[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14035-14036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5643]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R9-IA-2011-N060; 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 
April 9, 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: San Diego Zoo Global, Escondido, CA; PRT-63409A

    The applicant requests a permit to export two captive-bred Andean 
condors (Vultur gryphus)--one male and one female--for the purpose of 
reintroduction to enhance the survival of the species.

Applicant: Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots,

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Inc. (ACTP) Loxahatchee, FL; PRT-62567A

    The applicant requests a permit to export 15 live, captive-born St. 
Vincent parrots (Amazona guildingii) to Germany, for the purpose of 
enhancement of the survival of the species.
Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Billings, MT; PRT-59485A

    The applicant requests a permit to export 22 preserved juvenile 
pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) hatched at the Gavins Point 
National Fish Hatchery in Yankton, SD, for the purpose of scientific 
research. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the 
applicant over a 5-year period.

Applicant: Houston Zoo, Inc., Houston, TX; PRT-64106A

    The applicant requests a permit to export two live, captive-born 
red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis) to Chile, for the purpose of 
enhancement of the survival of the species.

Applicant: Adalgisa Caccone, Yale University, New Haven, CT; PRT-209142

    The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples of 
Galapagos giant tortoises (Geochelone nigra) from Galapagos, Ecuador, 
for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species through 
scientific research. This notification covers activities to be 
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

Applicant: Morani River Ranch, Uvalde, TX; PRT-46687A

    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: Morani River Ranch, Uvalde, TX; PRT-49112A

    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: Donald Henderson, Ijamsville, MD; PRT-061184

    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: Priour Brothers Ranch, Ingram, TX; PRT-672849

    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: Priour Brothers Ranch, Ingram, TX; PRT-707102

    The applicant requests amendment of their permit authorizing 
interstate and foreign commerce, export, and cull, to include 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: H. Yturria Land and Cattle Co., Brownsville, TX; PRT-179119

    The applicant requests amendment of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to add 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: H. Yturria Land and Cattle Co., Brownsville, TX; PRT-179117

    The applicant requests amendment of their permit authorizing 
interstate and foreign commerce, export, and cull to include 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: Michale Soupios, East Northport, NY; PRT-042637

    The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis 
nigra), 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 Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the 
survival of the species.

Applicant: John Lattimore, Bells, TX; PRT-66322A

Applicant: Robert Shemonski, Perkiomenville, PA; PRT-63858A

Applicant: Don Adams, Bloomington, IN; PRT-61190A


Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2012-5643 Filed 3-7-12; 8:45 am]
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