[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 112 (Wednesday, June 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33591-33592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13575]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-IA-2014-N111; 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
July 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 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: Morani River Ranch, Uvalde, TX; PRT-46687A
The applicant requests amendment of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to add Cuvier's gazelle (Gazella
cuvieri) to enhance their propagation or survival. This
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notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Applicant: Michael Brock, Howell, NJ; PRT-35098B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for radiated tortoises (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: Matthew Bookout, Supply, NC; PRT-32021B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the 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
Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
Spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii)
Yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis)
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
Caiman (Caiman crocodilus)
Brown caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus)
Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare)
Broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris)
Cuban ground iguana (Cyclura nubila nubila)
Grand Cayman iguana (Cyclura lewisi)
Applicant: Stanford University, Stanford, CA; PRT-28487B
The applicant requests a permit to import blood samples from grey
mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus) taken from 15 captive-bred animals for
the purpose of scientific research and the enhancement of the survival
of the species. This notification covers activities to be conducted by
the applicant over a 5-year period.
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: Brian Millard, Portage, PA; PRT-30429B
Applicant: Leland Sweet, Bulverde, TX; PRT-27899B
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2014-13575 Filed 6-10-14; 8:45 am]
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