[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 83 (Tuesday, April 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25296-25297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10128]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-IA-2013-N100: FXIA16710900000P5-123-FF09A30000]


Endangered Species; Receipt of Applications for Permit

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 
May 30, 2013.

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 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: Busch Gardens, Tampa, FL; PRT-93277A

    The applicant requests a permit to re-import one live Asian 
elephant (Elephas maximus) born in captivity from Calgary Zoo, Garden & 
Prehistoric Park, Alberta, Canada, for the purpose of enhancing the 
survival of the species.

Applicant: Minnesota Zoological Gardens, Apple Valley, MN; PRT-676793

    The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families, 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
    Camelidae
    Cathartidae
    Cercopithecidae
    Cervidae
    Equidae
    Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay or ocelot)
    Hylobatidae
    Lemuridae
    Tapiridae
    Tarsiidae
    Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis pelzelni)
    Crocodylidae (does not include American crocodile)
    Varanidae
Species
    Lesser slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus)
    Dhole (Cuon alpinus)
    Golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba)
    African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
    Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)

Applicant: Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita, KS; PRT-673458

    The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families, to 
enhance their propagation or survival. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

Families
    Bovidae
    Canidae
    Cebidae
    Cervidae
    Equidae
    Felidae (does not include jaguar, ocelot or margay)
    Lemuridae
    Hominidae
    Rhinocerotidae
    Tapiridae
    Psittacidae
    Iguanidae

[[Page 25297]]

    Varanidae
Applicant: Armando Bazaldua, Ventura, CA; PRT-203351

    The applicant requests renewal of their 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: Terry Shinn, Yukon, OK; PRT-228672

    The applicant requests renewal of their 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: David Hanson, Bend, OR; PRT-701525

    The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris 
tigris), leopard (Panthera pardus) and snow leopard (Uncia uncia) to 
enhance their propagation or survival. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

Applicant: Patterson Energy of Texas LLC, Hondo, TX; PRT-71533A

    The applicant requests amendment of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to add the Barasingha (Rucervus 
duvaucelii), Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii), Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), 
addax (Addax nasomaculatus), dama gazelle (Nanger dama), and red lechwe 
(Kobus leche) to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
5-year period.

Applicant: Patterson Energy of Texas LLC, Hondo, TX; PRT-03577B

    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: Tiemann Land and Cattle Development Inc., Pflugerville, TX; 
PRT-03591B

    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), Eld's deer 
(Rucervus eldii), scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), Arabian oryx 
(Oryx leucoryx), addax (Addax nasomaculatus), dama gazelle (Nanger 
dama), red lechwe (Kobus leche), bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 
pygargus), slender-horned gazelle (Gazella leptoceros), Grevy's zebra 
(Equus grevyi) and Hartmann's mountain zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae) 
to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This notification 
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year 
period.

Applicant: Coastal Exotics Inc., Jacksonville, FL; PRT-03596B

    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) and black 
and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) to enhance the species' 
propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to be 
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

Applicant: Susan Minor, Medina, TX; PRT-03445B

    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), Eld's deer 
(Rucervus eldii), scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), Arabian oryx 
(Oryx leucoryx), addax (Addax nasomaculatus), dama gazelle (Nanger 
dama), and red lechwe (Kobus leche) to enhance the species' propagation 
or survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the 
applicant over a 5-year period.

Applicant: Four A Ranch, Oglesby, TX; PRT-03434B

    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), Eld's deer 
(Rucervus eldii), scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), Arabian oryx 
(Oryx leucoryx), addax (Addax nasomaculatus), dama gazelle (Nanger 
dama), and red lechwe (Kobus leche) to enhance the species' propagation 
or survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the 
applicant over a 5-year period.

Applicant: Four A Ranch, Oglesby, TX; PRT-03435B

    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: Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, CA; PRT-057398

    The applicant requests renewal of their permit to authorize the 
import of wild live specimens, viable and non-viable eggs, biological 
samples and salvaged materials of California condors (Gymnogyps 
californianus) originating in Mexico, as well as the re-import of 
captive-bred/captive hatched live specimens, viable and non-viable 
eggs, biological samples and salvaged materials of condors originating 
in the United States, to enhance the survival of the species through 
completion of identified tasks and objectives mandated under the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service California Condor Recovery Plan. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
5-year period.

Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2013-10128 Filed 4-29-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-55-P