[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9687-9690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3771]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R9-IA-2012-N040; 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 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 
March 19, 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.

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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: Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Tacoma, WA; PRT-58210A
    The applicant requests a permit to export red wolf (Canis lupus 
rufus) biological samples to Canada, for the purpose of enhancement of 
the survival of the species.
Applicant: Double D Ranch, Rosanky, TX; PRT-64029A
    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: Double D Ranch, Rosanky, TX; PRT-64028A
    The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign 
commerce, export, and cull of excess scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx 
dammah), from the captive herd maintained at their facility, 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: 777 Ranch Inc., Hondo, TX; PRT-017404
    The applicant requests amendment of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to add scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx 
dammah), addax (Addax nasomaculatus), and dama gazelle (Nanger dama) to 
enhance their propagation or survival. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: 777 Ranch Inc., Hondo, TX; PRT-013008
    The applicant requests amendment of their permit authorizing 
interstate and foreign commerce, export, and cull to include scimitar-
horned oryx (Oryx dammah), addax (Addax nasomaculatus), and dama 
gazelle (Nanger dama) from the captive herds maintained at their 
facility, 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: Earl Bruno, Eden, TX; PRT-17533A
    The applicant requests amendment of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to add 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: Earl Bruno, Eden, TX; PRT-28015A
    The applicant requests amendment of their permit authorizing 
interstate and foreign commerce, export, and cull to include scimitar-
horned oryx (Oryx dammah) from the captive herd maintained at their 
facility, 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: Gregory Cerullo, Derry, NH; PRT-64781A
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba), to enhance 
their propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to 
be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Palfam Ranch Management LLC, Giddings, TX; PRT-64738A
    The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign 
commerce, export, and cull of excess barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), 
scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), and addax (Addax nasomaculatus), 
from the captive herds maintained at their facility, 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: Recordbuck Ranch, Utopia, TX; PRT-64797A
    The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign 
commerce, export, and cull of excess barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), 
scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), addax (Addax nasomaculatus), and 
dama gazelle (Nanger dama), from the captive herds maintained at their 
facility, 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: NH&S Holdings, LLC, Valley Mills, TX; PRT-64163A
    The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign 
commerce, export, and cull of excess scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx 
dammah), from the captive herd maintained at their facility, 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: Laguna Vista Ranch, Ltd., San Antonio, TX; PRT-180804
    The applicant requests amendment of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to add 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: Laguna Vista Ranch, Ltd., San Antonio, TX; PRT-180803
    The applicant requests amendment of their permit authorizing 
interstate and foreign commerce, export, and cull to include scimitar-
horned oryx (Oryx dammah) from the captive herd maintained at their 
facility, 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: James Whipple & Nancy Nunke, Romona, CA; PRT-053952
    The applicant requests amendment and renewal of his captive-bred 
wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include Grevy's zebra 
(Equus grevyi) and Przewalski's horse (Equus przewalskii) to enhance 
their propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to 
be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Triple D Game Farm Inc., Kalispell, MT; PRT-812816
    The applicant requests amendment of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to add Amur leopard (Panthera pardus 
orientalis) to enhance the species' propagation or

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survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the 
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Buck Valley Ranch, LLC, Center Point, TX; PRT-65292A
    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: Buck Valley Ranch, LLC, Center Point, TX; PRT-65368A
    The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign 
commerce, export, and cull of excess scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx 
dammah), from the captive herd maintained at their facility, 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: Flying L Land & Livestock LLC, Bandera, TX; PRT-65330A
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) and addax 
(Addax nasomaculatus), to enhance their propagation or survival. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
5-year period.
Applicant: Guajolote Ranch, Inc., San Antonio, TX; PRT-65320A
    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: Guajolote Ranch, Inc., San Antonio, TX; PRT-65321A
    The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign 
commerce, export, and cull of excess scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx 
dammah), from the captive herd maintained at their facility, 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: 5F Ranch-Ford Ranch Corp., Zephyr, TX; PRT-65116A
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii), barasingha 
(Rucervus duvaucelii), Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), scimitar-horned 
oryx (Oryx dammah), addax (Addax nasomaculatus), and dama gazelle 
(Nanger dama), to enhance their propagation or survival. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
5-year period.
Applicant: William Montgomery, Elgin, TX; PRT-65009A
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the 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: Ronald Grant, Brackettville, TX; PRT-65096A
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), addax 
(Addax nasomaculatus), and dama gazelle (Nanger dama), to enhance their 
propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to be 
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Ronald Grant, Brackettville, TX; PRT-65097A
    The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign 
commerce, export, and cull of excess scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx 
dammah), addax (Addax nasomaculatus), and dama gazelle (Nanger dama) 
from the captive herds maintained at their facility, 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: Eslabon Ranch, Ltd., George West, TX; PRT-65091A
    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: Eslabon Ranch, Ltd., George West, TX; PRT-65090A
    The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign 
commerce, export, and cull of excess scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx 
dammah), from the captive herd maintained at their facility, 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: Turkey Creek Ranch, Ltd., Houston, TX; PRT-65092A
    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: Turkey Creek Ranch, Ltd., Houston, TX; PRT-65093A
    The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign 
commerce, export, and cull of excess scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx 
dammah), from the captive herd maintained at their facility, 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: Kothman Ranch Company, Sanderson, TX; PRT-65017A
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) and Addax 
(Addax nasomaculatus), to enhance their propagation or survival. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
5-year period.
Applicant: Kothman Ranch Company, Sanderson, TX; PRT-65019A
    The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign 
commerce, export, and cull of excess scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) 
and addax (Addax nasomaculatus), from the captive herds maintained at 
their facility, 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: Rancho Vedado, Inc., Mertzon, TX; PRT-64986A
    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: Rancho Vedado, Inc., Mertzon, TX; PRT-64987A
    The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign

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commerce, export, and cull of excess scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx 
dammah), from the captive herd maintained at their facility, 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: KJC Holdings, Lohn, TX; PRT-200207
    The applicant requests amendment of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to add 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: KJC Holdings, Lohn, TX; PRT-200211
    The applicant requests amendment of their permit authorizing 
interstate and foreign commerce, export, and cull to include scimitar-
horned oryx (Oryx dammah) from the captive herd maintained at their 
facility, 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: John Jackman, Lancaster, CA; PRT-62465A
Applicant: Scott Jennings, San Angelo, TX; PRT-60964A

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