[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61733-61735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25747]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R9-IA-2011-N207; 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 law requires that 
we invite public comment before issuing these permits.

DATES: We must receive comments or requests for documents on or before 
November 4, 2011.

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 e-mail 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.), requires that we invite public 
comment before final action on these permit applications.

III. Permit Applications

A. Endangered Species

Applicant: Erie Zoo, Erie, PA; PRT-200682
    The applicant requests renewal and amendment of their captive-bred 
wildlife registration under 50 CFR

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17.21(g) for the following families and species to enhance their 
propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to be 
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

Families:
    Felidae (does not include jaguar, ocelot, margay or generic 
tigers),
    Hominidae,
    Hylobatidae,
    Lemuridae.
Species:
    Parma wallaby (Macropus parma),
    Pied tamarin (Saguinus bicolor),
    Cottontop tamarin (Saguinus oedipus),
    Francois langur (Trachypithecus francoisi),
    Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus),
    Diana monkey (Cercopithecus diana),
    African wild dog (Lycaon pictus),
    White-naped crane (Grus vipio),
    Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis),
    Cuban parrot (Amazona leucocephala),
    Golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba),
    Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi),
    Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra),
    Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata),
    Indian python (Python molurus molurus).
Applicant: Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, Atlanta, GA; PRT-
837068
    The applicant requests renewal and amendment of a permit to take 
captive held white-collared mangabeys (Cercocebus torquatus) through 
limited invasive sampling, including anesthetizing, collecting blood, 
skin, and bone marrow tissue samples, and MRI scanning, usually, but 
not always, during routine veterinary examinations for the purpose of 
scientific research. This notification covers activities to be 
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Albuquerque Biological Park, Albuquerque, NM; PRT-671993
    The applicant requests renewal of their Captive-bred Wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families and 
species to enhance their propagation or survival. This notification 
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year 
period.

Families:
    Bovidae,
    Callithricidae,
    Camelidae,
    Cebidae,
    Cercopithecidae (includes Colubus),
    Elephantidae,
    Equidae,
    Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay, ocelot or generic tiger),
    Hominidae,
    Hylobatidae,
    Lemuridae,
    Macropodidae,
    Rhinocerotidae,
    Cathartidae,
    Psittacidae (does not include thick-billed parrot),
    Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis pelzelni).
Species:
    Komodo island monitor (Varanus komodoensis).
Applicant: Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL; PRT-679052
    The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families and 
species to enhance their propagation or survival. This notification 
covers activities to be conducted by the application over a 5-year 
period.

Families:
    Bovidae,
    Callithricidae,
    Camelidae,
    Canidae,
    Cebidae,
    Cercopithecidae,
    Cervidae,
    Equidae,
    Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay, ocelot, or generic 
tiger),
    Hominidae,
    Lemuridae,
    Lorisidae,
    Macropodidae,
    Muridae,
    Rhinocerotidae,
    Tapiridae,
    Ursidae,
    Bucerotidae,
    Cathartidae,
    Ciconiidae (does not include wood stork),
    Columbidae,
    Gruidae,
    Psittacidae (does not include thick-billed parrot),
    Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis pelzelni),
    Threskiornithidae,
    Boidae (does not include Mona or Puerto Rico Boas),
    Iguanidae,
    Pelomedusidae,
    Testudinidae,
    Varanidae,
    Viperidae (includes Crotalus unicolor but not Crotalus willardi),
    Crocodylidae (does not include American crocodile).
Species:
    Brush-tailed rat-kangaroo (Bettongia penicillata),
    White-cheeked gibbon (Hylobates leucogenys),
    Central American river turtle (Dermatemys mawii).
Applicant: Alexandria Zoological Park, Alexandria, LA; PRT-185788
    The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families and 
species to enhance their propagation or survival. This notification 
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year 
period.

Families:
    Callithriciae,
    Canidae,
    Cercopithecidae,
    Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay, ocelot, or generic 
tiger),
    Hylobatidae,
    Tapiridae,
    Gruidae,
    Crocodylidae.
Species:
    Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta),
    Black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata),
    Parma wallaby (Macropus parma),
    Somali wild ass (Equus africanus somalicus),
    Babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa),
    Anoa (Bubalus depressicornis),
    Andean condor (Vultur gryphus),
    Golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba),
    Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata),
    Galapagos tortoise (Chelonodis nigra),
    Yellow-spot river turtle (Podocemnis unifilis),
    Tartaruga (Podocemnis expansa),
    Grand Cayman blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi).
Applicant: Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure, Salina, KS; PRT-766088
    The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the families Lemuridae and 
Callithricidae and the species cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), snow leopard 
(Uncia uncia), and mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx), in order to enhance 
their propagation or survival. 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

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Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the 
survival of the species.
Applicant: Kurt Wille, Meeker, CO; PRT-51599A
Applicant: Carlos Fernandez, Miami, FL; PRT-52937A

Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
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