83_FR_46930 83 FR 46751 - Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt of Permit Applications

83 FR 46751 - Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt of Permit Applications

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 179 (September 14, 2018)

Page Range46751-46752
FR Document2018-20008

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on applications to conduct certain activities with foreign species that are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities with listed species unless Federal authorization is issued that allows such activities. The ESA also requires that we invite public comment before issuing permits for endangered species.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 179 (Friday, September 14, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 179 (Friday, September 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46751-46752]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20008]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2018-0077; FXIA16710900000-178-FF09A30000]


Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt of Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to 
comment on applications to conduct certain activities with foreign 
species that are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act 
(ESA). With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities with listed 
species unless Federal authorization is issued that allows such 
activities. The ESA also requires that we invite public comment before 
issuing permits for endangered species.

DATES: We must receive comments by October 15, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: The applications, application 
supporting materials, and any comments and other materials that we 
receive will be available for public inspection at http://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2018-0077.
    Submitting Comments: When submitting comments, please specify the 
name of the applicant and the permit number at the beginning of your 
comment. You may submit comments by one of the following methods:
     Internet: http://www.regulations.gov. Search for and 
submit comments on Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2018-0077.
     U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing, 
Attn: Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2018-0077; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
Headquarters, MS: BPHC; 5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA 22041-
3803.
    For more information, see Public Comment Procedures under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703-358-
2104, via email at DMAFR@fws.gov, or via the Federal Relay Service at 
800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Comment Procedures

A. How do I comment on submitted applications?

    You may submit your comments and materials by one of the methods in 
ADDRESSES. We will not consider comments sent by email or fax, or to an 
address not in ADDRESSES. We will not consider or include in our 
administrative record comments we receive after the close of the 
comment period (see DATES).
    When submitting comments, please specify the name of the applicant 
and the permit number at the beginning of your comment. Please make 
your requests or comments as specific as possible, and explain the 
basis for your comments. Provide sufficient information 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.

B. May I review comments submitted by others?

    You may view and comment on others' public comments on http://www.regulations.gov, unless our allowing so would violate the Privacy 
Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).

C. Who will see my comments?

    If you submit a comment at http://www.regulations.gov, your entire 
comment, including any personal identifying information, will be posted 
on the website. If you submit a hardcopy comment that includes personal 
identifying information, such as your address, phone number, or email 
address, 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. Moreover, all submissions from organizations 
or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as 
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be 
made available for public disclosure in their entirety.

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 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we 
invite public comments on permit applications before final action is 
taken. With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities with listed 
species unless Federal authorization is acquired that allows such 
activities. Permits issued under section 10 of the ESA allow activities 
for scientific purposes or to enhance the propagation or survival of 
the affected species. Regulations regarding permit issuance under the 
ESA are in title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations in part 17.

III. Permit Applications

    We invite comments on the following applications:
    Applicant: Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, CA; Permit 
No. 98983C
    The applicant requests a permit to export one captive-bred male 
giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) to China Conservation and Research 
Center for the Giant Panda, Dujiangyan City, China, for the purpose of 
enhancing the propagation or survival of the species. This notification 
is for a single export.
    Applicant: Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, CA; Permit 
No. 98985C

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    The applicant requests a permit to re-export one captive-bred 
female giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) to China Conservation and 
Research Center for the Giant Panda, Dujiangyan City, China, for the 
purpose of enhancing the propagation or survival of the species. This 
notification is for a single export.

IV. Next Steps

    If we issue either of the permits listed in this notice, we will 
publish a notice in the Federal Register. You may locate the notice 
announcing the permit issuance by searching http://www.regulations.gov 
for the permit number listed above in this document. For example, to 
find information about the potential issuance of Permit No. 98983C, you 
would go to regulations.gov and search for ``98983C''.

V. Authority

    We issue this notice under the authority of the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and its implementing 
regulations.

Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2018-20008 Filed 9-13-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 179 / Friday, September 14, 2018 / Notices 46751 Applicant: Geoffrey Corn, Springfield, before issuing permits for endangered B. May I review comments submitted by CO; Permit No. 70482C species. others? Applicant: David Sanson, Walnut You may view and comment on DATES: We must receive comments by Creek, CA; Permit No. 73144C others’ public comments on http:// Applicant: Janelle Manion, October 15, 2018. www.regulations.gov, unless our Anchorage, AK; Permit No. 74740C ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: The allowing so would violate the Privacy Applicant: Matthew Severs, Park City, applications, application supporting Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or Freedom of KY; Permit No. 75883C materials, and any comments and other Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). Applicant: Stephen Leblanc, Parker, materials that we receive will be CO; Permit No. 75904C available for public inspection at http:// C. Who will see my comments? Applicant: AnnMarie Meyer, www.regulations.gov in Docket No. If you submit a comment at http:// Macomb, IL; Permit No. 75905C FWS–HQ–IA–2018–0077. www.regulations.gov, your entire Applicant: Brian Johnson, Tucson, Submitting Comments: When comment, including any personal AZ; Permit No. 69508C submitting comments, please specify the identifying information, will be posted Applicant: Mark Hettervig, Oregon name of the applicant and the permit on the website. If you submit a City, OR; Permit No. 69673C number at the beginning of your hardcopy comment that includes Applicant: Ernest Dosio, Lodi, CA; comment. You may submit comments personal identifying information, such Permit No. 62557C by one of the following methods: as your address, phone number, or Applicant: Christian Rothermel, • Internet: http:// email address, you may request at the Mohnton, PA; Permit No. 54295C www.regulations.gov. Search for and top of your document that we withhold IV. Next Steps submit comments on Docket No. FWS– this information from public review. HQ–IA–2018–0077. However, we cannot guarantee that we If we issue permits to any of the • U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public will be able to do so. Moreover, all applicants listed in this notice, we will submissions from organizations or Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. publish a notice in the Federal Register. businesses, and from individuals FWS–HQ–IA–2018–0077; U.S. Fish and You may locate the notice announcing identifying themselves as Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS: the permit issuance date by searching representatives or officials of BPHC; 5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls http://www.regulations.gov for the organizations or businesses, will be Church, VA 22041–3803. permit number listed above in this made available for public disclosure in document (e.g., #####X). For more information, see Public Comment Procedures under their entirety. V. Authority SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. II. Background We issue this notice under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To help us carry out our conservation authority of the Endangered Species Act Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703–358– responsibilities for affected species, and of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 2104, via email at DMAFR@fws.gov, or in consideration of section 10(a)(1)(A) of seq.), and its implementing regulations. via the Federal Relay Service at 800– the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 877–8339. amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Brenda Tapia, Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: we invite public comments on permit of Permits, Division of Management applications before final action is taken. I. Public Comment Procedures Authority. With some exceptions, the ESA [FR Doc. 2018–20009 Filed 9–13–18; 8:45 am] A. How do I comment on submitted prohibits activities with listed species BILLING CODE 4333–15–P applications? unless Federal authorization is acquired that allows such activities. Permits You may submit your comments and issued under section 10 of the ESA materials by one of the methods in DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR allow activities for scientific purposes ADDRESSES. We will not consider or to enhance the propagation or comments sent by email or fax, or to an Fish and Wildlife Service survival of the affected species. address not in ADDRESSES. We will not Regulations regarding permit issuance [Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2018–0077; consider or include in our FXIA16710900000–178–FF09A30000] under the ESA are in title 50 of the Code administrative record comments we of Federal Regulations in part 17. receive after the close of the comment Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt period (see DATES). III. Permit Applications of Permit Applications When submitting comments, please We invite comments on the following AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, specify the name of the applicant and applications: Interior. the permit number at the beginning of Applicant: Zoological Society of San ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit your comment. Please make your Diego, San Diego, CA; Permit No. applications. requests or comments as specific as 98983C possible, and explain the basis for your The applicant requests a permit to SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and comments. Provide sufficient export one captive-bred male giant Wildlife Service, invite the public to information to allow us to authenticate panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) to comment on applications to conduct any scientific or commercial data you China Conservation and Research certain activities with foreign species include. 