83 FR 46752 - Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt of Permit Applications
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 179 (September 14, 2018)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 179 (September 14, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-20011 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 179 (Friday, September 14, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 46752-46753] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-20011] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2018-0031; FXIA16710900000-178-FF09A30000] Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt of Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 acquired 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-2018-0031. 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-2018-0031. U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2018-0031; 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 [email protected], 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, confine your comments to issues for which we seek comments in this notice, 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 via 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. 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 comment 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. III. Permit Applications We invite the public to comment on the following applications. Applicants: Erich D. Jarvis and Olivier Fedrigo, Rockefeller University, New York, NY; Permit No. 43635C The applicants request a permit to import biological samples of all endangered vertebrate species worldwide for the purposes of scientific research. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period. Applicant: North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Permit No. 53023C The applicant requests a permit to import hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) biological samples for the purposes of scientific research. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period. Applicant: Robert Temple, East Stroudsburg, PA; Permit No. 66265C [[Page 46753]] The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba) to enhance species propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period. Applicant: Viktoria Oelze, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA; Permit No. 70671C The applicant requests a permit to import 70 hair samples derived from wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany, to enhance the propagation or survival of the species through scientific research. This notification is for a single import. Applicant: Regents of University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN; Permit No. 78622C The applicant requests a permit to import one non-viable egg from a Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) from the Galapagos, Ecuador, for the purpose of scientific research. This notification is for a single import. Applicant: Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN; Permit No. 59230C The applicant requests a permit to import 10 skin biopsy samples derived from wild leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) from the Goldring-Gund Marine Biology Station, Playa Grande, Santa Cruz, Costa Rica, for scientific research. This notification is for a single import. Applicant: Noel Garcia, Sterling, VA; Permit No. 60345C The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba) to enhance species propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period. Applicant: Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, CA; Permit No. 15316B The applicant requests renewal of a permit to export and reimport nonliving museum/herbarium specimens of endangered and threatened species (excluding animals) previously legally accessioned into the applicant's collection for scientific research. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period. Applicant: Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL; Permit No. 698170 The applicant requests renewal of a permit to export and reimport nonliving museum specimens of endangered and threatened species 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. Multiple Trophy Applicants Each of the following applicants requests a permit to import a sport-hunted trophy 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: James Wilson, Meridian, ID; Permit No. 79707C Applicant: Louis Wickas, Gallipolis, OH; Permit No. 78075C Applicant: Scott Goeddel, Waterloo, IL; Permit No. 80972C Applicant: Ray Penner, North Newton, KS; Permit No. 80975C IV. Next Steps If we issue permits to any of the applicants listed in this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register. You may locate the notice announcing the permit issuance date by searching http://www.regulations.gov for the permit number listed above in this document (e.g., Permit No. 12345A). 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.). Brenda Tapia, Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority. [FR Doc. 2018-20011 Filed 9-13-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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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.
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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
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The applicant requests a captive-bred The applicant requests renewal of a 1969 (NEPA), as amended, and the
wildlife registration under 50 CFR permit to export and reimport nonliving Federal Land Policy and Management
17.21(g) for the golden parakeet museum specimens of endangered and Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of
(Guarouba guarouba) to enhance threatened species previously Land Management (BLM) has prepared
species propagation or survival. This accessioned into the applicant’s a Draft Environmental Impact Statement
notification covers activities to be collection for scientific research. This (EIS) for the Rossi Mine Expansion
conducted by the applicant over a 5- notification covers activities to be Project. This notice announces the
year period. conducted by the applicant over a 5- availability of the Draft EIS and the
Applicant: Viktoria Oelze, University of year period. opening of the comment period.
California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA; DATES: To ensure that comments will be
Multiple Trophy Applicants
Permit No. 70671C considered, the BLM must receive
Each of the following applicants written comments on the Draft EIS for
The applicant requests a permit to
requests a permit to import a sport- the Rossi Mine Expansion Project
import 70 hair samples derived from
hunted trophy of a male bontebok within 45 days following the date the
wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes
(Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled Environmental Protection Agency
verus) from the Max Planck Institute for
from a captive herd maintained under publishes its Notice of Availability in
Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig,
the management program of the the Federal Register. The BLM will
Germany, to enhance the propagation or
Republic of South Africa, for the announce future meetings and any other
survival of the species through scientific
purpose of enhancing the propagation or public involvement activities at least 15
research. This notification is for a single
survival of the species. days prior to the close of the comment
import.
