80 FR 33541 - Endangered Species; Marine Mammals; Receipt of Applications for Permit

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 113 (June 12, 2015)

Page Range		33541-33543
FR Document		2015-14334

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species or marine mammals. 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-IA-2015-N115; 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.

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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 or marine mammals. 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 
July 13, 2015. We must receive requests for marine mammal permit public 
hearings, in writing, at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section by 
July 13, 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

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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: Tanganyika Wildlife Park, Goddard, KS; PRT-51119B
    The applicant requests a permit to import one female captive-born 
mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) from the Moscow Zoo, Moscow, Russia, for 
the purpose of enhancement of the species through captive propagation 
and conservation education.
Applicant: Tanganyika Wildlife Park, Goddard, KS; PRT-54794B
    The applicant requests a permit to import one male and one female 
captive-born mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) from Nature Resource Network 
S.R.O., Zbecno, Czech Republic, for the purpose of enhancement of the 
species through captive propagation and conservation education.
Applicant: Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY; PRT-60999B
    The applicant requests a permit to import 12 live gavials (Gavialis 
gangeticus) from the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, Tamil Nadu, India, 
for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
Applicant: Disney's Animal Kingdom, Bay Lake, FL; PRT-63962B
    The applicant requests a permit to import four male captive-born 
African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus pictus) from the Perth Zoo, South 
Perth, Australia, for the purpose of enhancement of the species through 
captive propagation and conservation education.
Applicant: Wildlife & Environmental Conservation, Inc., Moorpark, CA; 
PRT-54022B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for leopard (Panthera pardus), snow leopard (Uncia 
uncia), Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra), and radiated tortoise 
(Astrochelys radiata) to enhance the species' propagation or survival. 
This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant 
over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Virginia Zoological Park, Norfolk, VA; PRT-676511
    The applicant request amendment of their captive-bred registration 
under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to add the following species: White-nape crane 
(Grus vipio), African elephant (Loxodonta africana), Goeldi's marmoset 
(Callimico goeldii), and orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) to enhance the 
species' propagation or survival. This notification covers activities 
to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Wright Family LLC, Clarendon, TX; PRT-42009B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), Arabian oryx 
(Oryx leucoryx), and red lechwe (Kobus leche) to enhance the species' 
propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to be 
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Wright Family LLC, Clarendon, TX; PRT-42018B
    The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign 
commerce, export, and cull of excess barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), 
Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), and red lechwe (Kobus leche) from the 
captive herd maintained at their facility, 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: Lori Snook, Bolivar, OH; PRT-177999
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiate) to 
enhance the species' propagation or survival. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Stanford University, Stanford, CA; PRT-54288B
    On May 27, 2015, we published a Federal Register notice inviting 
the public to comment on their application to conduct scientific 
research with gray mouse lemur (Microcebus rufus) [80 FR 30263]. The 
scientific name is being modified to conduct research with any species 
of mouse lemurs. All the other information we printed was correct. With 
this notice, we correct the scientific name and reopen the comment 
period for PRT-54288B. The corrected entry for this application is as 
follows: The applicant request a permit to import biological samples 
for mouse lemurs (Microcebus species) and (Mirza coquereli) from France 
and Madagascar, for the purpose of enhancement of the species through 
scientific research. 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: Andrew Gwynn, Anna, TX; PRT-64739B
    Applicant: Tadd Tellepsen, Houston, TX; PRT-65907B

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    Applicant: Marion Smith, Prairie City, IA; PRT-66658B
    Applicant: James McDonald, Odessa, TX; PRT-63770B

B. Marine Mammals

Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, 
AK; PRT- 801652
    The applicant requests an amendment of the permit to harass Pacific 
walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) during at-sea trials and 
terrestrial aerial surveys with an Unmanned Aircraft System in Alaska 
for the purpose of scientific research. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant for the remainder of the 
permit validity.
    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.

