82_FR_44179 82 FR 43998 - Foreign Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Applications for Permit

82 FR 43998 - Foreign Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Applications for Permit

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 181 (September 20, 2017)

Page Range43998-43999
FR Document2017-19983

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered and threatened 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 82 Issue 181 (Wednesday, September 20, 2017) 
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2017-0049; 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 and threatened 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 
October 20, 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-2017-0049.
     U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing, 
Attn: Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2017-0043; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
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 Public Comments, below, 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 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.

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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; Jan. 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.

Applicant: Matthew Barber, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR; PRT-38968C

    The applicant requests a permit to purchase in interstate commerce 
cell lines of gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), bonobo (Pan paniscus), and 
Borneo orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) from Coriell Institute for Medical 
Research, Camden, NJ, for the purpose of scientific research. This 
notification is for a single interstate commerce transaction.

Applicant: William Montgomery, Elgin, TX; PRT-65009A

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

Applicant: Mario Gutierrez, San Antonio, TX; PRT-32933C

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

Applicant: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM; PRT-36123C

    The applicant requests a permit to import scientific samples from 
captive-bred blue-throated macaw (Ara glaucogularis) from the United 
Kingdom, for scientific research. This notification is for a single 
import.

Applicant: Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Tacoma, WA; PRT-31674C

    The applicant requests authorization to import 16 clouded leopards 
(Neofelis nebulosa) from Thailand to enhance propagation or survival of 
the species. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the 
applicant over a 5-year period.

Applicant: Little Rock Zoological Gardens, Little Rock, AR; PRT-680316

    The applicant requests a renewal and amendment to a captive-bred 
wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for cheetah (Acinonyx 
jubatus) and chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) to enhance species 
propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to be 
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

Applicant: Zoo of Acadiana, LLC, WA; PRT-209126

    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species, to enhance species 
propagation or survival: Scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), addax 
(Addax nasomaculatus), brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus), black lemur 
(Eulemur macaco), ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), black and white 
ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata), red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra), 
Diana monkey (Cercopithecus diana), lion-tailed macaque (Macaca 
silenus), white-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar), leopard (Panthera 
pardus), salmon-crested cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis), white cockatoo 
(Cacatua alba), military macaw (Ara militaris), Bactrian camel (Camelus 
bactrianus), African lion (Panthera leo), tiger (Panthera tigris), and 
clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa). This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

Trophy Applicants

    The following applicants each request a permit to import sport-
hunted trophies of a 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 enhancing the 
propagation or survival of the species.

Applicant: John Thomas, Kootenai, ID; PRT-32052C

Applicant: Joseph F. Mandola, Columbus, TX; PRT-39695C

Applicant: David R. Puck, Double Oak, TX; PRT-36319C

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 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 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 regulations.gov.

