[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 189 (Monday, September 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59951-59952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23693]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-IA-2013-N225; 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
October 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 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: DDR Rock Ranch LLC, Floresville, TX; PRT-08353B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for 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: Hill Country Trophy Hunting, Mountain Home, TX; PRT-08670B
The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess for scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx
dammah) and 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: Blackbrush Ridge Ranch, Brackettville, TX; PRT-15315B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) to enhance the
species' propagation or survival. This notification covers activities
to be
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conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Appplicant: Blackbrush Ridge Ranch, Brackettville, TX; PRT-15322B
The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess for scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx
dammah) 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: David Reisman, Howard Beach, NY; PRT-16461B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) to enhance
the species' propagation or survival. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Judy May, Water Valley, TX; PRT-16838B
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: Judy May, Water Valley, TX; PRT-16848B
The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess 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) 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: Michael Birdsall, Port St. Lucie, FL; PRT-16914B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) to enhance
the species' propagation or survival. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Ruth Ranch LLC, Knippa, TX; PRT-16806B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for 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.
Appplicant: Ruth Ranch LLC, Knippa, TX; PRT-16805B
The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess for scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx
dammah) 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: Christopher Leone, Howell, NJ; PRT-233243
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: Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, CA; PRT-17017B
The applicant requests a permit to export one male captive-bred
giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) born at the zoo in 2009, which is
owned by the Government of China, to the Wolong Nature Reserve Giant
Panda Bifengxia Base. This export is under the terms of San Diego's
loan agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association, and
the State Forestry Administration. The export is part of the approved
loan program for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the
species through scientific research as outlined in San Diego's original
permit.
Applicant: Friedel Ranches, Copperas Cove, TX; PRT-69093A
The applicant requests amendment of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include ring-tailed lemur (Lemur
catta), black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata), red ruffed
lemur (Varecia rubra), black lemur (Eulemur macaco), and brown lemur
(Eulemur fulvus) to enhance their propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Applicant: Christopher Lee, Rochester Hills, MI; PRT-16925B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), spotted
pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii), and African dwarf crocodile
(Osteolaemus tetraspis) to enhance the species' propagation or
survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Donald Robillard, Plano, TX; PRT-13373B
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.
[FR Doc. 2013-23693 Filed 9-27-13; 8:45 am]
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