80 FR 28296 - Endangered Species; Marine Mammals; Receipt of Applications for Permit
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 95 (May 18, 2015)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 95 (May 18, 2015)
| Page Range | 28296-28297 | |
| FR Document | 2015-11864 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 28296-28297] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-11864] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-IA-2015-N094: 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 17, 2015. We must receive requests for marine mammal permit public hearings, in writing, at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section by June 17, 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.), 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: North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; PRT-52803B The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples from wild specimens of the hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) for the purpose of scientific research. Applicant: Mitchel Kalmanson, Maitland, FL; PRT-58231B The applicant requests a permit to import six captive born tigers (Panthera tigris) from David Meda, Alvaro Obregon, Mexico for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. [[Page 28297]] Applicant: Siegfried & Roy Enterprises, Inc. Las Vegas, NV; PRT-046456 The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for 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: Tyron Johnson, Odessa, TX; PRT-63769B 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: British Broadcasting Corporation--Big Blue Live, Bristol, England, UK; PRT-62018B The applicant requests a permit to photograph southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) from land and boat in California for commercial and educational purposes. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant for less than a 1-year period. Applicant: Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fairbanks, AK; PRT- 57198B The applicant requests a permit to tag and biopsy walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) using crossbows and poles from land and boat in Alaska for the purpose of scientific research. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant for a 5-year period. 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. 2015-11864 Filed 5-15-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P
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Estimated Number of Respondents: Marine Mammal Protection Act available for public review at the street
1100. (MMPA) prohibit activities with listed address listed under ADDRESSES. The
Estimated Number of Responses: species unless Federal authorization is public may review documents and other
1100. acquired that allows such activities. information applicants have sent in
Frequency of Response: On Occasion/ DATES: We must receive comments or support of the application unless our
Annually. requests for documents on or before allowing viewing would violate the
Average Hours per Response: 120. June 17, 2015. We must receive requests Privacy Act or Freedom of Information
Total Estimated Burdens: 132,000. for marine mammal permit public Act. Before including your address,
hearings, in writing, at the address phone number, email address, or other
Solicitation of Public Comment
shown in the ADDRESSES section by June personal identifying information in your
This notice is soliciting comments 17, 2015. comment, you should be aware that
from members of the public and affected ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, U.S. Fish and your entire comment—including your
parties concerning the collection of Wildlife Service, Division of personal identifying information—may
information described in Section A on Management Authority, Branch of be made publicly available at any time.
the following: Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, While you can ask us in your comment
(1) Whether the proposed collection Falls Church, VA 22041; fax (703) 358– to withhold your personal identifying
of information is necessary for the 2281; or email DMAFR@fws.gov. information from public review, we
proper performance of the functions of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: cannot guarantee that we will be able to
the agency, including whether the Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104 do so.
information will have practical utility; (telephone); (703) 358–2281 (fax);
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s II. Background
DMAFR@fws.gov (email).
estimate of the burden of the proposed To help us carry out our conservation
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
collection of information; responsibilities for affected species, and
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, I. Public Comment Procedures in consideration of section 10(a)(1)(A) of
utility, and clarity of the information to A. How do I request copies of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
be collected; and applications or comment on submitted amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of applications? the Marine Mammal Protection Act of
the collection of information on those 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
who are to respond; including through Send your request for copies of
seq.), along with Executive Order 13576,
the use of appropriate automated applications or comments and materials
‘‘Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and
collection techniques or other forms of concerning any of the applications to
Accountable Government,’’ and the
information technology, e.g., permitting the contact listed under ADDRESSES.
President’s Memorandum for the Heads
electronic submission of responses. Please include the Federal Register
of Executive Departments and Agencies
HUD encourages interested parties to notice publication date, the PRT-
of January 21, 2009—Transparency and
submit comment in response to these number, and the name of the applicant
Open Government (74 FR 4685; January
questions. in your request or submission. We will
26, 2009), which call on all Federal
not consider requests or comments sent
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork agencies to promote openness and
to an email or address not listed under
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. transparency in Government by
ADDRESSES. If you provide an email
Dated: May 13, 2015. disclosing information to the public, we
address in your request for copies of
Colette Pollard, invite public comment on these permit
applications, we will attempt to respond
applications before final action is taken.
Department Reports Management Officer, to your request electronically.
Office of the Chief Information Officer. Please make your requests or Under the MMPA, you may request a
comments as specific as possible. Please hearing on any MMPA application
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confine your comments to issues for received. If you request a hearing, give
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which we seek comments in this notice, specific reasons why a hearing would be
and explain the basis for your appropriate. The holding of such a
comments. Include sufficient hearing is at the discretion of the
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Service Director.
information with your comments to
Fish and Wildlife Service allow us to authenticate any scientific or III. Permit Applications
commercial data you include.
[FWS–HQ–IA–2015–N094: A. Endangered Species
The comments and recommendations
FXIA16710900000–156–FF09A30000]
that will be most useful and likely to Applicant: North Carolina State
Endangered Species; Marine influence agency decisions are: (1) University, Raleigh, NC; PRT–52803B
Mammals; Receipt of Applications for Those supported by quantitative
information or studies; and (2) Those The applicant requests a permit to
Permit
that include citations to, and analyses import biological samples from wild
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, of, the applicable laws and regulations. specimens of the hawksbill sea turtle
Interior. We will not consider or include in our (Eretmochelys imbricata) for the
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications administrative record comments we purpose of scientific research.
