[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 159 (Thursday, August 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49453-49455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20176]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-IA-2012-N203; 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 
September 17, 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].

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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: Hahn Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania School of 
Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; PRT-77720A
    The applicant requests a permit to import chimpanzee (Pan 
troglodytes) biological samples from Congo for the purpose of 
enhancement to the survival of the species. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Kansas O Bar Ranch LLC, Woodward, OK; PRT-79771A
    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: Kansas O Bar Ranch LLC, Woodward, OK; PRT-79770A
    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 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: Rancho Milagro, San Diego, TX; PRT-80160A
    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 Milagro, San Diego, TX; PRT-80158A
    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: Kyle Lange, Mertzon, TX; PRT-80202A
    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: Kyle Lange, Mertzon, TX; PRT-80201A
    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 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: Paul Dickson, Shreveport, LA; PRT-80109A
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for Cabot's tragopan (Tragopan caboti) to enhance their 
propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to be 
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Marc Cramer, San Jose, CA; PRT-81021A
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) to 
enhance their propagation or survival. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Nancy Speed, Benton, MS; PRT-793116
    The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
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under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the Cuban Amazon (Amazona leucocephala), 
vinaceous Amazon (Amazona vinacea), and golden parakeet (Aratinga 
guarouba) to enhance their propagation or survival. This notification 
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year 
period.
Applicant: Karl Mogensen, Natural Bridge, VA; PRT-33472A
    The applicant requests amendment of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include the family Bovidae, to 
enhance their propagation or survival. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Robert Scott, Ocotillo, CA; PRT-128506
    The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the Galapagos tortoise 
(Chelonoidis nigra) and radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiate) to 
enhance their propagation or survival. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Paul Bodnar, Cuyahoga Falls, OH; PRT-030006
    The applicant requests renewal and amendment of their 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:
    African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
    Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)
    Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer)
    Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)
    Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii)
    False gavial (Tomistoma schlegelii)
    Yacare (Caiman yacare)
    Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
    Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
    Indian python (Python molurus molurus)
Applicant: Fort Wayne Zoological Society, Fort Wayne, IN; PRT-671564
    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:
    Cebidae
    Cercopithecidae
    Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay or ocelot)
    Hominidae
    Lemuridae
    Macropodidae
    Ciconiidae (does not include wood stork)
    Psittacidae (does not include thick-billed parrot)
    Spheniscidae
    Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis pelzelni)
    Testudinidae
    Varanidae
Species:
    African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)
Applicant: Joseph Patinio, Mililani, HI; PRT-80510A
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the 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.
Applicant: Alexandria Rosati, Cambridge, MA; PRT-72061A
    The applicant requests a permit to collect saliva for hormonal 
analyses, from common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) from 151 animals, 
wild and captive-bred for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of 
the species and scientific research. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 3-month 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: Don Dahlgren, Oklahoma City, OK; PRT-80165A
Applicant: Silas Blanton, Glen St. Mary, FL; PRT-81166A
Applicant: Jon Lee, Missoula, MT; PRT-80535A
Applicant: Richard Haskins, Hillsborough, CA; PRT-80923A
Applicant: David Kjelstrup, Underwood, ND; PRT-81313A
Applicant: Billy Elbert, Klamath Falls, OR; PRT-81986A
Applicant: Steven Sullivan, Oklahoma City, OK; PRT-80043A
Applicant: Michelle Crawford, Sugarland, TX; PRT-81167A

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