[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 221 (Friday, November 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80328-80329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25436]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2023-0170; FXIA16710900000-234-FF09A30000]
Wild Bird Conservation Act; Receipt of Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), invite the
public to comment on permit applications regarding foreign bird species
for which the Service has jurisdiction under the Wild Bird Conservation
Act (WBCA). With some exceptions, the WBCA prohibits activities with
listed species unless Federal authorization is issued that allows such
activities. The WBCA also requires that we invite public comment before
issuing permits for any activity it otherwise prohibits.
DATES: We must receive comments by December 18, 2023.
ADDRESSES:
Obtaining Documents: The application, application supporting
materials, and any comments and other materials that we receive will be
available for public inspection at https://www.regulations.gov in
Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2023-0170.
Submitting Comments: When submitting comments, please specify the
name of the applicant and the permit number at the beginning of your
comment. You may submit comments by one of the following methods:
Internet: https://www.regulations.gov. Search for and
submit comments on Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2023-0170.
U.S. mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No.
FWS-HQ-IA-2023-0170; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS:
PRB/3W; 5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
For more information, see Public Comment Procedures under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703-358-2185
or via email at [email protected]. Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay
services offered within their country to make international calls to
the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Comment Procedures
A. How do I comment on submitted applications?
We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies
to comment on these applications. Before issuing any of the requested
permits, we will take into consideration any information that we
receive during the public comment period.
You may submit your comments and materials by one of the methods in
ADDRESSES. We will not consider comments sent by email, or to an
address not in ADDRESSES. We will not consider or include in our
administrative record comments we receive after the close of the
comment period (see DATES).
When submitting comments, please specify the name of the applicant
and the permit number at the beginning of your comment. Provide
sufficient information 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.
B. May I review comments submitted by others?
You may view and comment on others' public comments at https://www.regulations.gov unless our allowing so would violate the Privacy
Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
C. Who will see my comments?
If you submit a comment at https://www.regulations.gov, your entire
comment, including any personal identifying information, will be posted
on the website. If you submit a hardcopy comment that includes personal
identifying information, such as your address, phone number, or email
address, you may request at the top of your document that we withhold
this information from public review. However, we cannot guarantee that
we will be able to do so. Moreover, all submissions from organizations
or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public disclosure in their entirety.
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II. Background
To help us carry out our conservation responsibilities for affected
species, and in consideration of section 112(4) of the Wild Bird
Conservation Act of 1992 (WBCA; 16 U.S.C. 4901-4916), we invite public
comments on permit applications before final action is taken. With some
exceptions, the WBCA prohibits certain activities with listed species
unless Federal authorization is issued that allows such activities.
Service regulations regarding permits for any activity otherwise
prohibited by the WBCA with respect to any wild birds are available in
title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations in part 15.
III. Permit Applications
We invite comments on the following applications.
Applicant: Masashige Yoshida c/o David Garcia, Homestead, FL; Permit
No. PER0028206
The applicant, along with member Scott Golden, and the Organization
of Professional Aviculturists (OPA) as their oversight committee,
wishes to establish a Cooperative Breeding Program covering White-
crested turacos (Tauraco leucolophus), Fischer's turacos (Tauraco
fischeri), Livingstone's turacos (Tauraco livingstonii), Schalow's
turacos (Tauraco schalowi), Hartlaub's turacos (Tauraco hartlaubi),
Purple-crested turacos (Gallirex porphyreolophus), White-cheeked
turacos (Tauraco leucotis), Red-crested turacos (Tauraco
erythrolophus), and Persa turacos (Tauraco persa).
Applicant: Bethany McMartin, Port Angeles, WA; Permit No. PER1648672
The applicant, along with members Brian Sullivan, Thomas Coulson,
Jennifer Coulson, Jeff Rossey, William Keith Hix, Danny Ertsgaard, Troy
Morris, Justin Rondeau, Bethany McMartin, and the Washington Falconers
Association as their oversight committee, wishes to re-issue the
Cooperative Breeding Program CBP-004 covering Eurasian (European)
sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), Red-naped shaheen (Falco peregrinus
babylonicus), Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), aplomado falcon
(Falco femoralis femoralis) and Aplomando flacon (Falco femoralis
pichinchae), Barbary falcon (Falco pelegrinoides), and ornate hawk-
eagle (Spizaetus ornatus).
IV. Next Steps
After the comment period closes, we will make decisions regarding
permit issuance. If we issue permits to any of the applicants listed in
this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register. You may
locate the notice announcing the permit issuance by searching https://www.regulations.gov for the permit number listed above in this
document. For example, to find information about the potential issuance
of Permit No. 12345A, you would go to https://www.regulations.gov and
search for ``12345A''.
V. Authority
We issue this notice under the authority of the Wild Bird
Conservation Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 4901-4916). This notice is provided
pursuant to section 112(4) of the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992,
50 CFR 15.26(c).
Brenda Tapia,
Supervisory Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits,
Division of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2023-25436 Filed 11-16-23; 8:45 am]
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