80_FR_8929 80 FR 8896 - Endangered Species; Receipt of Applications for Permit

80 FR 8896 - Endangered Species; Receipt of Applications for Permit

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 33 (February 19, 2015)

Page Range8896-8897
FR Document2015-03381

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 Issue 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2015) 
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-IA-2015-N040; 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 
March 23, 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.), 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

A. Endangered Species

Applicant: GTWT, LLC, dba Bang 57 Ranch, Okeechobee, FL; PRT-48053A
    The applicant requests a permit to authorize interstate and foreign 
commerce, export, and cull of excess barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii) 
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: Blank Park Zoo, Des Moines, IA; PRT-45381B
    The applicant requests a permit to export three males and one 
female captive-bred Mauritius Pink Pigeons (Columba mayeri) from Blank 
Park Zoo, Des Moines, Iowa to Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, 
Channel Islands 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: Turtle Conservancy, Ojai, CA; PRT-45549B
    The applicant requests a permit to import ten wild individuals of 
the species angulated tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora) 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: Garden State Tortoise LLC, Freehold, NJ; PRT-233243
    The applicant requests an amendment of his captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the species listed below to 
enhance the species' propagation or survival. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Species
    Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
    Aquatic box turtle (Terrapene coahuila)
    Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
    Bolson tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus)
    Yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis)
    Tartaruga (Podocnemis expansa)
    Spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii)
    River terrapin (Batagur baska)
Applicant: Joan Embery-Pillsbury, Lakeside, CA; PRT-45981B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) and black & white 
ruffed lemur (Varecia variegate) to enhance the 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

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(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: Terry Arnold, Fellows, CA; PRT-57131B
Applicant: Leo Wright, Mead, WA; PRT-49585B
Applicant: Robert Bonar, Minneapolis, MN; PRT-55925B
Applicant: Bernard Richburg, Little Rock, AR; PRT-56820B
Applicant: Nicolas Pittman, Whiteville, TN; PRT-56826B

Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2015-03381 Filed 2-18-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-55-P

