2012 Federal Register, 77 FR 298; Centralized Library: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Federal Register, Volume 77 Issue 2 (Wednesday, January 4, 2012)

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 298-300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33694]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R9-IA-2011-N275; 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 
February 3, 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 
(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)

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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 before 
final action on these permit applications before final action is taken.

III. Permit Applications

A. Endangered Species

Applicant: Hahn Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania School of 
Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; PRT-57058A
    The applicant requests a permit to import chimpanzee (Pan 
troglodytes) biological samples from Guinea for the purpose of 
enhancement to the survival of the species. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Hahn Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania School of 
Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; PRT-57058A
    The applicant requests a permit to import chimpanzee (Pan 
troglodytes) biological samples from Guinea for the purpose of 
enhancement to the survival of the species. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Hatada Enterprises, Inc., Irving, TX; PRT-60276A
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families and species to enhance their 
propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to be 
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

Family:
    Bovidae
Species:
    Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi)
    Barashingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
    Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii)
Applicant: Zoological Society of Buffalo, Inc., Buffalo, NY; PRT-675214
    The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families, genus 
and species to enhance their propagation or survival. This notification 
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year 
period.

Families:
    Anatidae (does not include Hawaiian goose or Hawaiian duck)
    Boidae (does not include Mona boa or Puerto Rico boa)
    Bovidae
    Callithricidae
    Cathartidae
    Cebidae
    Cercopithecidae (includes Colobus)
    Chinchillidae
    Crocodylidae (does not include the American crocodile)
    Equidae
    Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay or ocelot)
    Hominidae
    Hyaenidae
    Hylobatidae
    Lemuridae
    Macropodidae
    Psittacidae (does not include thick-billed parrots)
    Rhinocerotidae
    Tapiridae
    Tragopan spp.
    Varanidae
Genus:
    Podocnemis
Species:
    Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
    Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
    Brazilian three-toed sloth (Bradypus torquatus).
Applicant: Akron Zoological Park, Akron, OH; PRT-012505
    The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families and 
species to enhance their propagation or survival. This notification 
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year 
period.

Families:
    Callithricidae
    Lemuridae
    Felidae
Species:
    Lesser slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus)
    Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)
    White-naped crane (Grus vipio)
    Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
    Komodo Island monitor (Varanus komodoensis)
    Rodrigues fruit bat (Pteropus rodricensis)
Applicant: Disney's Animal Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista, FL; PRT-812907
    The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families and 
species to enhance their propagation or survival. This notification 
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year 
period.

Families:
    Bovidae
    Callithricidae
    Canidae
    Cebidae
    Cercopithecidae (includes Colobus)
    Cervidae
    Equidae
    Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay or ocelot)
    Hominidae
    Hyaenidae
    Lemuridae
    Macropodidae
    Mustelidae
    Pteropodidae
    Rhinocerotidae
    Suidae
    Tapiridae
    Viverridae
    Accipitridae
    Anatidae (does not include Hawaiian goose or duck)
    Cathartidae
    Columbidae
    Falconidae
    Gruidae
    Psittacidae (does not include thick-

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billed parrot)
    Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis pelzelni)
    Threskiornithidae
    Boidae (does not include Mona or Puerto Rican boa)
    Crocodylidae (does not include American crocodile)
    Gekkonidae
    Iguanidae
    Testudinidae
    Varanidae
Genus:
    Tragopan
Species:
    Asian elephant (Elephas maximus).
Applicant: Topeka Zoological Park, Topeka, KS; PRT-52995A
    The applicant requests amendment to their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include the Andean condor (Vultur 
gryphus), Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi), black and white ruffed 
lemur (Varecia variegata), western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), 
Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), leopard (Panthera pardus), Sumatran 
tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae), and Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) 
to enhance their propagation or survival. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Xiaobo Chu, San Jose, CA; PRT-62256A
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) to 
enhance their propagation or survival. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Feld Entertainment Inc., Vienna, VA; PRT-702230
    The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for leopard (Panthera pardus) and 
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), to enhance their propagation or 
survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the 
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Jeffrey Scott Anderson, Hastings, NE; PRT-59366A
    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.

Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
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