80 FR 16694 - Endangered Species; Marine Mammals; Receipt of Applications for Permit
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 60 (March 30, 2015)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 60 (March 30, 2015)
| Page Range | 16694-16695 | |
| FR Document | 2015-07218 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 16694-16695] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-07218] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-IA-2015-N061; FXIA16710900000-156-FF09A30000] Endangered Species; Marine Mammals; Receipt of Applications for Permit AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, marine mammals, or both. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) prohibit 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 April 29, 2015. We must receive requests for marine mammal permit public hearings, in writing, at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section by April 29, 2015. ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, Branch of Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, [[Page 16695]] Falls Church, VA 22041; fax (703) 358-2281; or email [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104 (telephone); (703) 358-2281 (fax); [email protected] (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.), and the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 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. Under the MMPA, you may request a hearing on any MMPA application received. If you request a hearing, give specific reasons why a hearing would be appropriate. The holding of such a hearing is at the discretion of the Service Director. III. Permit Applications A. Endangered Species Applicant: Houston Zoo Inc., Houston, TX; PRT-45248B The applicant requests a permit to export one female curassow (Crax alberti) from Houston Zoo, Houston, Texas to Nago Zoological and Botanical Gardens, Okinawa, Japan, 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-53174B The applicant requests a permit to export feathers from captive- bred pink pigeons (Nesoenas mayeri) for the purpose of scientific research. Applicant: The Wild Animal Park, Chittenango, NY; PRT-56456B The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for giant tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra), radiated tortoises (Astrochelys radiata), ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta), snow leopards (Uncia uncia), and leopards (Panthera pardus) to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period. Applicant: USFWS/Ecological Services Field Office, Cheyenne, WY; PRT- 219999 The applicant requests renewal of their permit to export to and import from Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, captive hatched Wyoming toads (Bufo hemiophrys baxteri) for the purposes of enhancement of the survival of the species. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period. Applicant: Edgar Hinkle, Lexington, NC; PRT-59964B The applicant requests a permit to import a 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. B. Endangered Marine Mammals and Marine Mammals Applicant: Tom Smith, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT; PRT-225854 The applicant requests a renewal of the permit to authorize harassment of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) by adjusting the video camera equipment, conducting aerial surveys, and conducting ground- truth surveys with snowmobiles near dens for the purpose of scientific research. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over the remainder of the 5-year period of the permit. Concurrent with publishing this notice in the Federal Register, we are forwarding copies of the above applications to the Marine Mammal Commission and the Committee of Scientific Advisors for their review. Brenda Tapia, Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority. [FR Doc. 2015-07218 Filed 3-27-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P
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and local governments and the general between BOEM and any cooperating BOEM makes all comments, including
public have the opportunity to help agency. Agencies should also consider the names and addresses of
BOEM determine significant resources the ‘‘Factors for Determining respondents, available for public review
and issues, impacting factors, Cooperating Agency Status’’ in during regular business hours.
reasonable alternatives, and potential Attachment 1 to CEQ’s January 30, 2002, Individual respondents may request that
mitigating measures to be analyzed in Memorandum for the Heads of Federal BOEM withhold their names and/or
the WPA 248 Supplemental EIS and to Agencies: Cooperating Agencies in addresses from the public record;
provide additional information. BOEM Implementing the Procedural however, BOEM cannot guarantee that
will also use the NEPA commenting Requirements of the National we will be able to do so. If you wish
process to initiate the Section 106 Environmental Policy Act. These your name and/or address to be
consultation process of the National documents are available at the following withheld, you must state your
Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. locations on the Internet: http://ceq.hss. preference prominently at the beginning
470f), as provided for in 36 CFR doe.gov/nepa/regs/cooperating/.html; of your comment. All submissions from
800.2(d)(3). and http://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/regs/ organizations or businesses and from
Pursuant to the regulations cooperating/.html. individuals identifying themselves as
implementing the procedural provisions BOEM, as the lead agency, will not representatives or officials of
of NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), BOEM provide financial assistance to organizations or businesses will be
will hold public scoping meetings in cooperating agencies. Even if an made available for public inspection in
Texas and Louisiana on the WPA 248 organization is not a cooperating their entirety.
Supplemental EIS. The purpose of these agency, opportunities will exist to Authority: This NOI is published pursuant
meetings is to solicit comments on the provide information and comments to to the regulations (40 CFR 1501. 7)
scope of the WPA 248 Supplemental BOEM during the normal public input implementing the provisions of NEPA.
EIS. BOEM’s scoping meetings will be stages of the NEPA/EIS process. For
held at the following places and times: Dated: March 25, 2015.
further information about cooperating
• Houston, Texas: Tuesday, April 14, agencies, please contact Mr. Gary D.
