82 FR 32374 - Foreign Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Applications for Permit

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 133 (July 13, 2017)

Page Range		32374-32376
FR Document		2017-14673

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) 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

[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2017-0032; FXIA16710900000-178-FF09A30000]


Foreign Endangered and Threatened 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, marine mammals, or both. With some exceptions, 
the Endangered Species Act (ESA) 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 
August 14, 2017.

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-2017-0032.
     U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing, 
Attn: Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2017-0032; 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 
for more information).
    Viewing Comments: Comments and materials we receive will be 
available for public inspection on 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: Joyce Russell, Government Information 
Specialist, Division of Management Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service Headquarters, MS: IA; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 
22041-3803; telephone (703) 358-2023; facsimile (703) 358-2280.

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 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 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

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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.

III. Permit Applications

    We invite the public to comment on applications to conduct certain 
activities with endangered species. With some exceptions, the 
Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; ESA) prohibits 
activities with listed species unless Federal authorization is acquired 
that allows such activities.

A. Endangered Species

Applicant: Dallas World Aquarium, Dallas, TX; PRT-15974C and 15975C

    The applicant requests a permit to import specimens of two male and 
one female captive-bred resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) from 
Mexico to enhance the propagation or survival of the species.

Applicant: Columbus Zoo & Aquarium, Powell, OH; PRT-29603C

    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for African lion (Panthera leo leo), African penguin 
(Spheniscus demersus), Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica), Asian 
elephant (Elephas maximus), Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), bonobo 
(Pan paniscus), cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), black rhinoceros Diceros 
bicornis), red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis), mandrill (Mandrillus 
sphinx), and Western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), to enhance the 
propagation or survival of the species. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

Applicant: Joan Hemker, Hemker Park and Zoo, Freeport, MN; PRT-21468B

    The applicant requests an amendment of an existing captive-bred 
wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for bontebok (Damaliscus 
pygargus), Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi), 
white-naped crane (Grus vipio), black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis), 
and red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis), to enhance the propagation or 
survival of the species. This notification covers activities to be 
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

Applicant: Feld Entertainment, Inc., Palmetto, FL; PRT-30596C

    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) to enhance the 
propagation or survival of the species. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

Applicant: Memphis Zoo, Memphis, TN; PRT-10014C

    The applicant requests a permit to import two captive-born female 
Komodo monitors (Varanus komodoensis) from the Calgary Zoo in Alberta, 
Canada, to enhance the propagation or survival of the species.

Applicant: Disney's Animal Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista, FL; PRT-30605C

    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for red-collared lemur (Eulemur collaris), ring-tailed 
lemur (Lemur catta), golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia), 
cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus), lion-tailed macaque (Macaca 
silenus), mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx), white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus 
leucogenys), siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus), western lowland 
gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), African lion 
(Panthera leo leo), Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae), African 
wild dog (Lycaon pictus), Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi), Hartmann's 
mountain zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae), Somali wild ass (Equus 
africanus somaliensis), southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum 
simum), black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), North Sulawesi babirusa 
(Babyrousa celebensis), Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii), red lechwe (Kobus 
leche), white-naped crane (Grus vipio), radiated tortoise (Astrochelys 
radiata), Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra), and Komodo monitor 
(Varanus komodoensis), to enhance the propagation or survival of the 
species. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the 
applicant over a 5-year period.
Museum Applicant
Applicant: Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI; PRT-700877

    The applicant requests a renewal of a permit to export and reimport 
nonliving museum specimens of endangered and threatened species that 
were previously accessioned into the applicant's collection for 
scientific research. This notification covers activities to be 
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

IV. Next Steps

    If the Service decides to issue permits to any of the applicants 
listed in this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal 
Register. You may locate the Federal Register notice announcing the 
permit issuance date by searching in www.regulations.gov under the 
permit number listed in this document.

V. Public Comments

    You may submit your comments and materials concerning this notice 
by one of the methods listed in ADDRESSES. We will not consider 
comments sent by email or fax or to an address not listed in ADDRESSES.
    If you submit a comment via http://www.regulations.gov, your entire 
comment, including any personal identifying information, will be posted 
on the Web site. If you submit a hardcopy comment that includes 
personal identifying information, you may request at the top of your 
document that we withhold this information from public review. However, 
we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    We will post all hardcopy comments on http://www.regulations.gov.

