[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 168 (Thursday, August 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53473-53474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21122]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-IA-2013-N198; 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
September 30, 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 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
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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: Alden Jones, Old Hickory, TN; PRT-830537
The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for Cabot's tragopan (Tragopan
caboti) to enhance their propagation or survival. This notification
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year
period.
Applicant: Peter Koplos, El Paso, TX; PRT-13175A
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: Daniel Pearson, Gainesville, FL; PRT-162181
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: Three Nail Ranch, Cisco, TX; PRT-08027B
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: Robert Martin, Temecula, CA; PRT-13908B
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: Bear Creek Ranch, Kerrville, TX; PRT-13780B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for 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: Bear Creek Ranch, Kerrville, TX; PRT-13779B
The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx
dammah), addax (Addax nasomaculatus), and dama gazelle (Nanger dama)
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: John Moody, Valley Mills, TX; PRT-13867B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for 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: 10XXX Ranch, Glen Rose, TX; PRT-13862B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for 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: 10XXX Ranch, Glen Rose, TX; PRT-13868B
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: Sean Elliott, Sarasota, FL; PRT-13627B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), black and white
ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata), red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra),
black lemur (Eulemur macaco), cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus),
and South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris) to enhance the species'
propagation or survival. 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: Blake Corrigan, Dallas, TX; PRT-13585B
Applicant: Larry Vaden, Huntington, WV; PRT-13916B
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2013-21122 Filed 8-28-13; 8:45 am]
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