[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4171-4173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01368]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-IA-2014-N015; FXIA16710900000-145-FF09A30000]
Endangered Species; Marine Mammals 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
endangered species, marine mammals, or both. With some exceptions, the
Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)
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 24, 2014. We must receive requests for marine mammal permit
public hearings, in writing, at the address shown in the ADDRESSES
section by February 24, 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.), and the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 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.
Under the MMPA, you may request a hearing on any MMPA application
received. If you request a hearing, give specific reasons why a hearing
would be appropriate. The holding of such a hearing is at the
discretion of the Service Director.
III. Permit Applications
A. Endangered Species
Applicant: World Class Reptiles, Bastrop, TX; PRT-09757B
The applicant requests amendment to their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include golden parakeet (Guarouba
guarouba), Cuban parrot (Amazona leucocephala), salmon-crested cockatoo
(Cacatua moluccensis), yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis
unifilis), tartaruga (Podocnemis expansa), and spotted pond turtle
(Geoclemys hamiltonii) to
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enhance the species' propagation or survival. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Zoological Consortium of Maryland, Inc., Thurmont, MD; PRT-
10226B
The applicant requests amendment to their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include the following species, to
enhance their propagation or survival. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Species
Anoa (Bubalus depressicornis)
Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus)
Asian wild ass (Equus hemionus)
Woylie (Bettongia penicillata)
Golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba)
Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
Grand Cayman blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi)
Cayman Brac iguana (Cyclura nubila caymanensis)
Cuban ground iguana (Cyclura nubila)
Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)
African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
Applicant: Godwins Gatorland Inc., Orlando, FL; PRT-093325
The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the family Crocodylidae, to
enhance their propagation or survival. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Shawn Heflick, Palm Bay, FL; PRT-28052A
The applicant requests renewal and amendment of their captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species,
to enhance their propagation or survival. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Species
African slender-snouted crocodile (Crocodylus cataphractus)
Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer),
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)
African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
Common caiman (Caiman crocodylus crocodylus)
Brown caiman (Caiman crocodylus fuscus)
Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare)
Broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris)
Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)
Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
Cuban ground iguana (Cyclura nubila nubila)
Grand Cayman blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi)
Applicant: James Badman, Mesa, AZ; PRT-099586
The applicant requests renewal and amendment of their captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species,
to enhance their propagation or survival. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Species
Spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii)
Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi)
Golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba)
Applicant: Hill Ranch Ltd., Glen Rose, TX; PRT-25042B
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: Hill Ranch Ltd., Glen Rose, TX; PRT-25041B
The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess 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: John Grigus, Lemont, IL; PRT-25262B
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: Kyle Asplundh, New Hope, PA; PRT-25444B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra), radiated
tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys
hamiltonii), yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis), Siamese
crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis), African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus
tetraspis), caiman (Caiman crocodylus), Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare),
broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris), and Grand Cayman blue iguana
(Cyclura lewisi), to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Applicant: The Zoo Foundation Inc., dba Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, Gulf
Shores, AL; PRT-25202B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) to include 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:
Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
Spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii)
Caiman (Caiman crocodylus)
Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare)
Grand Cayman blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi)
Golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba)
Salmon-crested cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis)
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
Black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)
Red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)
Brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus),
Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
Lar gibbon (Hylobates lar)
Leopard (Panthera pardus)
Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
Red lechwe (Kobus leche)
Applicant: James DeWoody, Lafayette, IN; PRT-25261B
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.
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B. Endangered Marine Mammals and Marine Mammals
Applicant: BBC Television, Bristol, England, United Kingdom; PRT-13110B
The applicant requests a permit to photograph northern sea otters
(Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Alaska, from the ground and in the water,
for commercial and educational purposes. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 1-year period.
Concurrent with publishing this notice in the Federal Register, we
are forwarding copies of the above applications to the Marine Mammal
Commission and the Committee of Scientific Advisors for their review.
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2014-01368 Filed 1-23-14; 8:45 am]
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