[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 202 (Thursday, October 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64121-64123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25610]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-IA-2012-N244; FXIA16710900000P5-123-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
November 19, 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) 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 street 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
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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: Mesa Garden, Belen, NM; PRT-678845
The applicant requests renewal of a permit to export the following
endangered and threatened cactus species for the purpose of enhancement
of the species in the wild: Tobusch fishhook (Sclerocatus brevihamatus
tobuschii), star cactus, (Astrophytum asterias), Nellie's cory cactus
(Escobaria minima), bunched Cory cactus (Coryphantha ramillosa),
Cochise pincushion cactus (Coryphantha robbinsorum), Sneed pincushion
cactus (Escobaria sneedii v. sneedii), Lee pincushion cactus,
(Escobaria sneedii v. leei), Chisos Mountain hedgehog cactus
(Echinocereus chisoensis v. chisoensis), Kuenzler hedgehog cactus
(Echinocereus fendleri v. kuenzleri), black lace cactus (Echinocereus
reichenbachii v. albertii), Arizona hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus
triglochidiatus v. arizonicus), Davis' green Pitaya (Echinocereus
viridiflorus v. davisii), Lloyd's Mariposa cactus (Sclerocactus
mariposensis) Brady's pincushion cactus (Pediocactus bradyi), San
Rafael cactus (Pediocactus despainii), Knowlton's cactus (Pediocactus
knowltonii), Peebles Navajo cactus (Pediocactus peeblesianus v.
peeblesian), Siler pincushion cactus (Pediocactus sileri), Uinta Basin
hookless cactus (Sclerocactus glaucus), Mesa Verde cactus (Sclerocactus
mesae-verdae), Wright fishhook cactus (Sclerocactus wrightiae), Pima
pineapple cactus (Coryphantha scheeri v. robustispina), and Nichols
Turk's head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius v. nicholii). This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Applicant: Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY; PRT-86344A
The applicant requests a permit to import five horned guan
(Oreophasis derbianus) from Mexico for the purpose of enhancement of
the survival of the species.
Applicant: Feld Entertainment, Inc., Vienna, VA; PRT-79461A
The applicant requests a permit to import two live captive-born
tigers (Panthera tigris) for the purpose of enhancement of the survival
of the species from Alexander Lacey of the Netherlands.
Applicant: Illinois State Museum Research and Collections Center,
Springfield, IL; PRT-84293A
The applicant requests a permit to re-export wild biological
samples of Hine's emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) to Canada
for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
Applicant: Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation,
Gainesville, FL; PRT-86835A
The applicant requests a permit to import four South African
cheetahs, (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus) from South Africa for the purpose
of conservation education and enhancement of the survival of the
species. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Ferdinand Fercos Hantig and Anton Fercos Hantig, Las Vegas,
NV; PRT-073403, 114454, and 206853
On April 06, 2012, we published a Federal Register notice inviting
the public to comment on two applications for permits to conduct
certain activities with endangered species (77 FR 20838). We are now
reopening the comment period to allow the public the opportunity to
review additional information submitted for the re-issuance of their
permits to re-export and re-import three captive born tigers (Panthera
tigris) to worldwide locations for the purpose of enhancement of the
species. The permit numbers and animals are 073403, Sherni; 114454,
Dora; and 206853, Allaya. This notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 3-year period.
Applicant: Indianhead Ranch, Inc.; Del Rio, TX; PRT-67596A
On August 3, 2012, we published a Federal Register notice inviting
the public to comment on an application for a permit to conduct certain
activities with endangered species (77 FR 46514). We are now amending
the publication and reopening the comment period to allow the public
the opportunity to comment on a request for a permit to export the
sport-hunted trophies of one addax (Addax nasomaculatus) and one
Scimitar horned oryx (oryx dammah) culled from a captive herd
maintained in the state of Texas, for the purpose of enhancement of the
survival of the species.
Applicant: Indianhead Ranch, Inc. Del Rio, TX; PRT-79115A
The applicant requests a permit to export the sport-hunted trophy
of one addax (Addax nasomaculatus), culled from a captive herd
maintained in the state of Texas, for the purpose of enhancement of the
survival of the species.
Applicant: Indianhead Ranch, Inc. Del Rio, TX; PRT-79116A
The applicant requests a permit to export the sport-hunted trophies
of one Scimitar horned oryx (oryx dammah) and one Dama gazelle (Nanger
Dama), culled from a captive herd maintained in the state of Texas, for
the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
Applicant: 777 Ranch, Hondo, TX; PRT-85070A
The applicant requests a permit to export the sport-hunted trophy/
trophies of one addax (Addax nasomaculatus), culled from a captive herd
maintained in the state of Texas, for the purpose of enhancement of the
survival of the species.
Applicant: Dinges Taxidermy Studio, Omaha, NE; PRT-86638A
The applicant requests a permit to export the sport-hunted trophy/
trophies of one scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) and two Addax (Addax
nasomaculatus) culled from a captive herd maintained in the state of
Texas, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
Applicant: Dinges Taxidermy Studio, Omaha, NE; PRT-86640A
The applicant requests a permit to export the sport-hunted trophy/
trophies of one scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) and one addax (Addax
nasomaculatus) culled from a captive herd maintained in the state of
Texas, 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
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(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: Richard Creelman, Moultonboro, NH; PRT-81013A
Applicant: David Cote, Morristown, NJ; PRT-87103A
Applicant: David Smith, Humble, TX; PRT-86852A
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of
Management Authority.
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