[Federal Register: March 1, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 39)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-IA-2010-N038; 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, marine mammals, or both. With some exceptions,
the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA) prohibits activities with listed species unless a Federal permit
is issued that allows such activities. Both laws require that we invite
public comment before issuing these permits.
DATES: We must receive requests for documents or comments on or before
March 31, 2010. We must receive requests for marine mammal permit
public hearings, in writing, at the address shown in the ADDRESSES
section by March 31, 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) 558-7725; or e-mail DMAFR@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104
(telephone); (703) 558-7725 (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
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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.), and our regulations in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17, the Marine Mammal Protection
Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and our regulations
in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 18 require that we
invite public comment before final action on these permit applications.
Under the MMPA, you may request a hearing on any MMPA application
received. 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 Service Director.
III. Permit Applications
[A.] Endangered Species
Applicant: Dr. Ajit Varki, Department of Cellular and Molecular
Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, PRT-236267
The applicant requests a permit to acquire from Coriell Institute,
Camden, NJ, in interstate commerce DNA and/or cell lines from
chimpanzee, (Pan troglodytes), gorilla (Gorilla), and Bornean orangutan
(Pongo pygmaeus) for the purpose of scientific research. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
one-year period.
Applicant: Exotic Feline Breeding Compound, Inc., Rosamond, CA, PRT-
234072
The applicant requests a permit to import one captive bred male
Iranian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) from Aalborg Zoo, Denmark,
for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
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: Terrance David Braden, Williamston, MI, PRT-231677
Applicant: Alan Maiss, Reno, NV, PRT-228691
Applicant: Conroe Taxidermy, Conroe, TX, PRT-230925
On January 26, 2010, we published a Federal Register notice
inviting the public to comment on several applications for permits to
conduct certain activities with endangered species (75 FR 4103). We
made an error in reporting the species of the animal in the Conroe
Taxidermy application, which starts at the top of column 3 on page
4103. The animal is not a male Scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) as we
reported in 75 FR 4103, but rather a male Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus
pygargus). All the other information we printed was correct. With this
notice, we correct that error and reopen the comment period for PRT-
230925.
[B.] [Endangered Marine Mammals and] Marine Mammals
Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jacksonville, FL, PRT-770191
The applicant requests a permit and a letter of authorization for
the rescue, rehabilitation and release of unlimited number of stranded
West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus) in the waters of the United
States, the import of rescued manatees, and import and export of
biological specimens. This notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Concurrent with publishing this notice in the Federal Register, we
are forwarding copies of the above applications to the Marine Mammal
Commission and the Committee of Scientific Advisors for their review.
Dated: February 19, 2010.
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority.
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