[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 58 (Friday, March 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14627-14628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6672]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R9-IA-2010-N063]
[96300-1671-0000-P5]


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) and Marine Mammal Protection Act 
(MMPA) prohibits activities with listed species unless a Federal permit 
is issued that allows such activities. Both laws require that we invite 
public comment before issuing these permits.

DATES: We must receive requests for documents or comments on or before 
April 26, 2010. We must receive requests for marine mammal permit 
public hearings, in writing, at the address shown in the ADDRESSES 
section by April 26, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, Division of Management Authority, U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA 
22203; fax (703) 558-7725; or e-mail [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104 
(telephone); (703) 558-7725 (fax); [email protected] (e-mail).

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 ADDRESSES. 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 e-mail 
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

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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, e-mail 
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, section 10(a)(1)(A), of ESA, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.); our ESA regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 
50 CFR 17; the MMPA, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.); and our MMPA 
regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 18 
require that we invite public comment before final action on permit 
applications. Under the MMPA, you may request a hearing on any MMPA 
application received. If you request a hearing, give specific reasons 
why a hearing would be appropriate. The holding of such a hearing is at 
the discretion of the Service Director.
III. Permit Applications
A. Endangered Species

Applicant: Lionshare Farm Zoological, LLC, Greenwich, CT; PRT-01671A

    The applicant requests a permit to import a female cheetah 
(Acrinonyx jubatus) from DeWildt Cheetah Breeding Centre, South Africa 
where the individual cheetah was captive bred for the purpose of 
enhancement of the survival of the species.

Applicant: Florida Atlantic University/Div. of Research And Sponsored 
Programs, Boca Raton, FL; PRT - 212266

    The applicant requests a permit to export and re-import non-living 
museum specimens of endangered and threatened species of animals 
previously accessioned into the permittee's collection for scientific 
research. This notification covers activities conducted by the 
applicant for a five year period.

Applicant: Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman, OK; 
PRT - 075249

    The applicant requests a permit to export and re-import non-living 
museum specimens of endangered and threatened species of animals 
previously accessioned into the permittee's collection for scientific 
research. This notification covers activities conducted by the 
applicant for a five year period.
B. Endangered Marine Mammals and Marine Mammals

Applicant: Robert F. Rockwell, American Museum of Natural History, New 
York, NY; PRT-03086A

    The applicant requests a permit to import up to 1,000 biological 
samples annually from polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Canada for the 
purpose of scientific research. This notification covers activities to 
be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

Applicant: Sea Studios Foundation, Monterey, CA; PRT-04400A

    The applicant requests a permit to photograph Southern sea otters 
(Enhydra lutris nereis), both above and under water, for commercial and 
educational purposes. This notification covers activities to be 
conducted by the applicant over a 2-year period.
    Concurrent with publishing this notice in the Federal Register, we 
are forwarding copies of the above applications to the Marine Mammal 
Commission and the Committee of Scientific Advisors for their review.

    Dated: March 19, 2010
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority
[FR Doc. 2010-6672 Filed 3-25-10; 8:45 am]
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