[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 835-837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00002]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-IA-2013-N294; 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
February 11, 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
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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: Wildlife Discovery Center, Lake Forest, IL; PRT-23115B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra),
radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), yellow-spotted river turtle
(Podocnemis unifilis), spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii),
African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis), Siamese crocodile
(Crocodylus siamensis), saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus),
yacare caiman (Caiman yacare), caiman (Caiman crocodilus), Chinese
alligator (Alligator sinensis), Cuban ground iguana (Cyclura nubila
nubila), Grand Cayman blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi), and Aruba Island
rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus unicolor) to enhance the species'
propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: S & B Enterprises, San Antonio, TX; PRT-23114B
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: S & B Enterprises, San Antonio, TX; PRT-23113B
The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx
dammah), Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), 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: Graham Criglow, Anderson, TX; PRT-23121B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra),
radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), yellow-spotted river turtle
(Podocnemis unifilis), spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii),
Mexican giant tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus), San Esteban Island
chuckwalla (Sauromalus varius), Cuban ground iguana (Cyclura nubila
nubila), Grand Cayman blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi), Cayman Brac ground
iguana (Cyclura nubila caymanensis), and Jamaican boa (Epicrates
subflavus) to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Applicant: Jan Youngblood, Mountain Home, TX; PRT-23123B
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: Jan Youngblood, Mountain Home, TX; PRT-23129B
The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii) 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: Exotic Feline Breeding Compound, Inc., Rosamond, CA; PRT-
708685
The applicant requests amendment of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include African wild dog (Lycaon
pictus) to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Applicant: Thomas Motlow, Dallas, TX; PRT-807218
The applicant requests renewal of their 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: Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park, Syracuse, NY; PRT-
702489
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
Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay or ocelot)
Hominidae
Hylobatidae
Lemuridae
Macropodidae
Iguanidae
Pelomedusidae
Testudinidae
Species:
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba)
Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
Applicant: Ox Ranch, Uvalde, TX; PRT-10866B
The applicant requests amendment of their permit authorizing
interstate and foreign commerce, export, and cull of excess to include
barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii), Arabian
oryx (Oryx leucoryx), 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: Michael Haug, Walterboro, SC; PRT-21102B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra),
radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), yellow-spotted river turtle
(Podocnemis unifilis), spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys
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hamiltonii), Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis), Nile crocodile
(Crocodylus niloticus), yacare caiman (Caiman yacare), and caiman
(Caiman crocodilus) to enhance the species' propagation or survival.
This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant
over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Joan Hemker, Freeport, MN; PRT-21468B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), cotton-top
tamarin (Saguinus oedipus), and jackass penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This notification
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year
period.
Applicant: Gerard Siatkowski, Miami, FL; PRT-24006B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra),
radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), yellow-spotted river turtle
(Podocnemis unifilis), spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii), and
tartaruga (Podocnemis expansa) to enhance the species' propagation or
survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Little Patch of Texas, Maypearl, TX; PRT-23180B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), scimitar-horned
oryx (Oryx dammah), addax (Addax nasomaculatus), and dama gazelle
(Nanger dama) to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period
Applicant: Stephen Enders, Lititz, PA; PRT-24007B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra),
radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), and yellow-spotted river
turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) to enhance the species' propagation or
survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Crissa Cooey, Morgantown, WV; PRT-16390B
The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples from
wild Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) for the purpose of enhancement of
the survival of the species by the New Zealand Department of
Conservation as part of the recovery plan for the species.
Applicant: William Jensen, Logan, UT; PRT-23351B
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. 2014-00002 Filed 1-6-14; 8:45 am]
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