Abigail Ross Hopper,
2015, Houston Airport Marriott at Goeke at 504–736–3233. Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy
George Bush Intercontinental, 18700 Management.
Comments: All interested parties,
John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Houston, including Federal, State, Tribal, and [FR Doc. 2015–07325 Filed 3–27–15; 8:45 am]
Texas 77032, one meeting beginning at local governments, and other interested BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P
1:00 p.m. CDT; and parties, may submit written comments
• New Orleans, Louisiana: Thursday, on the scope of the WPA 248
April 16, 2015, Bureau of Ocean Energy DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Supplemental EIS, significant issues
Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS
that should be addressed, alternatives Fish and Wildlife Service
Region, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard,
that should be considered, potential
New Orleans, Louisiana 70123, one
mitigating measures, and the types of oil
meeting beginning at 1:00 p.m. CDT. [FWS–HQ–IA–2015–N061;
Cooperating Agency: BOEM invites and gas activities of interest in the
FXIA16710900000–156–FF09A30000]
other Federal, State, Tribal, and local proposed WPA 248 lease sale area.
governments to consider becoming Written scoping comments may be Endangered Species; Marine
cooperating agencies in the preparation submitted in one of the following ways: Mammals; Receipt of Applications for
of the WPA 248 Supplemental EIS. We 1. In an envelope labeled ‘‘Scoping Permit
invite qualified government entities to Comments for the WPA 248
inquire about cooperating agency status Supplemental EIS’’ and mailed (or hand AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
for the WPA 248 Supplemental EIS. delivered) to Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Chief, Interior.
Environmental Assessment Section, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications
Following the guidelines from the Office of Environment (GM 623E),
Council on Environmental Quality for permit.
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
(CEQ), qualified agencies and Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1201
governments are those with SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Wildlife Service, invite the public to
‘‘jurisdiction by law or special Louisiana 70123–2394;
expertise.’’ Potential cooperating 2. Through the regulations.gov web portal:
comment on the following applications
agencies should consider their authority Navigate to http://www.regulations.gov to conduct certain activities with
and capacity to assume the and search for ‘‘Oil and Gas Lease Sales: endangered species, marine mammals,
responsibilities of a cooperating agency, Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf; or both. With some exceptions, the
and remember that an agency’s role in Western Planning Area Lease Sale 248’’ Endangered Species Act (ESA) and
(Note: It is important to include the Marine Mammal Protection Act
the environmental analysis neither quotation marks in your search terms).
enlarges nor diminishes the final (MMPA) prohibit activities with listed
Click on the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ button to species unless Federal authorization is
decisionmaking authority of any other the right of the document link. Enter
agency involved in the NEPA process. acquired that allows such activities.
your information and comment, then
Upon request, BOEM will provide click ‘‘Submit’’; or DATES: We must receive comments or
potential cooperating agencies with a 3. Through BOEM’s email address: wpa248@ requests for documents on or before
written summary of ground rules for boem.gov. April 29, 2015. We must receive
requests for marine mammal permit
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cooperating agencies, including time Petitions, although accepted, do not
schedules and critical action dates, generally provide useful information to public hearings, in writing, at the
milestones, responsibilities, scope and assist in the development of address shown in the ADDRESSES section
detail of cooperating agencies’ alternatives, resources, and issues to be by April 29, 2015.
contributions, and availability of analyzed, or impacting factors. BOEM ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, U.S. Fish and
predecisional information. BOEM does not consider anonymous Wildlife Service, Division of
anticipates this summary will form the comments; please include your name Management Authority, Branch of
basis of a Memorandum of Agreement and address as part of your submittal. Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike,
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Falls Church, VA 22041; fax (703) 358– to withhold your personal identifying Applicant: USFWS/Ecological Services
2281; or email DMAFR@fws.gov. information from public review, we Field Office, Cheyenne, WY; PRT–
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: cannot guarantee that we will be able to 219999
Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104 do so. The applicant requests renewal of
(telephone); (703) 358–2281 (fax); II. Background their permit to export to and import
DMAFR@fws.gov (email). from Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Ontario,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
To help us carry out our conservation
Canada, captive hatched Wyoming toads
responsibilities for affected species, and
(Bufo hemiophrys baxteri) for the
I. Public Comment Procedures in consideration of section 10(a)(1)(A) of purposes of enhancement of the survival
A. How do I request copies of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as of the species. This notification covers
applications or comment on submitted amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and activities to be conducted by the
applications? the Marine Mammal Protection Act of applicant over a 5-year period.
