80 FR 24961 - Endangered Species; Marine Mammals; Receipt of Applications for Permit
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 84 (May 1, 2015)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 84 (May 1, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-10135 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 84 (Friday, May 1, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 24961-24962] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-10135] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-IA-2015-N082; 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 June 1, 2015. We must receive requests for marine mammal permit public hearings, in writing, at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section by June 1, 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 [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 [[Page 24962]] 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: Tulsa Zoo Management, Inc., Tulsa, OK; PRT-54405B The applicant requests a permit to export one captive-bred Diana monkey (Cercopithecus diana) 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: Florida International University, North Miami, FL; PRT- 64111B The applicant requests a permit to import up to 150 skin, shell, or blood tissue samples from up to 50 green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) and up to 150 skin, shell, or blood tissue samples from up to 50 green Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) for the purpose scientific research. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period. Applicant: Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens, Miami, FL; PRT- 59493B The applicant requests a permit to export two female pink pigeons (Nesoenas mayeri) 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: Adrian Cieslak, Wallace, SC; PRT-19311B The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for Cuban Crocodile (Crocodilus rhombifer), Saltwater crocodile (Crocodilus porosus), broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris), Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis), and common caiman (Caiman crocodilus) to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period. Applicant: Project Survival, Dunlap, CA; PRT-46280B The applicant requests a permit to import one wild female jaguar (Panthera onca) for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species from Sorocaba Zoo, Sorocaba, Brazil. Applicant: Project Survival, Dunlap, CA; PRT-63546B The applicant requests a permit to import one wild margay (Leopardus wiedii) and one captive born and six wild ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species from Chiriqui Feline Center, Buqaba District, Chiriq Province, Panama. 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: Jason Hagan, Hallettsville, TX; PRT-58572B Applicant: Jeffrey Hayer, Greenfield, MA; PRT-63304B Applicant: Terrance Lucht, Houston, TX; PRT-62687B Applicant: Jeffery Dobbins, Mountain View, AR; PRT-63973B B. Endangered Marine Mammals and Marine Mammals Applicant: Robert Rockwell, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY; PRT-03086A The applicant requests renewal of their permit to import up to 1,000 biological samples annually from polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Canada for the purpose of scientific research. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period. Concurrent with publishing this notice in the Federal Register, we are forwarding copies of the above application 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. 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property including normal, routine land pursuant to implementing regulations to an email or address not listed under
management activities, and incidental to for NEPA (40 CFR 1506.6). ADDRESSES. If you provide an email
return to baseline conditions if desired. address in your request for copies of
Jennifer M. Norris,
Although take of listed plant species is applications, we will attempt to respond
Field Supervisor, Sacramento Fish and to your request electronically.
not prohibited under the Act, and Wildlife Office, Sacramento, California.
therefore cannot be authorized under an Please make your requests or
[FR Doc. 2015–10299 Filed 4–30–15; 8:45 am] comments as specific as possible. Please
enhancement of survival permit, plant
species may be included on a permit in
BILLING CODE 4310–55–P confine your comments to issues for
which we seek comments in this notice,
recognition of the net conservation
and explain the basis for your
benefit provided to them under a safe DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR comments. Include sufficient
harbor agreement. An applicant would information with your comments to
receive assurances under our ‘‘No Fish and Wildlife Service
allow us to authenticate any scientific or
Surprises’’ regulations (50 CFR [FWS–HQ–IA–2015–N082; commercial data you include.
17.22(c)(5) and 17.32(c)(5)) for all FXIA16710900000–156–FF09A30000] The comments and recommendations
species included in the Enhancement of that will be most useful and likely to
Survival permit. In addition to meeting Endangered Species; Marine influence agency decisions are: (1)
other criteria, actions to be performed Mammals; Receipt of Applications for Those supported by quantitative
under an Enhancement of Survival Permit information or studies; and (2) Those
permit must not jeopardize the AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, that include citations to, and analyses
existence of federally listed fish, Interior. of, the applicable laws and regulations.