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VI. Authorities

    Endangered Species Act of 1973, (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– the following: (1) Whether the proposed FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0032; U.S. Fish and
8339. collection of information is necessary Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: for the proper performance of the BPHC; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls
Pamela Beck Danner, Administrator, functions of the agency, including Church, VA 22041–3803.
Office of Manufactured Housing whether the information will have When submitting comments, please
Programs, Office of Housing, practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the indicate the name of the applicant and
Department of Housing and Urban agency’s estimate of the burden of the the PRT# you are commenting on. We
Development, 451 7th Street SW., proposed collection of information; (3) will post all comments on http://
Washington, DC 20410, telephone 202– Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and www.regulations.gov. This generally
708–6423. This is not a toll-free number. clarity of the information to be means that we will post any personal
Persons with hearing or speech collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the information you provide us (see the
impairments may access this number burden of the collection of information Public Comments section for more
through TTY by calling the toll-free on those who are to respond; including information).
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. through the use of appropriate Viewing Comments: Comments and
Copies of available documents automated collection techniques or materials we receive will be available
submitted to OMB may be obtained other forms of information technology, for public inspection on http://
from Ms. Danner. e.g., permitting electronic submission of www.regulations.gov, or by
responses. appointment, between 8 a.m. and 4
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
HUD encourages interested parties to p.m., Monday through Friday, except
notice informs the public that HUD is Federal holidays, at the U.S. Fish and
submit comment in response to these
seeking approval from OMB for the Wildlife Service, Division of
questions.
information collection described in Management Authority, 5275 Leesburg
Section A. Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803;
A. Overview of Information Collection telephone 703–358–2095.
Date: June 9, 2017.
Title of Information Collection: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Genger Charles,
Manufactured Home Construction and Joyce Russell, Government Information
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Specialist, Division of Management
Safety Standards Act Reporting. Housing.
OMB Approval Number: 2502–0253. Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
[FR Doc. 2017–14626 Filed 7–12–17; 8:45 am] Service Headquarters, MS: IA; 5275
Type of Request: Revision.
Form Number: None.
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
Description of the Need for the 3803; telephone (703) 358–2023;
Information and Proposed Use: The facsimile (703) 358–2280.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Federal Standards and Procedural
Regulations require manufactured home Fish and Wildlife Service I. Public Comment Procedures
producers to place labels and notices in
and on manufactured homes and [Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0032; A. How do I request copies of
mandate State and Private agencies FXIA16710900000–178–FF09A30000] applications or comment on submitted
participating in the Federal program to applications?
Foreign Endangered and Threatened
issue reports. Under revisions to the Send your request for copies of
Species; Receipt of Applications for
current reporting requirements and applications or comments and materials
Permit
Regulations, a streamlined procedure concerning any of the applications to
has been added that will allow AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, the contact listed under FOR FURTHER
manufacturers, under certain Interior. INFORMATION CONTACT. Please include
circumstances, to complete construction ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications the Federal Register notice publication
of their homes on-site rather than in the for permit. date, the PRT-number, and the name of
factory without first having to obtain the applicant in your request or
advance approval from HUD. In SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and submission. We will not consider
addition, some information collected Wildlife Service, invite the public to requests or comments sent to an email
assists both HUD and State Agency’s in comment on the following applications or address not listed under ADDRESSES.
locating manufactured homes with to conduct certain activities with If you provide an email address in your
defects, which then would create the endangered species, marine mammals, request for copies of applications, we
need for notification and/or correction or both. With some exceptions, the will attempt to respond to your request
by the manufacturer. Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibit electronically.
Respondents (i.e. affected public): activities with listed species unless Please make your requests or
Business or other for-profit. Federal authorization is acquired that comments as specific as possible. Please
Estimated Number of Respondents: allows such activities. confine your comments to issues for
182. DATES: We must receive comments or which we seek comments in this notice,
Estimated Number of Responses: requests for documents on or before and explain the basis for your
105,479. August 14, 2017. comments. Include sufficient
Frequency of Response: Monthly. ADDRESSES: Submitting Comments: You information with your comments to
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Average Hours per Response: 1.5. may submit comments by one of the allow us to authenticate any scientific or
Total Estimated Burdens: 147,515. following methods: commercial data you include.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// The comments and recommendations
B. Solicitation of Public Comment that will be most useful and likely to
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
This notice is soliciting comments instructions for submitting comments influence agency decisions are: (1)
from members of the public and affected on Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0032. Those supported by quantitative
parties concerning the collection of • U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public information or studies; and (2) Those
information described in Section A on Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. that include citations to, and analyses

