[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12214-12215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04650]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-IA-2014-N039; 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
April 3, 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: San Francisco Zoological Society, San Francisco, CA; PRT-
675220
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:
Canidae
Cercopithecidae
Felidae
Hylobatidae
Lemuridae
Rhinocerotidae
Tapiridae
Applicant: Triple D Game Farm, Kalispell, MT; PRT-812816
The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the snow leopard (Panthera
uncia), and Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) to enhance the
species' propagation or survival. This notification covers activities
to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Sacramento Zoo, Sacramento, CA; PRT-677611
The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families, genera
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:
Anatidae
Bovidae
Cercopithecidae
Cervidae
Equidae
Felidae (does not include jaguar,
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margay or ocelot)
Hominidae
Hylobatidae
Lemuridae
Bucerotidae
Cracidae
Psittacidae (does not include thick-billed parrot)
Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis pelzelni)
Boidae (does not include Puerto Rico or Mona boa)
Testudinidae
Genus:
Tragopan
Species:
Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)
Applicant: Fort Worth Zoo, Fort Worth, TX; PRT-677952
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:
Cebidae
Cercopithecidae
Elephantidae
Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay or ocelot)
Hominidae
Hylobatidae
Lemuridae
Macropodidae
Rhinocerotidae
Gruidae
Psittacidae (does not include thick-billed parrots)
Rheidae
Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis pelzelni)
Crocodylidae (does not include American crocodile)
Iguanidae
Varanidae
Osteoglossidae
Species:
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Lowland anoa (Bubalus depressicornis)
Applicant: Southwick Wild Animal Farm, Inc. dba Southwick's Zoo,
Mendon, MA; PRT-26116B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) to include 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:
Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
Spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii)
Blyth's tragopan (Tragopan blythii)
Cabot's tragopan (Tragopan caboti)
Golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba)
Salmon-crested cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis)
Cuban parrot (Amazon leucocephala)
Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi)
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
Black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)
Red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)
Brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus)
Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
Diana monkey (Cercopithecus diana)
Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
Lar gibbon (Hylobates lar)
Leopard (Panthera pardus)
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
Red lechwe (Kobus leche)
Applicant: Martin Dieck, Palo Alto, CA; PRT-25039B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) to include the Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This notification
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year
period.
Applicant: Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, Camarillo, CA;
PRT-695190
The applicant requests renewal of their permit to export and re-
import non-living museum specimens of endangered and threatened species
(excluding bald eagles) previously legally accessioned into the
permittee's collection for the purpose of scientific research. This
notification covers activities conducted by the applicant for 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: Jackson Cox, Ruston, LA; PRT-26782B
Applicant: Thomas Roles, Prior Lake, MN; PRT-21783B
Applicant: Mike Williams; Boerne, TX; PRT-19248B
Applicant: Steven Faler, Fort Collins, CO; PRT-21483B
Applicant: Doyle Graham, Houston, TX; PRT-28148B
Applicant: Jeffrey Powell, Salt Lake City, UT; PRT-28634B
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2014-04650 Filed 3-3-14; 8:45 am]
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