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
for permit. receive after the close of the comment Applicant: Mitchel Kalmanson,
period (see DATES) or comments Maitland, FL; PRT–58231B
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and delivered to an address other than those
Wildlife Service, invite the public to listed above (see ADDRESSES). The applicant requests a permit to
comment on the following applications import six captive born tigers (Panthera
to conduct certain activities with B. May I review comments submitted by tigris) from David Meda, Alvaro
endangered species, marine mammals, others? Obregon, Mexico for the purpose of
or both. With some exceptions, the Comments, including names and enhancement of the survival of the
Endangered Species Act (ESA) and street addresses of respondents, will be species.
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Applicant: Siegfried & Roy Enterprises, Applicant: Alaska Department of Fish ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits.
Inc. Las Vegas, NV; PRT–046456 and Game, Fairbanks, AK; PRT–57198B
The applicant requests renewal of The applicant requests a permit to tag SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
their captive-bred wildlife registration and biopsy walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) Wildlife Service (Service), have issued
under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for leopards using crossbows and poles from land the following permits to conduct certain
(Panthera pardus) to enhance the and boat in Alaska for the purpose of activities with endangered species. We
species propagation or survival. This scientific research. This notification issue these permits under the
notification covers activities to be covers activities to be conducted by the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
conducted by the applicant over a applicant for a 5-year period. ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, U.S. Fish and
5-year period. Concurrent with publishing this Wildlife Service, Division of
notice in the Federal Register, we are Management Authority, Branch of
Applicant: Tyron Johnson, Odessa, TX;
forwarding copies of the above Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike,
PRT–63769B
applications to the Marine Mammal Falls Church, VA 22041; fax (703) 358–
The applicant requests a permit to Commission and the Committee of 2281; or email DMAFR@fws.gov.
import a sport-hunted trophy of one Scientific Advisors for their review.
male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
pygargus) culled from a captive herd Brenda Tapia, Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104
maintained under the management Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch (telephone); (703) 358–2281 (fax);
program of the Republic of South Africa, of Permits, Division of Management DMAFR@fws.gov (email).
for the purpose of enhancement of the Authority.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On the
survival of the species. [FR Doc. 2015–11864 Filed 5–15–15; 8:45 am]
dates below, as authorized by the
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B. Endangered Marine Mammals and provisions of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531
Marine Mammals et seq.), as amended, and/or the MMPA,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), we
Applicant: British Broadcasting DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
issued requested permits subject to
Corporation—Big Blue Live, Bristol, certain conditions set forth therein. For
England, UK; PRT–62018B Fish and Wildlife Service
each permit for an endangered species,
The applicant requests a permit to [FWS–HQ–IA–2015–N101; we found that (1) The application was
photograph southern sea otters (Enhydra FXIA16710900000–156–FF09A30000] filed in good faith, (2) The granted
lutris nereis) from land and boat in permit would not operate to the
Endangered Species; Issuance of
California for commercial and disadvantage of the endangered species,
Permits
educational purposes. This notification and (3) The granted permit would be
covers activities to be conducted by the AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, consistent with the purposes and policy
applicant for less than a 1-year period. Interior. set forth in section 2 of the ESA.
ENDANGERED SPECIES
Receipt of application Federal Register no-
Permit No. Applicant Permit issuance date
tice
48515B .... Duke Lemur Center ........................................................... 79 FR 62662; October 20, 2014 ..................... November 25, 2014.
33743B .... Michael Luzich ................................................................... 79 FR 65980, November 6, 2014 ................... April 07, 2015.
33291B .... Corey Knowlton .................................................................. 79 FR 65980, November 6, 2014 ................... April 20, 2015.
49163B .... Xochitl De La Rosa Reyna, Texas A&M University .......... 79 FR 76347; December 22, 2014 ................. April 30, 2015.
48474B .... Christina Tellez, University of California ............................ 80 FR 255; January 5, 2015 ........................... April 30, 2015.
42545B .... Disney’s Animal Kingdom .................................................. 80 FR 3249, January 22, 2015 ....................... April 08, 2015.
45549B .... Turtle Conservancy ............................................................ 80 FR 8896; February 19, 2015 ..................... April 21, 2015.
839363 ..... Lincoln Childrens’ Zoo ....................................................... 80 FR 13605; March 16, 2015 ........................ April 21, 2015.
55131B .... Carl Pennella ..................................................................... 80 FR 13605; March 16, 2015 ........................ April 21, 2015.
55885B .... John Holz ........................................................................... 80 FR 13605; March 16, 2015 ........................ April 21, 2015.
56756B .... Cooper Ribman .................................................................. 80 FR 13605; March 16, 2015 ........................ April 21, 2015.
56486B .... Gregory Loman .................................................................. 80 FR 13605; March 16, 2015 ........................ April 21, 2015.
55106B .... Donald McNeeley ............................................................... 80 FR 13605, March 16, 2015 ........................ April 23, 2015.
55182B .... Sarah Sackman ................................................................. 80 FR 13605, March 16, 2015 ........................ April 28, 2015.
219999 ..... USFWS/Ecological Services Field Office .......................... 80 FR 16694; March 30, 2015 ........................ May 1, 2015.
Availability of Documents Falls Church, VA 22041; fax (703) 358– DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
2281.
Documents and other information Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
submitted with these applications are Brenda Tapia,
available for review, subject to the Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
[MMAA104000]
requirements of the Privacy Act and of Permits, Division of Management
Freedom of Information Act, by any Authority. Outer Continental Shelf Official
party who submits a written request for [FR Doc. 2015–11863 Filed 5–15–15; 8:45 am] Protraction Diagrams and
a copy of such documents to: U.S. Fish BILLING CODE 4310–55–P Supplemental Official Outer
and Wildlife Service, Division of Continental Shelf Block Diagrams
Management Authority, Branch of
Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, AGENCY:Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM), Interior.
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| Contact | Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104 (telephone); (703) 358-2281 (fax); [email protected] (email). | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 28296 |
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