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VI. Authorities www.usitc.gov). The public record for 4407.10.01.75; 4407.10.01.76;
Endangered Species Act of 1973, (16 these investigations may be viewed on 4407.10.01.77; 4407.10.01.82;
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). the Commission’s electronic docket 4407.10.01.83; 4407.10.01.92;
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. 4407.10.01.93; 4409.10.05.00;
Tina A. Campbell, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 4409.10.10.20; 4409.10.10.40;
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and Scope.—For purposes of these 4409.10.10.60; 4409.10.10.80;
Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife investigations, the Department of 4409.10.20.00; 4409.10.90.20;
Service. Commerce has defined the subject 4409.10.90.40; and 4418.99.10.00.
[FR Doc. 2017–14673 Filed 7–12–17; 8:45 am] merchandise as softwood lumber, Subject merchandise as described
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P siding, flooring and certain other above might be identified on entry
coniferous wood (softwood lumber documentation as stringers, square cut
products).1 The scope includes: box-spring-frame components, fence
INTERNATIONAL TRADE Coniferous wood, sawn, or chipped pickets, truss components, pallet
COMMISSION lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or components, flooring, and door and
not planed, whether or not sanded, or window frame parts. Items so identified
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–566 and 731– might be entered under the following
TA–1342 (Final)] whether or not finger-jointed, of an
actual thickness exceeding six ten-digit HTSUS subheadings in
Softwood Lumber from Canada; millimeters. Chapter 44: 4415.20.40.00;
Coniferous wood siding, flooring, and 4415.20.80.00; 4418.99.90.05;
Scheduling of the Final Phase of
other coniferous wood (other than 4418.99.90.20; 4418.99.90.40;
Countervailing Duty and Antidumping
moldings and dowel rods), including 4418.99.90.95; 4421.91.70.40; and
Duty Investigations
strips and friezes for parquet flooring, 4421.91.97.80.
AGENCY: United States International that is continuously shaped (including, Although these HTSUS subheadings
Trade Commission. but not limited to, tongued, grooved, are provided for convenience and
ACTION: Notice. rebated, chamfered, V-jointed, beaded, customs purposes, the written
molded, rounded) along any of its edges, description of the scope of these
SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives ends, or faces, whether or not planed, investigations is dispositive.
notice of the scheduling of the final The scope of the order excludes the
whether or not sanded, or whether or
phase of antidumping and following items: U.S.-origin lumber
not end-jointed.
countervailing duty investigation Nos. shipped to Canada for processing and
Coniferous drilled and notched
701–TA–566 and 731–TA–1342 (Final) imported into the United States is
lumber and angle cut lumber.
pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the excluded from the scope of the
Coniferous lumber stacked on edge
Act’’) to determine whether an industry investigations if the processing
and fastened together with nails,
in the United States is materially occurring in Canada is limited to one or
whether or not with plywood sheathing.
injured or threatened with material Components or parts of semi-finished more of the following: (1) Kiln drying;
injury, or the establishment of an (2) planing to create smooth-to-size
or unassembled finished products made
industry in the United States is board; or (3) sanding. Box-spring frame
from subject merchandise that would
materially retarded, by reason of kits are excluded if they contain the
otherwise meet the definition of the
imports of softwood lumber from following wooden pieces—two side
scope above.
Canada, provided for in subheadings rails, two end (or top) rails and varying
Softwood lumber product imports are
4407.10.01, 4409.10.05, 4409.10.10, numbers of slats. The side rails and the
generally entered under Chapter 44 of
4409.10.20, 4409.10.90, 4418.90.10. end rails must be radius-cut at both
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
Subject merchandise may also be ends. The kits must be individually
United States (HTSUS). This chapter of
classified in subheadings 4415.20.40, packaged and must contain the exact
the HTSUS covers ‘‘Wood and articles
4415.20.80, 4418.99.90, 4421.91.70, and number of wooden components needed
of wood.’’ Softwood lumber products
4421.91.97 of the Harmonized Tariff to make a particular box spring frame,
that are subject to this investigation are
Schedule of the United States, with no further processing required.
currently classifiable under the
preliminarily determined by the None of the components exceeds 1″ in
following ten-digit HTSUS subheadings
Department of Commerce to be actual thickness or 83″ in length.
in Chapter 44: 4407.10.01.01; Radius-cut box-spring-frame
subsidized and sold at less-than-fair- 4407.10.01.02; 4407.10.01.15;
value. components, not exceeding 1″ in actual
4407.10.01.16; 4407.10.01.17; thickness or 83″ in length, ready for
DATES: Effective June 30, 2017. 4407.10.01.18; 4407.10.01.19; assembly without further processing are
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred 4407.10.01.20; 4407.10.01.42; excluded. The radius cuts must be
Ruggles (202–205–3187, fred.ruggles@ 4407.10.01.43; 4407.10.01.44; present on both ends of the boards and
usitc.gov), Office of Investigations, U.S. 4407.10.01.45; 4407.10.01.46; must be substantially cut so as to
International Trade Commission, 500 E 4407.10.01.47; 4407.10.01.48; completely round one corner.
Street SW., Washington, DC 20436. 4407.10.01.49; 4407.10.01.52; Background.—The final phase of
Hearing-impaired persons can obtain 4407.10.01.53; 4407.10.01.54; these investigations is being scheduled
information on this matter by contacting 4407.10.01.55; 4407.10.01.56; pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b)
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– 4407.10.01.57; 4407.10.01.58; of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
205–1810. Persons with mobility 4407.10.01.59; 4407.10.01.64; 1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of
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impairments who will need special 4407.10.01.65; 4407.10.01.66; affirmative preliminary determinations
assistance in gaining access to the 4407.10.01.67; 4407.10.01.68; by the Department of Commerce that
Commission should contact the Office 4407.10.01.69; 4407.10.01.74; certain benefits which constitute
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. 1 Certain Softwood Lumber Products From
subsidies within the meaning of section
General information concerning the Canada: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of
703 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b) are
Commission may also be obtained by Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 82 FR 29833, June being provided to manufacturers,
accessing its internet server (https:// 30, 2017 producers, or exporters in Canada of

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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 August 14, 2017.
Contact		Joyce Russell, Government Information Specialist, Division of Management Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS: IA; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803; telephone (703) 358-2023; facsimile (703) 358-2280.
FR Citation		82 FR 32374

82 FR 32374 - Foreign Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Applications for Permit

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORFish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 133 (July 13, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service