[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12990-12991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5398]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-IA-2011-N046; 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 law requires that
we invite public comment before issuing these permits.
DATES: We must receive comments or requests for documents on or before
April 8, 2011.
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.), require that we invite public comment
before final action on these permit applications.
III. Permit Applications
A. Endangered Species
Applicant: Chicago Zoological Society dba Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield,
IL; PRT- 21862A
The applicant requests a permit to import a captive-born female
Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi) from Toronto Zoo, Ontario, Canada, for the
purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
Applicant: St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY; PRT-28080A
The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples from
juvenile, captive-held African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) collected
by Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds
(SANCCOB) for the purposes of enhancement of the survival of the
species.
Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-MBO/SJV, Tucson, AZ; PRT-
14239A
The applicant requests a permit to export live masked bobwhite
(Colinus virginianus ridgwayi) from the Buenos Aires National Wildlife
Refuge captive breeding facility to Sonora, Mexico, under the Sonoran
Joint Venture for recovery and reintroduction. 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-32684A
The applicant requests a permit to import ten live captive-bred
gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) from the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust,
Tamil Nadu, India, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of
the species.
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Applicant: Jacksonville Zoological Society dba Jacksonville Zoo and
Gardens, Jacksonville, FL; PRT-29540A
The applicant requests a permit to import eighteen live, captive-
born Jamaican boas (Epicrates subflavus) from United Kingdom, for the
purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
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: John Cross, San Angelos, TX; PRT-35586A
Applicant: James McArtor, Cody, WY; PRT-35246A
Dated: March 4, 2011.
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2011-5398 Filed 3-8-11; 8:45 am]
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