[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 132 (Friday, July 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39795-39796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16834]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-IA-2015-N131; 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
August 10, 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
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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
Endangered Species
Applicant: Lionshare Farm Zoological, LLC, Greenwich, CT; PRT-60662B
The applicant requests a permit to import one female and one male
cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus) 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: San Diego Zoo Global, San Diego, CA; PRT-70167B
The applicant requests a permit to biological samples from any
endangered or threatened species for the purpose of scientific
research, including but not limited to, phylogenetic, reproductive
physiology, disease transmission, and applied animal ecology. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Applicant: Frank Buck Zoo, Gainesville, TX; PRT-06588B
The applicant requests a renewal and amendment to their captive-
bred wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following
species to enhance species propagation or survival: For Renewal: ring-
tailed lemur (Lemur catta), black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia
variegata), red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra), cotton-top tamarin
(Saguinus oedipus), lar gibbon (Hylobates lar), clouded leopard
(Neofelis nebulosa), Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra), and
radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata). For Amendment to Add: Jackass
penguin (Spheniscus demersus). This notification covers activities to
be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Antonin Dvorak, Williamsville, NY; PRT-050667
The applicant requests a renewal of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species to enhance
species propagation or survival: radiated tortoise (Astrochelys
radiata). This notification covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Jerry Motta, Bushnell, FL; PRT-28014A
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species to enhance species
propagation or survival: For Renewal: African slender-snouted crocodile
(Crocodylus cataphractus), Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer), Nile
crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus), Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus
moreletii), saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), Siamese crocodile
(Crocodylus siamensis), African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus
tetraspis), Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare), common caiman (Caiman
crocodilus crocodilus), Cuban ground iguana (Cyclura nubila), Grand
Cayman blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi), Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis
nigra), and radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata). This notification
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year
period.
Applicant: Hurricane Aviaries, Inc. Loxahatchee, FL; PRT-48384B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for Golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba) to enhance
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 (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: Monty Davis, Cypress, TX; PRT-68842B
Applicant: Kyle Witwer, Fort Wayne, IN; PRT-69019B
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2015-16834 Filed 7-9-15; 8:45 am]
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