and
likely to influence agency decisions are: (1) Those supported by
quantitative information or studies; and (2) Those that include
citations to, and analyses of, the applicable laws and regulations. We
will not consider or include in our administrative record comments we
receive after the close of the comment period (see DATES) or comments
delivered to an address other than those listed above (see ADDRESSES).
B. May I Review Comments Submitted by Others?
Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will
be available for public review at the address listed under ADDRESSES.
The public may review documents and other information applicants have
sent in support of the application unless our allowing viewing would
violate the Privacy Act or Freedom of Information Act. Before including
your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal
identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that
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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.
II. Background
To help us carry out our conservation responsibilities for affected
species, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, section 10(a)(1)(A), as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), [and] our regulations in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17[,] require that we invite public
comment before final action on these permit applications.
III. Permit Applications
Endangered Species
Applicant: St. Louis Zoo, St. Louis, MO; PRT-171410
The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples from
several wild lemur populations within the Daubentoniidae, Lemuridae and
Lepilemuridae families for the purpose of scientific research. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Applicant: Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, CA; PRT-727416
The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples from
multiple species including wild, captive-held, and captive-born
endangered species for the purpose of scientific research. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Applicant: Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, CA; PRT-13802A
The applicant requests a permit to export one female captive bred
giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) born at the zoo in 2007and owned
by the Government of China, to the Wolong Nature Reserve, Sichuan
Province, China, under the terms of Zoological Society of San Diego
loan agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association. 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 the Zoological Society of San Diego's original permit.
Applicant: United States Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service/Wildlife Service/ National Wildlife Research
Center, Fort Collins, CO; PRT-12152A
The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples
collected from wild African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in Zambia for the
purpose of scientific research. This notification covers activities to
be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Multiple Applicants
The following applicants each request a permit to import the sport-
hunted trophy of one male bontebok (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: Frank Pohl, Rowlett, TX; PRT-00588A
Applicant: Katherine Lavie Fraser, Santa Barbara, CA; PRT-14520A
Applicant: Patrick B. Carrier, Kingsland, TX; PRT-14522A
Applicant: Alvin T. Filpula, Rancho Cordova, CA; PRT-14519A
Dated: June 11, 2010.
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority.
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