Applicant: James Wilson, Meridian, ID; period through public notices, media
Applicant: Regents of University of Permit No. 79707C releases and/or mailings.
Minnesota, St. Paul, MN; Permit No. Applicant: Louis Wickas, Gallipolis, ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
78622C OH; Permit No. 78075C related to the Rossi Mine Expansion
The applicant requests a permit to Applicant: Scott Goeddel, Waterloo, IL; Project by any of the following methods:
import one non-viable egg from a Permit No. 80972C • Email: blm_nv_eldo_rossimine_
Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) Applicant: Ray Penner, North Newton, project_eis@blm.gov;
from the Galapagos, Ecuador, for the KS; Permit No. 80975C • Fax: 775–753–0347; or
purpose of scientific research. This
IV. Next Steps • Mail: Bureau of Land Management,
notification is for a single import. Rossi Mine Expansion Project,
Applicant: Indiana University–Purdue If we issue permits to any of the Attention: Janice Stadelman, Project
University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, applicants listed in this notice, we will Manager, 3900 Idaho Street, Elko,
IN; Permit No. 59230C publish a notice in the Federal Register. Nevada 89801.
The applicant requests a permit to You may locate the notice announcing Copies of the Draft EIS for the Rossi
import 10 skin biopsy samples derived the permit issuance date by searching Mine Expansion Project are available at
from wild leatherback sea turtles http://www.regulations.gov for the the BLM Elko District Office, located at
(Dermochelys coriacea) from the permit number listed above in this the address above; at the BLM’s NEPA
Goldring-Gund Marine Biology Station, document (e.g., Permit No. 12345A). eplanning website at https://go.usa.gov/
Playa Grande, Santa Cruz, Costa Rica, V. Authority xnRCr; or through eplanning on the
for scientific research. This notification BLM’s website at http://www.blm.gov/
We issue this notice under the nv.
is for a single import. authority of the Endangered Species Act
Applicant: Noel Garcia, Sterling, VA; of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Permit No. 60345C seq.). Janice Stadelman, Project Manager, at
The applicant requests a captive-bred telephone, 775–753–0346; address, 3900
Brenda Tapia, Idaho Street, Elko, NV 89801; or email,
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
17.21(g) for the golden parakeet Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch blm_nv_eldo_rossimine_project_eis@
of Permits, Division of Management blm.gov.
(Guarouba guarouba) to enhance Authority.
species propagation or survival. This Persons who use a
notification covers activities to be
[FR Doc. 2018–20011 Filed 9–13–18; 8:45 am] telecommunications device for the deaf
conducted by the applicant over a 5- BILLING CODE 4333–15–P (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
year period. Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
contact the above individual during
Applicant: Rancho Santa Ana Botanic DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR normal business hours. The FRS is
Garden, Claremont, CA; Permit No.
available 24 hours a day, seven days a
15316B Bureau of Land Management week, to leave a message or question
The applicant requests renewal of a [LLNVE02000–L5110.0000–GN.0000– with the above individual. You will
permit to export and reimport nonliving LV.EM.F1503680–15X MO# 4500119719] receive a reply during normal business
museum/herbarium specimens of hours.
endangered and threatened species Notice of Availability of the Draft SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft
(excluding animals) previously legally Environmental Impact Statement for EIS addresses the direct, indirect, and
accessioned into the applicant’s the Rossi Mine Expansion Project, cumulative environmental impacts of
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
collection for scientific research. This Elko County, Nevada the proposed action and alternatives.
notification covers activities to be AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Halliburton Energy Services proposes a
conducted by the applicant over a 5- Interior. modification to their plan of operations
year period. for the Rossi Mine Project. The existing
ACTION: Notice of availability.
Applicant: Field Museum of Natural infrastructure would continue to be
History, Chicago, IL; Permit No. SUMMARY: In accordance with the used, but would be expanded to support
698170 National Environmental Policy Act of the continuation of the open pit mining
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of receipt of permit applications. | |
| Dates | We must receive comments by October 15, 2018. | |
| Contact | Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703-358- 2104, via email at [email protected], or via the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 46752 |
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