[Federal Register: November 15, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 219)]
[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-N255; 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 laws require that
we invite public comment before issuing these permits.
DATES: We must receive comments or requests for documents or comments
on or before December 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 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.), requires that we invite public
comment before final action on these permit applications.
III. Permit Applications
A. Endangered Species
Applicant: Sedgwick County Zoological Society, Inc., Wichita, KS; PRT-
23646A
The applicant requests a permit to import one male Amur leopard
(Panthera pardus orientalis), bred in captivity for the purpose of
enhancement of the survival of the species through conservation
education and captive breeding. This notification covers activities to
be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, Bonners Ferry, ID; PRT-24108A
The applicant requests a permit to export ovarian fluid collected
at the Tribal hatchery, during normal aquaculture practices, of white
sturgeon, (Acipenser transmontanus), for the purpose of enhancement of
the survival of the species and scientific research. This notification
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year
period.
Applicant: Dawn Zimmerman, Memphis, TN; PRT-22511A
The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples from
wild brown hyenas (Parahyaena brunnea), for the purpose of scientific
research.
Applicant: Drexel University, Dept. of Biology, Philadelphia, PA; PRT-
26030A
The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples from
mandrill (Mandrillus leucophaeus), red colobus (Procolobus pennanti),
red-eared monkey (Cercopithecus erythrotis), leatherback sea turtle
(Dermochelys coriacea), hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata),
from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, for the purpose of scientific
research.
Applicant: Denver Zoological Gardens, Denver, CO; PRT-25258A
The applicant requests a permit to import one captive-born mandrill
(Mandrillus leucophaeus), from the Toronto Zoo, Ontario, Canada for the
purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
Applicant: Texas A&M University, Schubot Exotic Bird Health Center,
College Station, TX; PRT-22077A
The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples from
wild thick-billed parrots (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha), from the state
of Chihuahua, Mexico 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 Paino, Seaford, NY; PRT-26730A;
Applicant: John Dosch, Zanesville, OH; PRT-26632A;
Applicant: Mark Conklin, Fayetteville, GA; PRT-23647A.
Dated: November 5, 2010.
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of
Management Authority.
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