wildlife, or plants. We will not consider or include in our
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications administrative record comments we
Public Review and Comments for permit. receive after the close of the comment
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and period (see DATES) or comments
Individuals wishing to view the
Wildlife Service, invite the public to delivered to an address other than those
Agreement, including a map of the
comment on the following applications listed above (see ADDRESSES).
proposed permit area, should contact
the office and personnel listed in the to conduct certain activities with B. May I review comments submitted by
ADDRESSES section above. endangered species, marine mammals, others?
or both. With some exceptions, the Comments, including names and
Before including your address, phone Endangered Species Act (ESA) and
number, email address, or other street addresses of respondents, will be
Marine Mammal Protection Act available for public review at the street
personal identifying information in your (MMPA) prohibit activities with listed
comment, you should be aware that address listed under ADDRESSES. The
species unless Federal authorization is public may review documents and other
your entire comment—including your acquired that allows such activities.
personal identifying information—may information applicants have sent in
DATES: We must receive comments or support of the application unless our
be made publicly available at any time. requests for documents on or before allowing viewing would violate the
While you can ask us in your comment June 1, 2015. We must receive requests Privacy Act or Freedom of Information
to withhold your personal identifying for marine mammal permit public Act. Before including your address,
information from public review, we hearings, in writing, at the address phone number, email address, or other
cannot guarantee that we will be able to shown in the ADDRESSES section by June personal identifying information in your
do so. 1, 2015. comment, you should be aware that
The Service will evaluate this permit ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, U.S. Fish and your entire comment—including your
application, associated documents, and Wildlife Service, Division of personal identifying information—may
comments submitted thereon to Management Authority, Branch of be made publicly available at any time.
determine whether the permit Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, While you can ask us in your comment
application meets the requirements of Falls Church, VA 22041; fax (703) 358– to withhold your personal identifying
section 10(a) of the Act and National 2281; or email DMAFR@fws.gov. information from public review, we
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: cannot guarantee that we will be able to
regulations. If the Service determines Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104 do so.
that the requirements are met, we will (telephone); (703) 358–2281 (fax); II. Background
issue a 5-year extension for the DMAFR@fws.gov (email).
To help us carry out our conservation
enhancement of survival permit under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
responsibilities for affected species, and
section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act to the in consideration of section 10(a)(1)(A) of
I. Public Comment Procedures
Applicant for take of the Covered the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
Species incidental to otherwise lawful A. How do I request copies of amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and
activities in accordance with the terms applications or comment on submitted the Marine Mammal Protection Act of
of the Agreement. The Service will not applications? 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
make our final decision until after the Send your request for copies of seq.), along with Executive Order 13576,
end of the 30-day comment period and
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applications or comments and materials ‘‘Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and
will fully consider all comments concerning any of the applications to Accountable Government,’’ and the
received during the comment period. the contact listed under ADDRESSES. President’s Memorandum for the Heads
Please include the Federal Register of Executive Departments and Agencies
Authority
notice publication date, the PRT- of January 21, 2009—Transparency and
The Service provides this notice number, and the name of the applicant Open Government (74 FR 4685; January
pursuant to section 10(c) of the Act and in your request or submission. We will 26, 2009), which call on all Federal
not consider requests or comments sent agencies to promote openness and
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transparency in Government by onca) for the purpose of enhancement of DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
disclosing information to the public, we the survival of the species from
invite public comment on these permit Sorocaba Zoo, Sorocaba, Brazil. Bureau of Land Management
applications before final action is taken.
Under the MMPA, you may request a Applicant: Project Survival, Dunlap,
hearing on any MMPA application CA; PRT–63546B
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
received. If you request a hearing, give The applicant requests a permit to
specific reasons why a hearing would be Western Area Power Administration
import one wild margay (Leopardus
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Service Director.
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III. Permit Applications survival of the species from Chiriqui
Feline Center, Buqaba District, Chiriq Notice of Availability of the Final
A. Endangered Species Environmental Impact Statement for
Province, Panama.
