80 FR 39795 - Endangered Species; Receipt of Applications for Permit

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 132 (July 10, 2015)

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibits activities with listed species unless Federal authorization is acquired that allows such activities.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 132 (Friday, July 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39795-39796]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16834]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-IA-2015-N131; FXIA16710900000-156-FF09A30000]


Endangered Species; 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. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species 
Act (ESA) prohibits 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 
August 10, 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

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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.), 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.

III. Permit Applications

Endangered Species

Applicant: Lionshare Farm Zoological, LLC, Greenwich, CT; PRT-60662B

    The applicant requests a permit to import one female and one male 
cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus) 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: San Diego Zoo Global, San Diego, CA; PRT-70167B

    The applicant requests a permit to biological samples from any 
endangered or threatened species for the purpose of scientific 
research, including but not limited to, phylogenetic, reproductive 
physiology, disease transmission, and applied animal ecology. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
5-year period.

Applicant: Frank Buck Zoo, Gainesville, TX; PRT-06588B

    The applicant requests a renewal and amendment to their captive-
bred wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following 
species to enhance species propagation or survival: For Renewal: ring-
tailed lemur (Lemur catta), black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia 
variegata), red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra), cotton-top tamarin 
(Saguinus oedipus), lar gibbon (Hylobates lar), clouded leopard 
(Neofelis nebulosa), Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra), and 
radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata). For Amendment to Add: Jackass 
penguin (Spheniscus demersus). This notification covers activities to 
be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

Applicant: Antonin Dvorak, Williamsville, NY; PRT-050667

    The applicant requests a renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species to enhance 
species propagation or survival: radiated tortoise (Astrochelys 
radiata). This notification covers activities to be conducted by the 
applicant over a 5-year period.

Applicant: Jerry Motta, Bushnell, FL; PRT-28014A

    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species to enhance species 
propagation or survival: For Renewal: African slender-snouted crocodile 
(Crocodylus cataphractus), Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer), Nile 
crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus), Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus 
moreletii), saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), Siamese crocodile 
(Crocodylus siamensis), African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus 
tetraspis), Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare), common caiman (Caiman 
crocodilus crocodilus), Cuban ground iguana (Cyclura nubila), Grand 
Cayman blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi), Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis 
nigra), and radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata). This notification 
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year 
period.

Applicant: Hurricane Aviaries, Inc. Loxahatchee, FL; PRT-48384B

    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for Golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba) to enhance 
species propagation or survival. 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: Monty Davis, Cypress, TX; PRT-68842B

Applicant: Kyle Witwer, Fort Wayne, IN; PRT-69019B

Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2015-16834 Filed 7-9-15; 8:45 am]
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