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46752 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 179 / Friday, September 14, 2018 / Notices The applicant requests a permit to re- materials, and any comments and other allowing so would violate the Privacy export one captive-bred female giant materials that we receive will be Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or Freedom of panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) to available for public inspection at http:// Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). China Conservation and Research www.regulations.gov in Docket No. C. Who will see my comments? Center for the Giant Panda, Dujiangyan FWS–HQ–IA–2018–0031. City, China, for the purpose of Submitting Comments: When If you submit a comment via http:// enhancing the propagation or survival of submitting comments, please specify the www.regulations.gov, your entire the species. This notification is for a name of the applicant and the permit comment, including any personal single export. number at the beginning of your identifying information, will be posted comment. You may submit comments on the website. If you submit a IV. Next Steps by one of the following methods: hardcopy comment that includes If we issue either of the permits listed • Internet: http:// personal identifying information, such in this notice, we will publish a notice www.regulations.gov. Search for and as your address, phone number, or in the Federal Register. You may locate submit comments on Docket No. FWS– email address, you may request at the the notice announcing the permit HQ–IA–2018–0031. top of your document that we withhold issuance by searching http:// • U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public this information from public review. www.regulations.gov for the permit Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. However, we cannot guarantee that we number listed above in this document. FWS–HQ–IA–2018–0031; U.S. Fish and will be able to do so. All submissions For example, to find information about Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS: from organizations or businesses, and the potential issuance of Permit No. BPHC; 5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls from individuals identifying themselves 98983C, you would go to Church, VA 22041–3803. as representatives or officials of regulations.gov and search for For more information, see Public organizations or businesses, will be ‘‘98983C’’. Comment Procedures under made available for public disclosure in V. Authority SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. their entirety. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: We issue this notice under the II. Background authority of the Endangered Species Act Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703–358– of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 2104, via email at DMAFR@fws.gov, or To help us carry out our conservation seq.), and its implementing regulations. via the Federal Relay Service at 800– responsibilities for affected species, and 877–8339. in consideration of section 10(a)(1)(A) of Brenda Tapia, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), of Permits, Division of Management I. Public Comment Procedures we invite public comment on permit Authority. applications before final action is taken. A. How do I comment on submitted [FR Doc. 2018–20008 Filed 9–13–18; 8:45 am] applications? With some exceptions, the ESA BILLING CODE 4333–15–P You may submit your comments and prohibits activities with listed species materials by one of the methods in unless Federal authorization is acquired ADDRESSES. We will not consider that allows such activities. Permits DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR issued under section 10 of the ESA comments sent by email or fax, or to an address not in ADDRESSES. We will not allow activities for scientific purposes Fish and Wildlife Service consider or include in our or to enhance the propagation or [Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2018–0031; administrative record comments we survival of the affected species. FXIA16710900000–178–FF09A30000] receive after the close of the comment III. Permit Applications Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt period (see DATES). When submitting comments, please We invite the public to comment on of Permit Applications the following applications. specify the name of the applicant and AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, the permit number at the beginning of Applicants: Erich D. Jarvis and Olivier Interior. your comment. Please make your Fedrigo, Rockefeller University, New ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit requests or comments as specific as York, NY; Permit No. 43635C applications. possible, confine your comments to The applicants request a permit to issues for which we seek comments in import biological samples of all SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and this notice, and explain the basis for endangered vertebrate species Wildlife Service, invite the public to your comments. Provide sufficient worldwide for the purposes of scientific comment on applications to conduct information to allow us to authenticate research. This notification covers certain activities with foreign species any scientific or commercial data you activities to be conducted by the that are listed as endangered under the include. The comments and applicant over a 5-year period. Endangered Species Act (ESA). With recommendations that will be most Applicant: North Carolina State some exceptions, the ESA prohibits useful and likely to influence agency University, Raleigh, NC; Permit No. activities with listed species unless decisions are: (1) Those supported by 53023C Federal authorization is acquired that quantitative information or studies; and allows such activities. The ESA also The applicant requests a permit to (2) those that include citations to, and requires that we invite public comment import hawksbill sea turtle analyses of, the applicable laws and daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES before issuing permits for endangered (Eretmochelys imbricata) biological regulations. species. samples for the purposes of scientific DATES: We must receive comments by B. May I review comments submitted by research. This notification covers October 15, 2018. others? activities to be conducted by the ADDRESSES: You may view and comment on applicant over a 5-year period. Obtaining Documents: The others’ public comments on http:// Applicant: Robert Temple, East applications, application supporting www.regulations.gov, unless our Stroudsburg, PA; Permit No. 66265C VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:06 Sep 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14SEN1.SGM 14SEN1


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Document Modified: 2018-09-14 03:02:56
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of receipt of permit applications.
DatesWe must receive comments by October 15, 2018.
ContactBrenda Tapia, by phone at 703-358- 2104, via email at [email protected], or via the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.
FR Citation83 FR 46751 
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