[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 13 (Friday, January 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4162-4164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01039]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-IA-2013-N005; 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
February 19, 2013.
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
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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: Stephen Dunbar, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA; PRT-
90697A
The applicant requests a permit to import biological specimens of
hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) collected from wild
populations in Honduras. This notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: KHJ Property Management LLC, Del Rio, TX; PRT-93972A
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), Eld's deer
(Rucervus eldii), scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), Arabian oryx
(Oryx leucoryx), addax (Addax nasomaculatus), dama gazelle (Nanger
dama), and red lechwe (Kobus leche) to enhance the species' propagation
or survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: KHJ Property Management LLC, Del Rio, TX; PRT-93422A
The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah)
and addax (Addax nasomaculatus) from the captive herd maintained at
their facility, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the
species. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Greenville Zoo, Greenville, SC; PRT-92474A
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the family Lemuridae to enhance the species'
propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Romeo Boone, Carrizo Springs, TX; PRT-92665A
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) to enhance
the species' propagation or survival. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Romeo Boone, Carrizo Springs, TX; PRT-92666A
The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah)
from the captive herd maintained at their facility, for the purpose of
enhancement of the survival of the species. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Surprise Spring Foundation, Prescott, AZ; PRT-93748A
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata),
Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra), and spotted pond turtle
(Geoclemys hamiltonii) to enhance the species' propagation or survival.
This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant
over a 5-year period.
Applicant: DRS Family Partnership LP, Pearsall, TX; PRT-93920A
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), Eld's deer
(Rucervus eldii), scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), and red lechwe
(Kobus leche) to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Applicant: DRS Family Partnership LP, Pearsall, TX; PRT-93921A
The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii),
Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii), scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), and
red lechwe (Kobus leche) from the captive herd maintained at their
facility, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the
species. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Campo de Rio Medio, Corpus Christi, TX; PRT-91310A
The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah)
from the captive herd maintained at their facility, for the purpose of
enhancement of the survival of the species. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: David Horton, University Heights, OH; PRT-93472A
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata),
yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis), and spotted pond
turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) to enhance the species' propagation or
survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: James Wall, Greer, SC; PRT-89822A
The applicant requests a permit to import a sport-hunted trophy of
two 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: Honolulu Zoo, Honolulu, HI; PRT-94141A
The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce and export of two male and three female tartaruga turtles
(Podocnemis expansa) from their captive-bred facility in Honolulu,
Hawaii to Africam Zoo in Puebla, Mexico 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
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the management program of the Republic of South Africa, for the purpose
of enhancement of the survival of the species.
Applicant: David Gainer, Victoria, TX; PRT-93273A
Applicant: Charles Collins, North Palm Beach, FL; PRT-93485A
Applicant: Ray Holder, Madison, MS; PRT-93576A
Applicant: Joseph Herold, Bronte, TX; PRT-93939A
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2013-01039 Filed 1-17-13; 8:45 am]
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