[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 14 (Thursday, January 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3249-3251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00916]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-IA-2015-N110; FXIA16710900000-156-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 23, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of
Management Authority, Branch of Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike,
Falls Church, VA 22041; fax (703) 358-2281; or email DMAFR@fws.gov.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104
(telephone); (703) 358-2281 (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: State of Hawaii DLNR/DOFAW, Honolulu, HI; PRT-47832B
The applicant requests a permit to import 800 live whole plants and
133 phytatrays of gametophytes of Diellia (Diellia erecta), 951 live
whole plants and 121 phytatrays of gametophytes of Diellia plants
(Diellia mannii), and 1030 live whole plants and 117 phytatrays of
gametophytes of Diellia plants (Diellia pallida) for the purpose of
scientific research. This notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Disney's Animal Kingdom, Bay Lake, FL; PRT-42545B
The applicant requests a permit to import one captive-born Mandrill
(Mandrillus sphinx) for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of
the species. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 1-year period.
Applicant: Friends of the Zoo, Inc., Kansas City Zoo, Kansas City, MO;
PRT-36026B
The applicant requests a permit to import one female captive born
white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) from the Perth Zoo, South
Perth, Australia, for the purpose of enhancement of the species through
captive propagation and conservation education.
Applicant: Charles Mercer, dba NBJ Zoological Park, Spring Branch, TX;
PRT-751619
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for species listed below to enhance the species'
propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Species
Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx)
Scimitar-horned (Oryx dammah)
Dama gazelle (Nanger dama)
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
Brown lemur (Lemur fulvus fulvus)
Diana monkey (Cercopithecus diana)
Lar Gibbon (Hylobates lar)
Applicant: Wild Wilderness Drive-Through Safari, Gentry, AR; PRT-28258A
The applicant request the renewal of a 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
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
Black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)
Brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus)
Cottontop tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
Leopard (Panthera pardus)
Onager or kulan (Equus hemionus)
Przewalski's horse (Equus przewalskii)
Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx)
Red lechwe (Kobus leche)
Golden parakeet (Guaruba guarouba)
Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
Applicant: National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; PRT-703721
The applicant request the renewal of a 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
Golden parakeet (Guaruba guarouba)
Rothschild's starling (Leucopsar rothschildi)
White-naped crane (Grus vipio)
Japanese crane (Grus japonensis)
Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)
Pink pigeon (Columba mayeri)
Hooded parrot (Psephotus dissimilis)
Red siskin (Carduelis cucullata)
Applicant: Jordan Mercer, Micanopy, FL; PRT-18705B
The applicant requests an amendment of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to add Galapagos tortoise
(Chelonoidis nigra) to their registration 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.
Applicant: Lucky 7 Exotics Ranch, Eden, TX; PRT-70466A
The applicant requests an amendment of their permit authorizing
interstate and foreign commerce, export, and cull of excess Arabian
oryx (Oryx leucoryx), barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), 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 to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Applicant: Peter Stein, South Windsor, CT; PRT-165944
The applicant request the renewal of a captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for radiated tortoise (Geochelone
radiata) to enhance the species propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Applicant: Minnesota Zoological Gardens, Apply Valley, MN; PRT-50631B
The applicant requests a permit to import one male captive-bred
Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica), for the purpose of enhancement of
the survival of the species through zoological display and propagation.
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: William Lehrer, Kingswood, TX; PRT-48446B
Applicant: Nicholas Sackman, Sleepy Hollow, NY; PRT-46358B
Applicant: Elizabeth Krottinger, Wichita Falls, TX; PRT-43489B
Applicant: Austin Nick, Sands Point, NY; PRT-51146B
Applicant: Turner Butts, Spring, TX; PRT-54323B
Applicant: Joseph Borgesen, Clarkston, MI; PRT-54411B
Applicant: James Pollard, Nipomo, CA; PRT-52812B
Applicant: William Bachenberg, Allentown, PA; PRT-53625B
Applicant: Essa Kawaja, Houston, TX; PRT-52838B
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2015-00916 Filed 1-21-15; 8:45 am]
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