Lisa Lierheimer,
Supervisory Policy Specialist,
    Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority.
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(15 CFR 990.23 and 990.55(c)) and expected environmental impacts of the ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications
NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). proposed projects would be. By law, for permit.
The DOI (represented by the FWS), natural resource damages received must
the DOC (represented by the NOAA), be used to restore, rehabilitate, replace, SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the and/or acquire the equivalent of those Wildlife Service, invite the public to
Potawatomi Tribe, the Match-E-Be- injured natural resources. comment on the following applications
Nash-She-Wish Band of the to conduct certain activities with
Pottawatomi Indians, and the State of Public Involvement endangered species or marine mammals.
Michigan (the latter acting through Interested members of the public are With some exceptions, the Endangered
MDEQ, MDNR, and MDAG) are Trustees invited to review and comment on the Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal
for natural resources considered in this Plan. Copies can be requested from the Protection Act (MMPA) prohibit
Draft Plan, pursuant to subpart G of the address and Web site listed above. activities with listed species unless
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Comments on the Draft Plan should be Federal authorization is acquired that
Pollution Contingency Plan (40 CFR sent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife allows such activities.
300.600, 300.605, and 300.610) and Service (see ADDRESSES). The U.S. Fish DATES: We must receive comments or
Executive Order 12580. The Trustees and Wildlife Service will provide copies requests for documents on or before July
followed the NRDAR regulations found of all comments to the other Trustees. 13, 2015. We must receive requests for
at 15 CFR part 990 and the NEPA All comments received from individuals marine mammal permit public hearings,
regulations found at 40 CFR parts 1500– become part of the official public in writing, at the address shown in the
1508 for the development of the Draft record. Requests for such comments will ADDRESSES section by July 13, 2015.
Plan. The Trustees will consider all be handled in accordance with the ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, U.S. Fish and
public comments received during the Freedom of Information Act and the Wildlife Service, Division of
public comment as we proceed to Council on Environmental Quality’s Management Authority, Branch of
finalize the Draft Plan. The Draft Plan NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6(f)). Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike,
will be finalized prior to Falls Church, VA 22041; fax (703) 358–
implementation of restoration. Any Availability of Public Comments 2281; or email DMAFR@fws.gov.
significant additions or modifications to The Trustees’ practice is to make FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
the Final Plan that become necessary as comments, including names and home Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104
restoration actions proceed will be made addresses of respondents, available for (telephone); (703) 358–2281 (fax);
available for public review before any public review during regular business DMAFR@fws.gov (email).
changes in restoration actions are hours. Before including your address, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
undertaken. phone number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your I. Public Comment Procedures
Background
comment, you should be aware that the A. How Do I Request Copies of
The goal of NRDAR under the Oil entire comment, including your
Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et Applications or Comment on Submitted
personal identifying information, may Applications?
seq.; OPA) is to make the environment be available at any time. While
and public whole for injuries to natural individual respondents may request that Send your request for copies of
resources and natural resource services the Fish and Wildlife Service withhold applications or comments and materials
resulting from incidents involving their personal identifying information concerning any of the applications to
discharge or substantial threat of from public review, we cannot the contact listed under ADDRESSES.
discharge of oil. This goal is achieved guarantee we will be able to do so. Please include the Federal Register
through returning injured natural notice publication date, the PRT-
resources and services to baseline and Authority number, and the name of the applicant
compensating for interim losses of such This notice is provided pursuant to in your request or submission. We will
natural resources and services through NRDAR regulations (15 CFR 990.23 and not consider requests or comments sent
the restoration, rehabilitation, 990.55(c)) and NEPA regulations (40 to an email or address not listed under
replacement, or acquisition of CFR 1506.6). ADDRESSES. If you provide an email
equivalent natural resources and/or address in your request for copies of
services. Dated: April 3, 2015. applications, we will attempt to respond
Charles Wooley, to your request electronically.
Process Acting Regional Director, Midwest Region, Please make your requests or
In this case, the Trustees worked U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. comments as specific as possible. Please
together in a cooperative process to [FR Doc. 2015–14410 Filed 6–11–15; 8:45 am] confine your comments to issues for
identify appropriate restoration BILLING CODE 4310–55–P which we seek comments in this notice,
activities to address natural resource and explain the basis for your
injuries caused by discharges of oil from comments. Include sufficient
Enbridge’s Line 6B pipeline near DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR information with your comments to
Marshall, Michigan. The results of this allow us to authenticate any scientific or
administrative process are contained in Fish and Wildlife Service commercial data you include.
the Draft Plan, which is a planning and The comments and recommendations
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decision document being published for that will be most useful and likely to
public review under OPA and NEPA. FXIA16710900000–156–FF09A30000] influence agency decisions are: (1)
The Draft Plan describes the injuries Endangered Species; Marine Those supported by quantitative
that occurred as a result of the Mammals; Receipt of Applications for information or studies; and (2) Those
discharges of oil, how the Trustees Permit that include citations to, and analyses
estimated damages, how those damages of, the applicable laws and regulations.
will be addressed through proposed AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, We will not consider or include in our
