[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 174 (Thursday, September 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54909-54910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22405]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R9-IA-2010-N201]
[96300-1671-0000-P5]


Endangered 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 species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species 
Act (ESA) prohibits activities with listed species unless a Federal 
permit is issued that allows such activities. The ESA laws require that 
we invite public comment before issuing these permits.

DATES: We must receive comments or requests for documents or comments 
on or before October 12, 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) 358-2280; or e-mail [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104 
(telephone); (703) 358-2280 (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 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, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, section 10(a)(1)(A), as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) require that we invite public comment 
before final action on these permit applications.

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III. Permit Applications
A. Endangered Species

Applicant: Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Los Angeles, CA;

PRT-11236A

    The applicant requests a permit to import Chinese giant salamander, 
(Andria davidianus), one, captive-bred in Austria for the purpose of 
enhancement of the survival of the species. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

Applicant: Richard Lawler, Harrisonburg, VA, PRT-20715A

    The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples of 
Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) taken from the wild in the 
Beza Majafaly Special Reserve, Madagascar, for the purpose of 
scientific research.

Applicant: Roberto Delgado, Garza Garcia, Mexico; PRT-19421A

    The following applicant requests a permit to re-export the 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 enhancement of the 
survival of the species.

Applicant: Arizona State University (Stone Lab), Tempe, AZ; PRT-094332

    The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples of 
chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), pygmy chimpanzee (Pan paniscus), 
orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), and gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), taken from 
the wild, or held in captivity, world wide for the purpose of 
scientific research. This notification covers activities to be 
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

Applicant: Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens, Milwaukee, WI; PRT-
19713A

    The applicant requests a permit to import Western lowland gorilla, 
(Gorilla gorilla gorilla), one, captive-bred at Toronto Zoo for the 
purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
5-year period.

Multiple Applicants

    The following applicants each request a permit to import the 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 enhancement of the 
survival of the species.

Applicant: Kenneth Petersen, Marshall, TX; PRT-20282A

Applicant: Paul Wieser, Tacoma, WA; PRT-19809A

Applicant: William Garrison, Peoria, AZ; PRT-20084A

Applicant: Matthew McNeil, Chandler, AZ; PRT-20085A

Applicant: John Denman, Mt. Pleasant, TX; PRT-232729

Applicant: Roy Parker, Mt. Pleasant, TX; PRT-227938

Applicant: Kenneth Samford, Gun Barrel, TX; PRT-236659

    Dated: September 3, 2010.
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrative, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
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