Applicant: Tulsa Zoo Management, Inc., the TransWest Express 600-kV Direct
Tulsa, OK; PRT–54405B Multiple Applicants Current Transmission Project in
Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada,
The applicant requests a permit to The following applicants each request and Proposed Land Use Plan
export one captive-bred Diana monkey a permit to import the sport-hunted Amendments
(Cercopithecus diana) for the purpose of trophy of one male bontebok
enhancement of the survival of the (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
species. This notification covers from a captive herd maintained under Interior; and Western Area Power
activities to be conducted by the the management program of the Administration, DOE.
applicant over a 1-year period. Republic of South Africa, for the ACTION: Notice of availability.
Applicant: Florida International purpose of enhancement of the survival
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
University, North Miami, FL; PRT– of the species.
National Environmental Policy Act of
64111B
Applicant: Jason Hagan, Hallettsville, 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the
The applicant requests a permit to TX; PRT–58572B Federal Land Policy and Management
import up to 150 skin, shell, or blood Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the
tissue samples from up to 50 green sea Applicant: Jeffrey Hayer, Greenfield, Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
turtles (Chelonia mydas) and up to 150 MA; PRT–63304B Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Utah
skin, shell, or blood tissue samples from Applicant: Terrance Lucht, Houston, Reclamation Mitigation Conservation
up to 50 green Loggerhead sea turtles TX; PRT–62687B Commission (URMCC), Western Area
(Caretta caretta) for the purpose Power Administration (Western) and the
scientific research. This notification Applicant: Jeffery Dobbins, Mountain United States Forest Service (Forest
covers activities to be conducted by the View, AR; PRT–63973B Service) announce the availability of the
applicant over a 5-year period. B. Endangered Marine Mammals and TransWest Express Transmission Project
Applicant: Miami-Dade Zoological Park Marine Mammals Final Environmental Impact Statement
and Gardens, Miami, FL; PRT–59493B (EIS) and proposed land use plan
Applicant: Robert Rockwell, American amendments. The Final EIS analyzes the
The applicant requests a permit to Museum of Natural History, New York, potential environmental consequences
export two female pink pigeons NY; PRT–03086A of granting a right-of-way (ROW) to
(Nesoenas mayeri) for the purpose of TransWest Express, LLC (TransWest) to
enhancement of the survival of the The applicant requests renewal of construct and operate an extra-high
species. This notification covers their permit to import up to 1,000 voltage (EHV) direct current (DC)
activities to be conducted by the biological samples annually from polar transmission system (proposed Project).
applicant over a 5-year period. bears (Ursus maritimus) from Canada for DATES: BLM planning regulations (43
Applicant: Adrian Cieslak, Wallace, SC; the purpose of scientific research. This CFR 1610.5–2) state that any person
PRT–19311B notification covers activities to be who meets the conditions as described
conducted by the applicant over a 5- in the regulations may protest the BLM’s
The applicant requests a captive-bred year period.
wildlife registration under 50 CFR Proposed RMP Amendment/Final EIS.
17.21(g) for Cuban Crocodile Concurrent with publishing this A person who meets the conditions and
(Crocodilus rhombifer), Saltwater notice in the Federal Register, we are files a protest must file the protest
crocodile (Crocodilus porosus), broad- forwarding copies of the above within 30 days of the date that the
snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris), application to the Marine Mammal Environmental Protection Agency
Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis), Commission and the Committee of publishes its Notice of Availability in
and common caiman (Caiman Scientific Advisors for their review. the Federal Register.
crocodilus) to enhance the species’ ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final EIS have
Brenda Tapia, been sent to Federal, State, and local
propagation or survival. This
Program Analyst/Data Administrator,
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notification covers activities to be governments, public libraries in the area
conducted by the applicant over a 5- Branch of Permits, Division of Management affected by the proposed Project, and to
year period. Authority. interested parties that previously
[FR Doc. 2015–10135 Filed 4–30–15; 8:45 am] requested a copy. The Final EIS and
Applicant: Project Survival, Dunlap, BILLING CODE 4310–55–P supporting documents will be available
CA; PRT–46280B electronically on the following BLM
The applicant requests a permit to Web site: http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/
import one wild female jaguar (Panthera info/NEPA/documents/hdd/
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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 June 1, 2015. We must receive requests for marine mammal permit public | |
| Contact | Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104 (telephone); (703) 358-2281 (fax); [email protected] (email). | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 24961 |
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