VI. Authority

    The authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Joyce Russell,
Government Information Specialist, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
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HUD–2205A is used to Permit concerning any of the applications to certify the actual costs of acquisition or AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, the contact listed under FOR FURTHER refinancing of projects insured under Interior. INFORMATION CONTACT. Please include Section 223(f) program. ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications the Federal Register notice publication Respondents (i.e., affected public): for permit. date, the PRT-number, and the name of Business or other for profit. Not for the applicant in your request or SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and submission. We will not consider profit institution. Wildlife Service, invite the public to requests or comments sent to an email Estimated Number of Respondents: comment on the following applications or address not listed under ADDRESSES. 1,668. to conduct certain activities with If you provide an email address in your Estimated Number of Responses: endangered and threatened species. request for copies of applications, we 1,668. With some exceptions, the Endangered will attempt to respond to your request Species Act (ESA) prohibits activities Frequency of Response: 1. electronically. with listed species unless Federal Average Hours per Response: 19. authorization is acquired that allows Please make your requests or such activities. comments as specific as possible. Please Total Estimated Burden: 12,224. confine your comments to issues for DATES: We must receive comments or B. Solicitation of Public Comment requests for documents on or before which we seek comments in this notice, October 20, 2017. and explain the basis for your This notice is soliciting comments comments. Include sufficient ADDRESSES: Submitting Comments: You from members of the public and affected information with your comments to may submit comments by one of the parties concerning the collection of allow us to authenticate any scientific or following methods: information described in Section A on commercial data you include. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// the following: www.regulations.gov. Follow the The comments and recommendations (1) Whether the proposed collection instructions for submitting comments that will be most useful and likely to of information is necessary for the on Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0049. influence agency decisions are: (1) proper performance of the functions of • U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Those supported by quantitative the agency, including whether the Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. information or studies; and (2) Those information will have practical utility; FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0043; U.S. Fish and that include citations to, and analyses Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC; 5275 of, the applicable laws and regulations. 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Next Steps Accountable Government,’’ and the nebulosa) from Thailand to enhance If the Service decides to issue permits President’s Memorandum for the Heads propagation or survival of the species. to any of the applicants listed in this of Executive Departments and Agencies This notification covers activities to be notice, we will publish a notice in the of January 21, 2009—Transparency and conducted by the applicant over a 5- Federal Register. You may locate the Open Government (74 FR 4685; Jan. 26, year period. Federal Register notice announcing the 2009), which call on all Federal permit issuance date by searching agencies to promote openness and Applicant: Little Rock Zoological regulations.gov under the permit transparency in Government by Gardens, Little Rock, AR; PRT–680316 number listed in this document. disclosing information to the public, we invite public comment on these permit The applicant requests a renewal and V. Public Comments applications before final action is taken. amendment to a captive-bred wildlife You may submit your comments and registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for materials concerning this notice by one III. Permit Applications cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) and of the methods listed in ADDRESSES. We We invite the public to comment on chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) to will not consider comments sent by applications to conduct certain enhance species propagation or email or fax or to an address not listed activities with endangered species. With survival. This notification covers in ADDRESSES. some exceptions, the Endangered activities to be conducted by the If you submit a comment via Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; applicant over a 5-year period. regulations.gov, your entire comment, ESA) prohibits activities with listed including any personal identifying species unless Federal authorization is Applicant: Zoo of Acadiana, LLC, WA; information, will be posted on the Web acquired that allows such activities. PRT–209126 site. If you submit a hardcopy comment Applicant: Matthew Barber, University The applicant requests a captive-bred that includes personal identifying of Oregon, Eugene, OR; PRT–38968C wildlife registration under 50 CFR information, you may request at the top 17.21(g) for the following species, to of your document that we withhold this The applicant requests a permit to enhance species propagation or information from public review. purchase in interstate commerce cell However, we cannot guarantee that we lines of gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), bonobo survival: Scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx will be able to do so. (Pan paniscus), and Borneo orangutan dammah), addax (Addax We will post all hardcopy comments (Pongo pygmaeus) from Coriell Institute nasomaculatus), brown lemur (Eulemur on regulations.gov. for Medical Research, Camden, NJ, for fulvus), black lemur (Eulemur macaco), the purpose of scientific research. This ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), black VI. Authority notification is for a single interstate and white ruffed lemur (Varecia The authority for this action is the commerce transaction. variegata), red ruffed lemur (Varecia Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 Applicant: William Montgomery, Elgin, rubra), Diana monkey (Cercopithecus U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). TX; PRT–65009A diana), lion-tailed macaque (Macaca Joyce Russell, The applicant requests renewal of a silenus), white-handed gibbon Government Information Specialist, Branch captive-bred wildlife registration under (Hylobates lar), leopard (Panthera of Permits, Division of Management 50 CFR 17.21(g) for radiated tortoise pardus), salmon-crested cockatoo Authority. (Astrochelys radiata) to enhance species (Cacatua moluccensis), white cockatoo [FR Doc. 2017–19983 Filed 9–19–17; 8:45 am] propagation or survival. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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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 October 20, 2017.
ContactJoyce 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 Citation82 FR 43998 
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