[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3493-3495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1305]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-IA-2012-N022; 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
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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 23, 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 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: Jeremy Searle, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; PRT-
56964A.
The applicant requests a permit to import DNA samples created from
specimens of anoa (Bubalus depressicornis), removed from the wild and
captive bred in zoos for the purpose of scientific research.
Applicant: Tom Chiang, East Orange, NJ; PRT-101634.
The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for radiated tortoise (Astrochelys
radiata), to enhance their propagation or survival. This notification
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year
period.
Applicant: ADL Seven Hunting Ranch, Crystal City, TX; PRT-63141A.
The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess male barasingha (Rucervus
duvaucelii), Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx
dammah), Addax (Addax nasomaculatus), and dama gazelle (Nanger dama)
from captive herds for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of
the species. This notification covers activities conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Rhodes Bobbitt, Los Angeles, TX; PRT-58990A.
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), to enhance
their propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to
be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Eudora Farms LLC, Salley, SC; PRT-63288A.
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), Arabian oryx
(Oryx leucoryx), Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra), and radiated
tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), to enhance their propagation or
survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Kansas City Zoo, Kansas City, MO; PRT-681588.
The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families, genus,
and species to enhance their propagation or survival. This notification
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year
period.
Families:
Bovidae
Camelidae
Canidae
Equidae
Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay, or ocelot)
Hominidae
Hylobatidae
Lemuridae
Macropodidae
Rhinocerotidae
Gruidae
Psittacidae [does not include thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta
pachyrhyncha)]
Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis pelzelni)
Crocodylidae [does not include American crocodile (Crocodylus
acutus)]
Applicant: Hill Country Aviaries, LLC, Dripping Springs TX, PRT-
826561.
The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for Vinaceous Amazon (Amazona
vinacea), Red-browed Amazon (Amazona rhodocorytha), Golden parakeet
(Guarouba guarouba), and Blue-throated parakeet (Pyrrhura cruentata),
to enhance their propagation or survival. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
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Applicant: Metro Richmond Zoo, Moseley, VA; PRT-57466A.
The applicant requests a permit to import 6 female captive-born
cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus) from De Wildt Cheetah Breeding
Centre, De Wildt, South Africa for the purpose of enhancement of the
species through propagation.
Applicant: William Mcilwee, El Cajon, CA; PRT-59289A.
The applicant requests a permit to import a 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.
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of
Management Authority.
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