83_FR_48515 83 FR 48330 - Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt of Permit Applications

83 FR 48330 - Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt of Permit Applications

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 185 (September 24, 2018)

Page Range48330-48331
FR Document2018-20651

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.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 185 (Monday, September 24, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 185 (Monday, September 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48330-48331]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20651]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2018-0022; 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 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 24, 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-2018-0022.
    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-2018-0022.
     U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing, 
Attn: Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2018-0022; 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

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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 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.

III. Permit Applications

    We invite the public to comment on applications to conduct certain 
activities with endangered species. With some exceptions, the ESA 
prohibits activities with listed species unless Federal authorization 
is acquired that allows such activities.

Applicant: Michael Daley, Modesto, CA; Permit No. 58307C

    The applicant requests a permit to import a sport-hunted cape 
mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra) trophy from South Africa to enhance 
the propagation or survival of the species. This notification is for a 
single import.

Applicant: Phoenix Herpetological Society, Scottsdale, AZ; Permit No. 
19818A

    The applicant requests amendment of an existing captive-bred 
wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to add the following 
species to enhance species propagation or survival: gavial (Gavialis 
gangeticus) and mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris). This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
5-year period.

Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Clark R. Bavin National Fish 
and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory, Ashland, OR; Permit No. 63408C 
(Previously Permit No. 053639)

    The applicant requests renewal of the permit to import and export 
biological specimens from any endangered species for the purpose of 
forensics activities which will directly or indirectly enhance the 
survival of the species in the wild. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Trophy Applicants
    Each of the following applicants requests a permit to import a 
sport-hunted trophy of one 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: Edwin Hartman, Ovid, NY; Permit No. 73030C

Applicant: Bobby Puckett, Russellville, AL; Permit No. 71290C

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., #####X).

