81 FR 35792 - Endangered Species; Receipt of Applications for Permit

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 107 (June 3, 2016)

Page Range		35792-35793
FR Document		2016-13151

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 81 Issue 107 (Friday, June 3, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 107 (Friday, June 3, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2016-0071; 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 
July 5, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submitting Comments: You may submit comments by one of the 
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments on Docket No. FWS-HQ-
IA-2016-0071.
     U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing, 
Attn: Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2016-0071; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
Headquarters, MS: BPHC; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-
3803.
    When submitting comments, please indicate the name of the applicant 
and the PRT# you are commenting on. We will post all comments on http://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post any 
personal information you provide us (see the Public Comments section 
below for more information). Viewing Comments: Comments and materials 
we receive will be available for public inspection on

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http://www.regulations.gov, or by appointment, between 8 a.m. and 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays, at the U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, 5275 Leesburg 
Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803; telephone 703-358-2095.

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

Endangered Species

Applicant: San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA; PRT-68861B
    The applicant requests an amendment of their permit to export one 
male yellow-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus xanthopus) 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: Greenville Zoo, Greenville, SC; PRT-91101B
    The applicant requests a permit to import one male captive-bred, 
Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) 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: Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, CA; PRT-88300B
    The applicant requests a permit to import two female captive-bred 
Amur leopards (Panthera pardus orientalis) 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: Micanopy Zoological Preserve, Micanopy, FL; PRT-84541B
    The applicant requests a permit to import one female captive-bred 
babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis) for the purpose of enhancement of the 
survival of the species through captive propagation and zoological 
display.
Applicant: Tiger World Inc., Rockwell, NC; PRT-97961A
    The applicant requests an amendment of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species to enhance 
species propagation or survival: African lion (Panthera leo), black-
and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata), ring-tailed lemur (Lemur 
catta), red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra), mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx), 
lar gibbon (Hylobates lar), clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), 
leopard (Panthera pardus), snow leopard (Uncia uncia), 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: Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens, Milwaukee, WI; PRT-
85795B
    On April 22, 2016, we published a Federal Register notice inviting 
the public to comment for a permit to conduct certain activities with 
endangered species (78 FR 23745). We are now reopening the comment 
period to allow the public the opportunity to review additional 
information that was mistakenly omitted from the application for the 
request for a permit to import one female captive-bred snow leopard 
(Uncia uncia) 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.

Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
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Alternative Mountain View C habitat, remove the levees within and NEPA Compliance
Under Alternative Mountain View C, between Ponds R5 and S5, and improve We will make a decision no sooner
levees would be breached and lowered recreation and public access. than 30 days after the publication of the
to increase tidal flows in Pond A1, Pond Alternative Ravenswood D would also final EIS/EIR. We anticipate issuing a
A2W, and Charleston Slough. The allow temporary stormwater detention Record of Decision in the summer of
inclusion of Charleston Slough (by into Ponds R5 and S5 via connections 2016.
breaching and lowering much of Pond with the City of Redwood City’s We provide this notice under
A1’s western levee) is the primary Bayfront Canal and Atherton Channel regulations in the Code of Federal
distinguishing feature between Project. This would treat a residual Regulations (CFR) for implementing the
Alternative Mountain View B and salinity problem in Ponds R5 and S5. National Environmental Policy Act (40
Alternative Mountain View C. Several Following public review of the Draft CFR 1506.6).
additional new trails and viewing EIS/EIR, USFWS and the California Dated: May 20, 2016.
platforms would be installed or replaced State Coastal Conservancy, in Ren Lohoefener,
to improve recreation and public access coordination with the Project Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region.
at the pond cluster. To continue Management Team and other project
providing water to the City of Mountain [FR Doc. 2016–13100 Filed 6–2–16; 8:45 am]
partners, identified the preferred
View’s Shoreline Park sailing lake, a alternative, which is based on
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
new water intake would be constructed restoration enhancements at all four
at the proposed breach between Pond pond clusters, as well as maintained or
A1 and Charleston Slough. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
increased flood protection and
Alviso—A8 Ponds additional public access and recreation Fish and Wildlife Service
features at two of the Phase 2 pond
Alternative A8 B clusters.
[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2016–0071;
FXIA16710900000–156–FF09A30000]
Alternative A8 B proposes the Preferred Alternative: The preferred
construction of habitat transition zones alternative at each pond cluster is as Endangered Species; Receipt of
in Pond A8S’s southwest corner, Applications for Permit
follows:
southeast corner, or both, depending on
the amount of material available. • At the Island Ponds it is Alternative AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Island B, with one restoration Interior.
Ravenswood Ponds component of Alternative Island C ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications
Alternative Ravenswood B included, which is to widen only the for permit.
Alternative Ravenswood B would westernmost of the two existing
breaches on the south side of Pond A19. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
open Pond R4 to tidal flows, improve
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
levees to provide additional flood • At the Mountain View Ponds it is
comment on the following applications
protection, create habitat transition zone essentially Alternative Mountain View
to conduct certain activities with
along the western edge of Pond R4, B, with the substitution of one habitat
endangered species. With some
establish managed ponds to improve enhancement (do not include
exceptions, the Endangered Species Act
habitat for diving and dabbling birds, Charleston Slough in tidal marsh
(ESA) prohibits activities with listed
increase pond connectivity, and add a restoration but do construct a habitat
species unless Federal authorization is
viewing platform to improve recreation transition zone across the entire
acquired that allows such activities.
and public access. southern extent of Pond A1, but only
across central portion of A2W) and the DATES: We must receive comments or
Alternative Ravenswood C requests for documents on or before July
addition of one public access
Alternative Ravenswood C would be component drawn from Mountain View 5, 2016.
similar to Alternative Ravenswood B, C (add recreational trail on eastern levee ADDRESSES: Submitting Comments: You
with the following exceptions: Ponds R5 of Pond A2W to the northeast corner of may submit comments by one of the
and S5 would be converted to a Pond A2W). There is also a modification following methods:
particular type of managed pond that is of one of the flood protection features • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
operated to maintain intertidal mudflat presented in the two action alternatives www.regulations.gov. Follow the
elevation; water control structures (raise the Coast Casey Forebay levee instructions for submitting comments
would be installed on Pond R3 to allow along southern border of Charleston on Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2016–0071.
for improvement to the habitat for Slough and maintain necessary access to • U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public
western snowy plover; an additional existing utilities adjacent to that levee). Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No.
habitat transition zone would be FWS–HQ–IA–2016–0071; U.S. Fish and
• At the A8 Ponds it is Alternative A8 Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS:
constructed; and two public access and
B, except that the top elevation of the BPHC; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls
recreational trails and additional
proposed transition zones has been Church, VA 22041–3803.
viewing platforms would be
increased to provide greater erosion When submitting comments, please
constructed.
protection. indicate the name of the applicant and
Alternative Ravenswood D • At the Ravenswood Ponds it is the PRT# you are commenting on. We
Alternative Ravenswood D would similar to Alternative Ravenswood B, in will post all comments on http://
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES

open Pond R4 to tidal flows, improve its restoration goals and features for www.regulations.gov. This generally
levees to provide additional flood Ponds R3, R4, R5, and S5, but it also means that we will post any personal
protection, create two habitat transition includes an additional habitat transition information you provide us (see the
zones in Pond R4, establish enhanced zone and a trail on the eastern edge of Public Comments section below for
managed ponds in Ponds R5 and S5, Ponds R5 and S5, all of which were more information). Viewing Comments:
increase pond connectivity, enhance included in Alternatives Ravenswood C Comments and materials we receive will
Pond R3 for western snowy plover and D. be available for public inspection on

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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 5, 2016.
Contact		Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104 (telephone); (703) 358-2281 (fax); [email protected] (email).
FR Citation		81 FR 35792

81 FR 35792 - Endangered Species; Receipt of Applications for Permit

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORFish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 107 (June 3, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service