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Applicant: Marion Smith, Prairie City, Iron Cloud, Chief, Division of Tribal governmental powers over the
IA; PRT–66658B Government Services, Office of Indian Reservation, and the United States.
Applicant: James McDonald, Odessa, Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 B. Federal law prohibits the
TX; PRT–63770B C Street NW., MS–4513–MIB, introduction of liquor into Indian
Washington, DC 20240, Telephone: Country (18 U.S.C. 1154), and
B. Marine Mammals
(202) 513–7641. authorized tribes to decide when and to
Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, what extent liquor transactions, sales,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, AK; possession and service shall be
to the Act of August 15, 1953, Public
PRT- 801652 permitted on their reservation (18 U.S.C.
Law 83–277, 67 Stat. 586, 18 U.S.C.
The applicant requests an amendment 1161).
1161, as interpreted by the Supreme C. The Board of Trustees, as the
of the permit to harass Pacific walrus Court in Rice v. Rehner, 463 U.S. 713
(Odobenus rosmarus divergens) during governing body of the Confederated
(1983), the Secretary of the Interior shall Tribes pursuant to Article VI, § 1 of the
at-sea trials and terrestrial aerial surveys certify and publish in the Federal
with an Unmanned Aircraft System in Constitution and Bylaws of the
Register notice of adopted liquor Confederated Tribes, have adopted
Alaska for the purpose of scientific ordinances for the purpose of regulating
research. This notification covers Resolutions to permit the sale and
liquor transactions in Indian country. service of liquor at the Wildhorse Resort
activities to be conducted by the The Board of Trustees of the
applicant for the remainder of the & Casino and at Coyote Business Park as
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla provided in this Code, but at no other
permit validity. Indian Reservation duly adopted
Concurrent with publishing this locations.
amendments to the Confederated Tribes D. Pursuant to the authority in Article
notice in the Federal Register, we are of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
forwarding copies of the above VI, § 1(a) of the Confederated Tribes’
Liquor Code on March 23, 2015. This Constitution, the Board of Trustees has
application to the Marine Mammal Federal Register notice of amendment
Commission and the Committee of the authority ‘‘to represent the
supersedes the Confederated Tribes of [Confederated] Tribes and to negotiate
Scientific Advisors for their review. the Umatilla Indian Reservation Liquor with the Federal, State and local
Lisa Lierheimer, Code, enacted by the Board of Trustees governments on projects and legislation
Supervisory Policy Specialist, of the Confederated Tribes of the that affect the [Confederated] Tribes’’.
Branch of Permits, Division of Management
Umatilla Indian Reservation, which was E. Pursuant to the authority in Article
Authority. published in the Federal Register on VI, § 1(d) of the Confederated Tribes’
[FR Doc. 2015–14334 Filed 6–11–15; 8:45 am] February 22, 2012 (77 FR 10551). Constitution, the Board of Trustees has
BILLING CODE 4310–55–P This notice is published in the authority ‘‘to promulgate and
accordance with the authority delegated enforce ordinances governing the
by the Secretary of the Interior to the conduct of all persons and activities
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. I within the boundaries of the Umatilla
certify that the Board of Trustees of the Indian Reservation, providing for the
Bureau of Indian Affairs Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla procedure of the Board of Trustees, and
[156A2100DD/AAKC001030/ Indian Reservation duly adopted carrying out any powers herein
A0A501010.999900 253G] amendments to the Confederated Tribes conferred upon the Board of Trustees’’.
of the Umatilla Indian Reservation F. The enactment of this Liquor Code
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Liquor Code by Resolution No. 15–019 to govern liquor sales and service on the
Indian Reservation Liquor Code— on March 23, 2015. Umatilla Indian Reservation will
Amendment Dated: June 8, 2015. increase the ability of the Confederated
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Kevin K. Washburn,
Tribes to control Reservation liquor
Interior. distribution, sales, service and
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
possession, and at the same time will
ACTION: Notice. The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla provide an important source of revenue
SUMMARY: This notice publishes Indian Reservation Liquor Code, as for the continued operation of Tribal
amendments to the Confederated Tribes amended, shall read as follows: government and the delivery of
of the Umatilla Indian Reservation governmental services, as well as
CHAPTER 1. Liquor Code
Liquor Code. This codification amends provide an amenity to customers of
the existing Confederated Tribes of the SECTION 1.01. Title enterprises of the Confederated Tribes.
Umatilla Indian Reservation Liquor G. The Confederated Tribes have
This Code shall be the Liquor Code of entered into a Memorandum of
Code, enacted by the Board of Trustees the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
of the Confederated Tribes of the Understanding (MOU) with the Oregon
Indian Reservation (Confederated Liquor Control Commission to deal with
Umatilla Indian Reservation, which was Tribes) and shall be referenced as the
published in the Federal Register on governmental issues associated with the
Liquor Code. licensing and regulation of liquor sales
February 22, 2012 (77 FR 10551).
DATES: Effective Date: This amended SECTION 1.02. Findings And Purpose on the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
code shall become effective June 12, A. The introduction, possession, and SECTION 1.03. Definitions
2015.
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sale of liquor on Indian reservations has A. Unless otherwise required by the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: historically been recognized as a matter context, the following words and
Gregory Norton, Division of Tribal of special concern to Indian tribes and phrases shall have the designated
Government Services Officer, Northwest to the United States. The control of meanings.
Regional Office, Bureau of Indian liquor on the Umatilla Indian 1. ‘‘Alcohol’’. That substance known
Affairs, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, Reservation remains exclusively subject as ethyl alcohol, hydrated oxide or
OR 97232–4169, Telephone: (503) 231– to the legislative enactments of the ethyl, spirits or wine as defined herein,
6723, Fax: (503) 231–2201; or Laurel Confederated Tribes in its exercise of its which is commonly produced by the

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
Dates		We must receive comments or requests for documents on or before July 13, 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 33541

80 FR 33541 - Endangered Species; Marine Mammals; Receipt of Applications for Permit

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