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. 2018-20651 Filed 9-21-18; 8:45 am]
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Public Availability of Comments DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR • U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. Written comments we receive become Fish and Wildlife Service FWS–HQ–IA–2018–0022; U.S. Fish and part of the administrative record Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS: [Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2018–0022; associated with this action. Before FXIA16710900000–178–FF09A30000] BPHC; 5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls including your address, phone number, Church, VA 22041–3803. email address, or other personal Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt For more information, see Public identifying information in your of Permit Applications Comment Procedures under comment, you should be aware that SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. your entire comment—including your AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: personal identifying information—may ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703–358– be made publicly available at any time. applications. 2104, via email at DMAFR@fws.gov, or While you can request in your comment via the Federal Relay Service at 800– that we withhold your personal SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 877–8339. identifying information from public Wildlife Service, invite the public to review, we cannot guarantee that we SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: comment on applications to conduct will be able to do so. All submissions certain activities with foreign species I. Public Comment Procedures from organizations or businesses, and that are listed as endangered under the from individuals identifying themselves Endangered Species Act (ESA). With A. How do I comment on submitted some exceptions, the ESA prohibits applications? as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be activities with listed species unless You may submit your comments and made available for public disclosure in Federal authorization is acquired that materials by one of the methods in their entirety. allows such activities. The ESA also ADDRESSES. We will not consider requires that we invite public comment comments sent by email or fax, or to an Next Steps before issuing permits for endangered address not in ADDRESSES. We will not species. consider or include in our If we decide to issue permits to any of the applicants listed in this notice, DATES: We must receive comments by administrative record comments we we will publish a notice in the Federal October 24, 2018. receive after the close of the comment Register. ADDRESSES: period (see DATES). Obtaining Documents: The When submitting comments, please Authority applications, application supporting specify the name of the applicant and materials, and any comments and other the permit number at the beginning of We publish this notice under section your comment. Please make your materials that we receive will be 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of requests or comments as specific as available for public inspection at http:// 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et possible, confine your comments to www.regulations.gov in Docket No. seq.). FWS–HQ–IA–2018–0022. issues for which we seek comments in Karen Jensen, Submitting Comments: When this notice, and explain the basis for submitting comments, please specify the your comments. 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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 185 / Monday, September 24, 2018 / Notices 48331 analyses of, the applicable laws and Applicant: Phoenix Herpetological DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR regulations. Society, Scottsdale, AZ; Permit No. 19818A Fish and Wildlife Service B. May I review comments submitted by others? The applicant requests amendment of [FWS–HQ–ES–2018–0023; You may view and comment on an existing captive-bred wildlife FXIA16710900000–156–FF09A30000] others’ public comments on http:// registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to www.regulations.gov, unless our add the following species to enhance Foreign Endangered Species; Issuance allowing so would violate the Privacy species propagation or survival: gavial of Permits Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or Freedom of (Gavialis gangeticus) and mugger Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). crocodile (Crocodylus palustris). This AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, notification covers activities to be Interior. C. Who will see my comments? conducted by the applicant over a 5- ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits. If you submit a comment via http:// year period. www.regulations.gov, your entire SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and comment, including any personal Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Wildlife Service, have issued permits to identifying information, will be posted Service Clark R. Bavin National Fish conduct activities with foreign species on the website. If you submit a and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory, that are listed as endangered under the hardcopy comment that includes Ashland, OR; Permit No. 63408C Endangered Species Act (ESA). With personal identifying information, such (Previously Permit No. 053639) some exceptions, the ESA prohibits as your address, phone number, or The applicant requests renewal of the activities involving listed species unless email address, you may request at the permit to import and export biological a Federal permit is issued that allows top of your document that we withhold specimens from any endangered species such activity. this information from public review. for the purpose of forensics activities ADDRESSES: Information about the However, we cannot guarantee that we which will directly or indirectly applications for the permits listed in will be able to do so. All submissions enhance the survival of the species in this notice is available online at from organizations or businesses, and the wild. This notification covers www.regulations.gov. See from individuals identifying themselves activities to be conducted by the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details. as representatives or officials of applicant over a 5-year period. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: organizations or businesses, will be Trophy Applicants Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104 made available for public disclosure in Each of the following applicants (telephone); DMAFR@fws.gov (email). their entirety. requests a permit to import a sport- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the II. Background hunted trophy of one male bontebok U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have To help us carry out our conservation (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled issued permits to conduct certain responsibilities for affected species, and from a captive herd maintained under activities with endangered and in consideration of section 10(a)(1)(A) of the management program of the threatened species in response to permit the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as Republic of South Africa, for the applications that we received under the amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), purpose of enhancing the propagation or authority of section 10(a)(1)(A) of the we invite public comments on permit survival of the species. Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; applications before final action is taken. 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Applicant: Edwin Hartman, Ovid, NY; With some exceptions, the ESA After considering the information Permit No. 73030C prohibits activities with listed species submitted with each permit application unless Federal authorization is acquired Applicant: Bobby Puckett, Russellville, and the public comments received, we that allows such activities. Permits AL; Permit No. 71290C issued the requested permits subject to issued under section 10 of the ESA IV. Next Steps certain conditions set forth in each allow activities for scientific purposes permit. For each application for an or to enhance the propagation or If we issue permits to any of the endangered species, we found that (1) survival of the affected species. applicants listed in this notice, we will the application was filed in good faith, publish a notice in the Federal Register. (2) the granted permit would not operate III. Permit Applications You may locate the notice announcing to the disadvantage of the endangered We invite the public to comment on the permit issuance date by searching species, and (3) the granted permit applications to conduct certain http://www.regulations.gov for the would be consistent with the purposes activities with endangered species. With permit number listed above in this and policy set forth in section 2 of the some exceptions, the ESA prohibits document (e.g., #####X). ESA. activities with listed species unless V. Authority Federal authorization is acquired that Availability of Documents allows such activities. We issue this notice under the The permittees’ original permit authority of the Endangered Species Act application materials, along with public Applicant: Michael Daley, Modesto, CA; of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et comments we received during public Permit No. 58307C seq.), and its implementing regulations. comment periods for the applications, The applicant requests a permit to Brenda Tapia, are available for review. To locate the amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 import a sport-hunted cape mountain Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch application materials and received zebra (Equus zebra zebra) trophy from of Permits, Division of Management comments, go to www.regulations.gov South Africa to enhance the propagation Authority. and search for the appropriate permit or survival of the species. This [FR Doc. 2018–20651 Filed 9–21–18; 8:45 am] number (e.g., 12345C) provided in the notification is for a single import. 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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 24, 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 48330 
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