[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2196-2197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00348]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-IA-2014-N003;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 12, 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 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.
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III. Permit Applications
A. Endangered Species
Applicant: Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, CA; PRT-24209B
The applicant requests a permit to import two captive-born ale
brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillata) from Zoo Duisburg Ag,
Germany, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
Applicant: Zoofari Animal Park & Preserve, Como, MS; PRT-24177B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species, to enhance the species'
propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Species
Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii)
Scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah)
Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx)
Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
Dama gazelle (Nanger dama)
Red lechwe (Kobus leche)
Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum)
Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi)
Hartmann's mountain zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae)
Przewalski's horse (Equus przewalskii)
African wild ass (Equus africanus)
Asian wild ass (Equus hemionus)
Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus)
Arabian gazelle (Gazella gazella)
Cuvier's gazelle (Gazella cuvieri)
Slender-horned gazelle (Gazella leptoceros)
Anoa (Bubalus depressicornis)
Seladang (Bos gaurus)
Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
Applicant: Anthony Pierlioni, Plainville, CT; PRT-24368B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata),
yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis), and spotted pond
turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) to enhance the species' propagation or
survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Turtles and Tortoises Inc., Lakeland, FL; PRT-24163B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra),
radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), aquatic box turtle (Terrapene
coahuila), yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis), tartaruga
(Podocnemis expansa) spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii), river
terrapin (Batagur baska), African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus
tetraspis), Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus), Siamese crocodile
(Crocodylus siamensis), Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer),
saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), yacare caiman (Caiman
yacare), caiman (Caiman crocodilus), broad-snouted caiman (Caiman
latirostris), and Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis) to enhance the
species' propagation or survival. This notification covers activities
to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Ralph Hoekstra, Huntington Beach, CA; PRT-050827
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: Oregon Zoo, Portland, OR; PRT-677662
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: Zoo New England, Boston, MA; PRT-692781
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:
Bovidae
Cercopithecidae
Cervidae
Equidae
Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay or ocelot)
Hominidae
Hylobatidae
Lemuridae
Tapiridae
Gruidae
Crocodylidae (does not include American crocodile)
Species
African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)
Northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita)
Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)
Rothschild's starling (Leucopsar rothschildi)
Scarlet-chested parakeet (Neophema splendida)
Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki)
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2014-00348 Filed 1-10-14; 8:45 am]
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