[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76171-76173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29760]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-IA-2013-N283; FXIA16710900000-145-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 15, 2014.
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 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: Dragonwood Conservancy, Eustis, FL; PRT-47027A
The applicant requests amendment of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include Cuban ground iguana
(Cyclura nubila nubila), Grand Cayman blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi), and
Cayman Brac ground iguana (Cyclura nubila caymanensis) to enhance the
species' propagation or survival. This notification covers activities
to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Theresa Aronson, Sudbury, MA; PRT-21858B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba) to enhance the
species' propagation or survival. This notification covers activities
to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: University of Illinois, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory,
Maywood, IL; PRT-21469B
The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples from
chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) in Kigoma, Tanzania, for the purpose of
enhancement of the survival of the species and scientific research on
the incidence of disease in the wild population. This notification
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year
period.
Applicant: Memphis Zoological Garden, Memphis, TN; PRT-671021
The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families and
species, to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Family:
Bovidae
Canidae
Cebidae
Cercopithecidae
Equidae
Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay or ocelot)
Hominidae
Hylobatidae
Lemuridae
Rhinocerotidae
Columbidae
Falconidae
Gruidae
Psittacidae (does not include the thick-billed parrot)
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Rallidae
Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis pelzelni)
Boidae (does not include Mona boa or Puerto Rican boa)
Columbidae
Crocodylidae (does not include the American crocodile)
Testudinidae
Varanidae
Species:
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Pygmy slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus)
Jackass penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
Spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii)
Aquatic box turtle (Terrapene coahuila)
Applicant: San Antonio Zoological Garden, San Antonio, TX; PRT-680140
The applicant requests renewal and amendment of their captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families
and species, to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Family:
Bovidae
Canidae
Cebidae
Cercopithecidae
Cervidae
Equidae
Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay or ocelot)
Hylobatidae
Lemuridae
Macropodidae
Rhinocerotidae
Tapiridae
Cathartidae
Gruidae
Psittacidae (does not include thick-billed parrot)
Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis pelzelni)
Threskiornithidae
Alligatoridae
Boidae (does not include Mona or Puerto Rican boas)
Crocodylidae (does not include American crocodile)
Iguanidae
Testudinidae
Species:
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki)
Parma wallaby (Macropus parma)
Babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa)
Pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri)
Aquatic box turtle (Terrapene coahuila)
Spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii)
Komodo monitor (Varanus komodoensis)
Aruba island rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus unicolor)
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
Asian bonytongue (Scleropages formosus)
Applicant: Ox Ranch, Uvalde, TX; PRT-10867B
The applicant requests renewal and amendment of their captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include the following
species: Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi), Asian wild ass (Equus hemionus),
African wild ass (Equus africanus), Przewalski's horse (Equus
przewalskii), bontebok (Damaliscus p. pygargus), seladang (Bos gaurus),
banteng (Bos javanicus), and anoa (Bubalus depressicornis) to enhance
the species' propagation or survival. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Wade Plouvier, Jacksonville, NC; PRT-17686A
The applicant requests renewal and amendment of their captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species:
golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba), Vinaceous parrot (Amazona
vinacea), blue-throated parakeet (Pyrrhura cruentata), and blue-
throated macaw (Ara glaucogularis) to enhance the species' propagation
or survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Adrian Cieslak, Wallace, SC; PRT-19311B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis),
Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis), Nile crocodile (Crocodylus
niloticus), yacare caiman (Caiman yacare), and brown caiman (Caiman
crocodilus fuscus) to enhance the species' propagation or survival.
This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant
over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Paul Bodnar, Cuyahoga Falls, OH; PRT-030006
The applicant requests amendment of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include the following families
and species: Crocodilidae and spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys
hamiltonii), yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis), Cuban
ground iguana (Cyclura nubila nubila), Grand Cayman blue iguana
(Cyclura lewisi), and Jamaican boa (Epicrates subflavus) to enhance the
species' propagation or survival. This notification covers activities
to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Edward Hitchler, Comfort, TX; PRT-18991B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for addax (Addax nasomaculatus) to enhance the species'
propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Edward Hitchler, Comfort, TX; PRT-18992B
The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess 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 over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Geoffrey Ridder; Utopia, TX; PRT-00030B
The applicant requests a permit to export the sport-hunted trophy/
trophies of 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: Close-Up Creatures, LLC, Naples, FL; PRT-19478A
The applicant requests renewal and amendment of their captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species,
to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This notification
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year
period.
Species:
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
Black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)
Red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)
Leopard (Panthera pardus)
Anoa (Bubalus depressicornis)
South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris)
Golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba)
Indian python (Python molurus molurus)
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
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Applicant: University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute, Lawrence, KS;
PRT-677648
The applicant requests a renewal of their permit to export and re-
import non-living museum specimens of endangered and threatened species
of plants and animals previously accessioned into the applicant's
collection, for scientific research. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
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: David Bahl, Elkhorn, WI; PRT-21782B
Applicant: Wallace Phillips, College Station, TX; PRT-22136B
Applicant: Lynn Stinson, Escalon CA; PRT-22134B
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2013-29760 Filed 12-13-13; 8:45 am]
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