[Federal Register: October 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 198)]
[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-2010-N226; 96300-1671-0000-P5]
Endangered Species; 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 or comments
on or before November 15, 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
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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 e-mail 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 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.), require that we invite public comment
before final action on these permit applications.
III. Permit Applications
A. Endangered Species
Applicant: Stephen Dunbar, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA; PRT-
15386A
The applicant requests a permit to import biological specimens from
wild sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata, Chelonia mydas, and
Lepidochelys olivacea) from both coasts of Honduras for the purpose of
scientific research. This notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 1-year period.
Applicant: The Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix, AZ; PRT-22630A
The applicant requests a permit to import biological specimens from
captive-bred Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) from Jordan for the purpose
of scientific research. This notification covers activities to be
conducted over a 1-year period.
Applicant: Busch Gardens, Tampa, FL; PRT-22130A
The Fish and Wildlife Service is extending the comment period for
this application. A notice of receipt of this application for a permit
was published in the Federal Register on October 7, 2010 (75 FR 62139).
We are extending the comment period because the number of cheetah
(Acinonyx jubatus) is actually seven, not six.
Applicant: Hawthorn Corporation, Grayslake, IL; PRT--058670, 068239,
068240, 13186A, 13187A, and 13188A
The applicant requests the re-issuance of three permits and the
issuance of three new permits for the export/re-export and re-import of
tigers (Panthera tigris) to worldwide locations for the purpose of
enhancement of the species. The permit numbers and animals are [058670,
Xena; 068239, Sharm; 068240, Jeeva; 13186A, Fatima; 13187A, SahiB2;
13188A, Mausumi]. 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.
Applicant: Ronald Mika, Alpine, UT; PRT-23733A
The applicant requests a permit to import a 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.
Dated: October 8, 2010.
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of
Management Authority.
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