[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8896-8897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03381]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-IA-2015-N040; 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
March 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.
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: GTWT, LLC, dba Bang 57 Ranch, Okeechobee, FL; PRT-48053A
The applicant requests a permit to authorize interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
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: Blank Park Zoo, Des Moines, IA; PRT-45381B
The applicant requests a permit to export three males and one
female captive-bred Mauritius Pink Pigeons (Columba mayeri) from Blank
Park Zoo, Des Moines, Iowa to Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust,
Channel Islands 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: Turtle Conservancy, Ojai, CA; PRT-45549B
The applicant requests a permit to import ten wild individuals of
the species angulated tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora) 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: Garden State Tortoise LLC, Freehold, NJ; PRT-233243
The applicant requests an amendment of his 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)
Aquatic box turtle (Terrapene coahuila)
Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
Bolson tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus)
Yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis)
Tartaruga (Podocnemis expansa)
Spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii)
River terrapin (Batagur baska)
Applicant: Joan Embery-Pillsbury, Lakeside, CA; PRT-45981B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) and black & white
ruffed lemur (Varecia variegate) to enhance the species propagation or
survival. 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
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(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: Terry Arnold, Fellows, CA; PRT-57131B
Applicant: Leo Wright, Mead, WA; PRT-49585B
Applicant: Robert Bonar, Minneapolis, MN; PRT-55925B
Applicant: Bernard Richburg, Little Rock, AR; PRT-56820B
Applicant: Nicolas Pittman, Whiteville, TN; PRT-56826B
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of
Management Authority.
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