[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46152-46153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11653]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2024-0072; FXIA16710900000-245-FF09A30000]
Wild Bird Conservation Act; Receipt of Permit Application
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit application; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), invite the
public to comment on a permit application regarding foreign bird
species for which the Service has jurisdiction under the Wild Bird
Conservation Act (WBCA). With some exceptions, the WBCA prohibits
activities with listed species unless Federal authorization is issued
that allows such activities. The WBCA also requires that we invite
public comment before issuing permits for any activity it otherwise
prohibits.
DATES: We must receive comments by June 27, 2024.
ADDRESSES:
Obtaining Documents: The application, application supporting
materials, and any comments and other materials that we receive will be
available for public inspection at https://www.regulations.gov in
Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2024-0072.
Submitting Comments: When submitting comments, please specify the
name of the applicant and the permit number at the beginning of your
comment. You may submit comments by one of the following methods:
Internet: https://www.regulations.gov. Search for and
submit comments on Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2024-0072.
U.S. mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No.
FWS-HQ-IA-2024-0072; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS:
PRB/3W; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
For more information, see Public Comment Procedures under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703-358-2185
or via email at [email protected]. Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay
services offered within their country to make international calls to
the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Comment Procedures
A. How do I comment on submitted applications?
We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies
to comment on the application we have received. Before issuing any of
the requested permits, we will take into consideration any information
that we receive during the public comment period.
You may submit your comments and materials by one of the methods in
ADDRESSES. We will not consider comments sent by email, or to an
address not in ADDRESSES. We will not consider or include in our
administrative record comments we receive after the close of the
comment period (see DATES).
When submitting comments, please specify the name of the applicant
and the permit number at the beginning of your comment. Provide
sufficient information 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.
B. May I review comments submitted by others?
You may view and comment on others' public comments at https://www.regulations.gov unless our allowing so would violate the Privacy
Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
C. Who will see my comments?
If you submit a comment at https://www.regulations.gov, your entire
comment, including any personal identifying information, will be posted
on the website. If you submit a hardcopy comment that includes personal
identifying information, such as your address, phone number, or email
address, you may request at the top of your document that we withhold
this information from public review. However, we cannot guarantee that
we will be able to do so. Moreover, all submissions from organizations
or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public disclosure in their entirety.
II. Background
To help us carry out our conservation responsibilities for affected
species, and in consideration of section 112(4) of the Wild Bird
Conservation Act of 1992 (WBCA; 16 U.S.C. 4901-4916), we invite public
comments on permit applications before final action is taken. With some
exceptions, the WBCA prohibits certain activities with listed species
unless Federal authorization is issued that allows such activities.
Service regulations regarding permits for any activity otherwise
prohibited by the WBCA with respect to any wild birds are available in
title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations in part 15.
III. Permit Application
We invite comments on the following application.
Applicant: David Kanellis, Las Vegas, NV; Permit No. PER9328605.
The applicant, along with members Martin Stiasny, Robert F.
Kennedy, Jr., William G. Meeker, Gary D. Boberg, Mark and Ryan Moglich,
Lewis R. Souder, Stephen Bucciarelli, Thomas J. Cullen IV, Michael
Clark, Chase Delles, Civon Gewelber, Anthony C. and Joe Suffredini,
Corey J. Dalton, David
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Myers, Rebecca O'Connor, Lauren McGough, Adam Chavez, Erland Renslo,
David Dixon, Anne and Paul Schnell, Raymond Guzman, Erland Renslo,
Duane Zobrist Sr., Duane Zobrist Jr., and the California Hawking Club,
Inc., as their oversight committee, wishes to renew and amend the
Cooperative Breeding Program CB030 covering the species listed in table
1 by adding Steve Bergh of Chugiak, Alaska, and Laurayomya Jinright of
Clark Fork, Idaho, as members to CB030 and removing Los Angeles Zoo,
Stuart Rossell, Titus Plomaritis, Jim Tigan, Steve Hoddy, Rebecca and
Justin Searle, Nicole Perretta, and Charles Browning as members to
CB030. If the amendment is approved, the program will include Steve
Bergh of Chugiak, Alaska, and Laurayomya Jinright of Clark Fork, Idaho,
as members of CB030. This notification covers activities to be
conducted by the program over a 2-year period.
Table 1--Species Covered by Cooperative Breeding Program CB030
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Common name Scientific name Common name Scientific name
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African hawk-eagle................... Hieraaetus spilogaster. Black goshawk.......... Accipiter melanoleucus.
European sparrowhawk................. Accipiter nisus........ Spectacled owl......... Pulsatrix
perspicillata.
Red-necked falcon.................... Falco chicquera........ Saker falcon........... Falco cherrug.
Steppe eagle......................... Aquila nipalensis...... Verreaux's eagle....... Aquila verreauxii.
Northern goshawk..................... Accipiter gentilis..... African fish-eagle..... Haliaeetus vocifer.
African crowned eagle................ Stephanoaetus coronatus Martial eagle.......... Polemeatus bellicosus.
Ornate hawk-eagle.................... Spizaetus ornatus...... Bonelli's eagle........ Hieraaetus fasciatus.
African goshawk...................... Accipiter tachiro...... Eurasian eagle owl..... Bubo bubo.
Ural owl............................. Strix uralensis........ Peregrine falcon....... Falco peregrinus.
Southern boobook..................... Ninox boobook.......... Lanner falcon.......... Falco biarmicus.
Verreaux's eagle-owl................. Bubo lacteus...........
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IV. Next Steps
After the comment period closes, we will make a decision regarding
permit issuance. If we issue the permit to the applicant listed, we
will publish a notice in the Federal Register. You may locate the
notice announcing the permit issuance by searching https://www.regulations.gov for the permit number listed above in this
document. For example, to find information about the potential issuance
of Permit No. 12345A, you would go to https://www.regulations.gov and
search for ``12345A''.
V. Authority
We issue this notice under the authority of the implementing
regulations and under the authority of the Wild Bird Conservation Act
of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 4901-4916). This notice is provided pursuant to
section 112(4) of the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992, 50 CFR
15.26(c).
Brenda Tapia,
Supervisory Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits,
Division of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2024-11653 Filed 5-24-24; 8:45 am]
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