1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
Send your request for copies of seq.), along with Executive Order 13576, Applicant: Edgar Hinkle, Lexington, NC;
applications or comments and materials ‘‘Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and PRT–59964B
concerning any of the applications to Accountable Government,’’ and the The applicant requests a permit to
the contact listed under ADDRESSES. President’s Memorandum for the Heads import a sport-hunted trophy of one
Please include the Federal Register of Executive Departments and Agencies male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus
notice publication date, the PRT- of January 21, 2009—Transparency and pygargus) culled from a captive herd
number, and the name of the applicant Open Government (74 FR 4685; January maintained under the management
in your request or submission. We will 26, 2009), which call on all Federal program of the Republic of South Africa,
not consider requests or comments sent agencies to promote openness and for the purpose of enhancement of the
to an email or address not listed under transparency in Government by survival of the species.
ADDRESSES. If you provide an email disclosing information to the public, we
address in your request for copies of invite public comment on these permit B. Endangered Marine Mammals and
applications, we will attempt to respond applications before final action is taken. Marine Mammals
to your request electronically. Under the MMPA, you may request a Applicant: Tom Smith, Brigham Young
Please make your requests or hearing on any MMPA application University, Provo, UT; PRT–225854
comments as specific as possible. Please received. If you request a hearing, give
confine your comments to issues for The applicant requests a renewal of
specific reasons why a hearing would be
which we seek comments in this notice, the permit to authorize harassment of
appropriate. The holding of such a
and explain the basis for your polar bears (Ursus maritimus) by
hearing is at the discretion of the
comments. Include sufficient adjusting the video camera equipment,
Service Director.
information with your comments to conducting aerial surveys, and
allow us to authenticate any scientific or III. Permit Applications conducting ground-truth surveys with
commercial data you include. snowmobiles near dens for the purpose
A. Endangered Species
The comments and recommendations of scientific research. This notification
that will be most useful and likely to Applicant: Houston Zoo Inc., Houston, covers activities to be conducted by the
influence agency decisions are: (1) TX; PRT–45248B applicant over the remainder of the 5-
Those supported by quantitative The applicant requests a permit to year period of the permit.
information or studies; and (2) Those export one female curassow (Crax Concurrent with publishing this
that include citations to, and analyses alberti) from Houston Zoo, Houston, notice in the Federal Register, we are
of, the applicable laws and regulations. Texas to Nago Zoological and Botanical forwarding copies of the above
We will not consider or include in our Gardens, Okinawa, Japan, for the applications to the Marine Mammal
administrative record comments we purpose of scientific research. This Commission and the Committee of
receive after the close of the comment notification covers activities to be Scientific Advisors for their review.
period (see DATES) or comments conducted by the applicant over a 5- Brenda Tapia,
delivered to an address other than those year period. Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch
listed above (see ADDRESSES). of Permits, Division of Management
Applicant: Disney’s Animal Kingdom,
B. May I review comments submitted by Authority.
Bay Lake, FL; PRT–53174B
others? [FR Doc. 2015–07218 Filed 3–27–15; 8:45 am]
The applicant requests a permit to BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
Comments, including names and export feathers from captive-bred pink
street addresses of respondents, will be pigeons (Nesoenas mayeri) for the
available for public review at the street purpose of scientific research.
address listed under ADDRESSES. The INTERNATIONAL TRADE
public may review documents and other Applicant: The Wild Animal Park, COMMISSION
information applicants have sent in Chittenango, NY; PRT–56456B [Investigation No. 337–TA–951]
support of the application unless our The applicant requests a captive-bred
allowing viewing would violate the wildlife registration under 50 CFR Certain Lithium Metal Oxide Cathode
Privacy Act or Freedom of Information 17.21(g) for giant tortoises (Chelonoidis Materials, Lithium-Ion Batteries for
Power Tool Products Containing the
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Act. Before including your address, nigra), radiated tortoises (Astrochelys
phone number, email address, or other radiata), ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur Same, and Power Tools Products With
personal identifying information in your catta), snow leopards (Uncia uncia), and Lithium-Ion Batteries Containing
comment, you should be aware that leopards (Panthera pardus) to enhance Same; Institution of Investigation
your entire comment—including your the species’ propagation or survival. AGENCY: U.S. International Trade
personal identifying information—may This notification covers activities to be Commission.
be made publicly available at any time. conducted by the applicant over a 5-
ACTION: Notice.
While you can ask us in your comment year period.
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of receipt of applications for permit. | |
| Dates | We must receive comments or requests for documents on or before April 29, 2015. We must receive requests for marine mammal permit | |
| Contact | Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104 (telephone); (703) 358-2281 (fax); [email protected] (email). | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 16694 |
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