8896 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 33 / Thursday, February 19, 2015 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Those supported by quantitative conducted by the applicant over a 5- information or studies; and (2) Those year period. Fish and Wildlife Service that include citations to, and analyses Applicant: Blank Park Zoo, Des Moines, [FWS–HQ–IA–2015–N040; of, the applicable laws and regulations. IA; PRT–45381B FXIA16710900000–156–FF09A30000] We will not consider or include in our administrative record comments we The applicant requests a permit to Endangered Species; Receipt of receive after the close of the comment export three males and one female Applications for Permit period (see DATES) or comments captive-bred Mauritius Pink Pigeons delivered to an address other than those (Columba mayeri) from Blank Park Zoo, AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, listed above (see ADDRESSES). Des Moines, Iowa to Durrell Wildlife Interior. Conservation Trust, Channel Islands for ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications B. May I review comments submitted by the purpose of enhancement of the for permit. others? survival of the species. This notification Comments, including names and covers activities to be conducted by the SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and street addresses of respondents, will be applicant over a 5-year period. Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications available for public review at the street Applicant: Turtle Conservancy, Ojai, to conduct certain activities with address listed under ADDRESSES. The CA; PRT–45549B endangered species. With some public may review documents and other information applicants have sent in The applicant requests a permit to exceptions, the Endangered Species Act import ten wild individuals of the (ESA) prohibits activities with listed support of the application unless our allowing viewing would violate the species angulated tortoise (Astrochelys species unless Federal authorization is yniphora) for the purpose of acquired that allows such activities. Privacy Act or Freedom of Information Act. Before including your address, enhancement of the survival of the DATES: We must receive comments or species. This notification covers phone number, email address, or other requests for documents on or before activities to be conducted by the personal identifying information in your March 23, 2015. applicant over a 1-year period. comment, you should be aware that ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, U.S. Fish and your entire comment—including your Applicant: Garden State Tortoise LLC, Wildlife Service, Division of personal identifying information—may Management Authority, Branch of Freehold, NJ; PRT–233243 be made publicly available at any time. Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, While you can ask us in your comment The applicant requests an amendment Falls Church, VA 22041; fax (703) 358– to withhold your personal identifying of his captive-bred wildlife registration 2281; or email DMAFR@fws.gov. information from public review, we under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the species FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: cannot guarantee that we will be able to listed below to enhance the species’ Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104 do so. propagation or survival. This (telephone); (703) 358–2281 (fax); notification covers activities to be DMAFR@fws.gov (email). II. Background conducted by the applicant over a 5- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: year period. To help us carry out our conservation I. Public Comment Procedures responsibilities for affected species, and Species in consideration of section 10(a)(1)(A) of Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) A. How do I request copies of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as Aquatic box turtle (Terrapene applications or comment on submitted amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), along coahuila) applications? with Executive Order 13576, Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis Send your request for copies of ‘‘Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and nigra) applications or comments and materials Accountable Government,’’ and the Bolson tortoise (Gopherus concerning any of the applications to President’s Memorandum for the Heads flavomarginatus) the contact listed under ADDRESSES. of Executive Departments and Agencies Yellow-spotted river turtle Please include the Federal Register of January 21, 2009—Transparency and (Podocnemis unifilis) notice publication date, the PRT- Open Government (74 FR 4685; January Tartaruga (Podocnemis expansa) number, and the name of the applicant 26, 2009), which call on all Federal Spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys in your request or submission. We will agencies to promote openness and hamiltonii) not consider requests or comments sent transparency in Government by River terrapin (Batagur baska) to an email or address not listed under disclosing information to the public, we ADDRESSES. If you provide an email invite public comment on these permit Applicant: Joan Embery-Pillsbury, address in your request for copies of applications before final action is taken. Lakeside, CA; PRT–45981B applications, we will attempt to respond III. Permit Applications The applicant requests a captive-bred to your request electronically. wildlife registration under 50 CFR Please make your requests or A. Endangered Species 17.21(g) for Andean condor (Vultur comments as specific as possible. Please Applicant: GTWT, LLC, dba Bang 57 gryphus) and black & white ruffed lemur confine your comments to issues for Ranch, Okeechobee, FL; PRT–48053A (Varecia variegate) to enhance the which we seek comments in this notice, species propagation or survival. This emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES and explain the basis for your The applicant requests a permit to notification covers activities to be comments. Include sufficient authorize interstate and foreign conducted by the applicant over a 5- information with your comments to commerce, export, and cull of excess year period. allow us to authenticate any scientific or barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii) from commercial data you include. the captive herd maintained at their Multiple Applicants The comments and recommendations facility for the purpose of enhancement The following applicants each request that will be most useful and likely to of the survival of the species. This a permit to import the sport-hunted influence agency decisions are: (1) notification covers activities to be trophy of one male bontebok VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:58 Feb 18, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19FEN1.SGM 19FEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 33 / Thursday, February 19, 2015 / Notices 8897 (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled evidence and argument which email address, or other personal from a captive herd maintained under establishes that the grant of the license identifying information in your the management program of the would not be consistent with the comment, you should be aware that Republic of South Africa, for the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 your entire comment—including your purpose of enhancement of the survival CFR 404.7. personal identifying information—may of the species. be made publicly available at any time. Katherine McCulloch, Applicant: Terry Arnold, Fellows, CA; While you can ask us in your comment Deputy Associate Director for Administration. to withhold your personal identifying PRT–57131B [FR Doc. 2015–03339 Filed 2–18–15; 8:45 am] information from public review, we Applicant: Leo Wright, Mead, WA; BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P cannot guarantee that we will be able to PRT–49585B do so. Applicant: Robert Bonar, Minneapolis, Mount Diablo Meridian, California DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MN; PRT–55925B T. 45 N., R. 15 E., dependent resurvey and Applicant: Bernard Richburg, Little Bureau of Land Management subdivision, accepted December 31, Rock, AR; PRT–56820B [LLCA942000 L57000000.BX0000 14X 2014. Applicant: Nicolas Pittman, Whiteville, L5017AR] T. 46 N., R. 15 E., dependent resurvey and subdivision, accepted December 31, TN; PRT–56826B 2014. Filing of Plats of Survey: California T. 17 N., R. 7 W., dependent resurvey and Brenda Tapia, AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, subdivision of sections, accepted January Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch 16, 2015. of Permits, Division of Management Interior. T. 17 N., R. 8 W., dependent resurvey and Authority. ACTION: Notice. subdivision of section 34, accepted [FR Doc. 2015–03381 Filed 2–18–15; 8:45 am] January 16, 2015. SUMMARY: The plats of survey of lands T. 24 N., R. 9 E., dependent resurvey and BILLING CODE 4310–55–P described below are scheduled to be subdivision of section 2, accepted officially filed in the Bureau of Land January 27, 2015. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Management, California State Office, Sacramento, California. San Bernardino Meridian, California U.S. Geological Survey DATES: March 23, 2015. T. 7 S., R. 15 E., supplemental plat of the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of section 33, accepted [GX.15.AE60.00C10.00.] ADDRESSES: A copy of the plats may be January 8, 2015. obtained from the California State T. 17 S., R. 2 E., supplemental plat of Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive Office, Bureau of Land Management, portions of sections 9 and 10, accepted License 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, January 20, 2015. California 95825, upon required Authority: 43 U.S.C., Chapter 3. AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, payment. Department of the Interior. Dated: February 3, 2015. ACTION: Notice of intent to grant an FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lance J. Bishop, exclusive license. Chief, Branch of Geographic Services, Chief Cadastral Surveyor, California. Bureau of Land Management, California SUMMARY: The Notice is hereby given [FR Doc. 2015–03468 Filed 2–18–15; 8:45 am] State Office, 2800 Cottage Way, W– that the U.S. Geological Survey intends 1623, Sacramento, California 95825, BILLING CODE 4310–40–P to grant to Alpha Mach, Inc., 101–2205 (916) 978–4310. Persons who use a Bombardier, Ste-Julie, Qc, Canada, J3E telecommunications device for the deaf 2J9, an exclusive license to practice the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (TDD) may call the Federal Information following: A device for monitoring Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 Bureau of Land Management subsurface temperatures. to contact the above individual during DATES: Comments must be received normal business hours. The FIRS is [LLOR957000–L63100000–HD0000– 15XL1116AF: HAG 15–0085] fifteen (15) days from the effective date available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, of this notice. to leave a message or question with the Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: above individual. You will receive a Washington Benjamin Henry, Technology Enterprise reply during normal business hours. Specialist, Office of Policy & Analysis, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A person AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise or party who wishes to protest a survey Interior. Valley Dr, MS 153, Reston, VA 20192, must file a notice that they wish to ACTION: Notice. 703–648–4344. protest with the Chief, Branch of SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is in the Geographic Services. A statement of following described lands are scheduled public interest to license this invention, reasons for a protest may be filed with to be officially filed in the Bureau of as Alpha Mach, Inc., submitted a the notice of protest and must be filed Land Management, Oregon State Office, complete and sufficient application for with the Chief, Branch of Geographic Portland, Oregon, 30 days from the date a license. The prospective exclusive Services within thirty days after the of this publication. emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES license will be royalty-bearing and will protest is filed. If a protest against the comply with the terms and conditions survey is received prior to the date of Willamette Meridian of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The official filing, the filing will be stayed Oregon prospective exclusive license may be pending consideration of the protest. A T. 23 S., R. 10 E., accepted January 23, 2015 granted unless, within fifteen (15) days plat will not be officially filed until the T. 22 S., R. 10 E., accepted January 23, 2015 from the date of this published Notice, day after all protests have been T. 25 S., R. 4 W., accepted February 5, 2015 the U.S. Geological Survey Office of dismissed or otherwise resolved. Before T. 21 S., R. 9 W., accepted February 5, 2015 Policy & Analysis receives written including your address, phone number, T. 28 S., R. 12 W., accepted February 5, 2015 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:58 Feb 18, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19FEN1.SGM 19FEN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of receipt of applications for permit.
DatesWe must receive comments or requests for documents on or before March 23, 2015.
ContactBrenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104 (telephone); (703) 358-2281 (fax); [email protected] (email).
FR Citation80 FR 8896 
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