[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3493-3495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1305]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R9-IA-2012-N022; FXIA16710900000P5-123-FF09A30000]


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

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to conduct certain activities with endangered species. With some 
exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibits activities with 
listed species unless Federal authorization is acquired that allows 
such activities.

DATES: We must receive comments or requests for documents on or before 
February 23, 2012.

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 email [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104 
(telephone); (703) 358-2280 (fax); [email protected] (email).

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 email 
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, email 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, and in consideration of section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), along with 
Executive Order 13576, ``Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and 
Accountable Government,'' and the President's Memorandum for the Heads 
of Executive Departments and Agencies of January 21, 2009--Transparency 
and Open Government (74 FR 4685; January 26, 2009), which call on all 
Federal agencies to promote openness and transparency in Government by 
disclosing information to the public, we invite public comment on these 
permit applications before final action is taken.

III. Permit Applications

A. Endangered Species

    Applicant: Jeremy Searle, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; PRT-
56964A.
    The applicant requests a permit to import DNA samples created from 
specimens of anoa (Bubalus depressicornis), removed from the wild and 
captive bred in zoos for the purpose of scientific research.
    Applicant: Tom Chiang, East Orange, NJ; PRT-101634.
    The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for radiated tortoise (Astrochelys 
radiata), to enhance their propagation or survival. This notification 
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year 
period.
    Applicant: ADL Seven Hunting Ranch, Crystal City, TX; PRT-63141A.
    The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign 
commerce, export, and cull of excess male barasingha (Rucervus 
duvaucelii), Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx 
dammah), Addax (Addax nasomaculatus), and dama gazelle (Nanger dama) 
from captive herds for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of 
the species. This notification covers activities conducted by the 
applicant over a 5-year period.
    Applicant: Rhodes Bobbitt, Los Angeles, TX; PRT-58990A.
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), to enhance 
their propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to 
be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
    Applicant: Eudora Farms LLC, Salley, SC; PRT-63288A.
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), Arabian oryx 
(Oryx leucoryx), Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra), and radiated 
tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), to enhance their propagation or 
survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the 
applicant over a 5-year period.
    Applicant: Kansas City Zoo, Kansas City, MO; PRT-681588.
    The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families, genus, 
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
Camelidae
Canidae
Equidae
Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay, or ocelot)
Hominidae
Hylobatidae
Lemuridae
Macropodidae
Rhinocerotidae
Gruidae
Psittacidae [does not include thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta 
pachyrhyncha)]
Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis pelzelni)
Crocodylidae [does not include American crocodile (Crocodylus 
acutus)]

    Applicant: Hill Country Aviaries, LLC, Dripping Springs TX, PRT-
826561.
    The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for Vinaceous Amazon (Amazona 
vinacea), Red-browed Amazon (Amazona rhodocorytha), Golden parakeet 
(Guarouba guarouba), and Blue-throated parakeet (Pyrrhura cruentata), 
to enhance their propagation or survival. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

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    Applicant: Metro Richmond Zoo, Moseley, VA; PRT-57466A.
    The applicant requests a permit to import 6 female captive-born 
cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus) from De Wildt Cheetah Breeding 
Centre, De Wildt, South Africa for the purpose of enhancement of the 
species through propagation.
    Applicant: William Mcilwee, El Cajon, CA; PRT-59289A.
    The applicant 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 enhancement of the survival of the species.

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