[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 242 (Friday, December 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78308-78309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32208]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-IA-2011-N264; FXGO16710900000P5-123-FF09A30000]
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 Federal
authorization is acquired that allows such activities.
DATES: We must receive comments or requests for documents on or before
January 17, 2012.
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 email DMAFR@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104
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(telephone); (703) 358-2280 (fax); DMAFR@fws.gov (email).
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 email
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, email 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, and in consideration of section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), along with
Executive Order 13576, ``Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and
Accountable Government'' and ``The President's Memorandum for the Heads
of Executive Departments and Agencies of January 21, 2009--Transparency
and Open Government'' (74 FR 4685; January 26, 2009), which call on all
Federal agencies to promote openness and transparency in Government by
disclosing information to the public, we invite public comment on these
permit applications before final action is taken.
III. Permit Applications
A. Endangered Species
Applicant: Jacksonville Zoological Society, Jacksonville, FL; PRT-
59935A
The applicant requests a permit to export three live, captive-born
bonobos (Pan paniscus) to Germany, for the purpose of enhancement of
the survival of the species.
Applicant: Turtle Survival Alliance Foundation, Fort Worth, TX; PRT-
58695A
The applicant requests a permit to import from Hong Kong up to 20
angulated tortoises (Astrochelys yniphora) that were previously
illegally removed from the wild in Madagascar. The import would be for
the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
Applicant: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., Athens, GA;
PRT-57273A
The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples from
wild female leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in Trinidad
for the purpose of scientific research.
Applicant: Phoenix Herpetological Society, Scottsdale, AZ; PRT-57939A
The applicant requests a permit to import two (one male and one
female) African slender snouted crocodiles (Crocodylus cataphractus)
that were captive-hatched in South Africa. The import would be for the
purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
Applicant: David Marovitz, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; PRT-
59019A
The applicant requests a permit to acquire DNA cell cultures from
gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) and Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) through
interstate commerce from Coriell Cell Repository, Camden, NJ, for the
purpose of scientific research.
Applicant: Theodore Papenfuss, University of California, Berkeley, CA;
PRT-59290A
The applicant requests a permit to import biological specimens of
Cat Island slider turtle (Trachemys terrapin) and Inagua Island slider
turtle (T. stejnegeri malonei) from wild turtles in the Bahamas for the
purpose of scientific research.
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of
Management Authority.
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