[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 111 (Friday, June 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34059-34061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13915]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R9-IA-2012-N140; 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 
July 9, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, Division of Management Authority, U.S. Fish 
and

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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 street 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: Naples Zoo, Inc., Naples, FL; PRT-701225
    The applicant requests renewal and amendment 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

Hylobatidae
Lemuridae
Macropodidae

Genus

Ateles

Species

Komodo monitor (Varanus komodoensis)
Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti includes P.t. jacksoni)
Leopard (Panthera pardus)
Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
Applicant: M. Knudsen, Liberal, KS; PRT-841281
    The applicant requests renewal and amendment 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
Cebidae
Cercopithecidae
Cervidae
Equidae
Hominidae
Hylobatidae
Lemuridae
Tapiridae
Psittacidae (does not include thick-billed parrot)
Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis pelzelni).
Applicant: Desert Horn Safaris, El Paso, TX; PRT-73016A
    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: Desert Horn Safaris, El Paso, TX; PRT-73017A
    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: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Mason, TX; PRT-75408A
    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: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Mason, TX; PRT-75407A
    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.

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Applicant: Dos Hijos Ranch-Operations, Inc., Benavides, TX; PRT-75297A
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii) and 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: Andrew Barton, Shingle Springs, CA; PRT-75409A
    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: Michael Ryckman, Painted Post, NY; PRT-75285A
    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: Reigleman Enterprises, dba Pymatuning Deer Park, Jamestown, 
PA; PRT-75109A
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species, to enhance their propagation 
or survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the 
applicant over a 5-year period.

Species

Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
salmon-crested cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis)
ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)
cottontop tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
lar gibbon (Hylobates lar)
snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
leopard (Panthera pardus)
barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah)
addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
dama gazelle (Nanger dama)
red lechwe (Kobus leche)
Applicant: Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY; PRT-75496A
    The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples from 
American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) from the University of Havana, 
Cuba, for the purpose of enhancement of the species through scientific 
research. This notification covers activities conducted by the 
applicant for a 5-year period.
Applicant: Turtle Back Zoo, West Orange, NJ; PRT-75693A
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species, to enhance their propagation 
or survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the 
applicant over a 5-year period.

Species

Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
Komodo monitor (Varanus komodoensis)
Jackass penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)
White-naped crane (Grus vipio)
Salmon-crested cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis)
Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
Leopard (Panthera pardus)
Applicant: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; PRT-66809A
    The applicant requests a permit to import biologically samples from 
wild-caught diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema) and gray bamboo lemur 
(Hapalemur griseus) for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of 
the species.
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: Cecil Baldwin, Tucson, AZ; PRT-73853A
Applicant: Aaron Rees, Kirkland, WA; PRT-67592A
Applicant: Eric Moore, Yankton, SD; PRT-75399A
Applicant: John Farham, Ft. Collins, CO; PRT-75492A

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