[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76171-76173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29760]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-IA-2013-N283; FXIA16710900000-145-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 
January 15, 2014.

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: Dragonwood Conservancy, Eustis, FL; PRT-47027A
    The applicant requests amendment of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include Cuban ground iguana 
(Cyclura nubila nubila), Grand Cayman blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi), and 
Cayman Brac ground iguana (Cyclura nubila caymanensis) to enhance the 
species' propagation or survival. This notification covers activities 
to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Theresa Aronson, Sudbury, MA; PRT-21858B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba) to enhance the 
species' propagation or survival. This notification covers activities 
to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: University of Illinois, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, 
Maywood, IL; PRT-21469B
    The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples from 
chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) in Kigoma, Tanzania, for the purpose of 
enhancement of the survival of the species and scientific research on 
the incidence of disease in the wild population. This notification 
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year 
period.
Applicant: Memphis Zoological Garden, Memphis, TN; PRT-671021
    The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families and 
species, to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
5-year period.

    Family:

Bovidae
Canidae
Cebidae
Cercopithecidae
Equidae
Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay or ocelot)
Hominidae
Hylobatidae
Lemuridae
Rhinocerotidae
Columbidae
Falconidae
Gruidae
Psittacidae (does not include the thick-billed parrot)

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Rallidae
Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis pelzelni)
Boidae (does not include Mona boa or Puerto Rican boa)
Columbidae
Crocodylidae (does not include the American crocodile)
Testudinidae
Varanidae

    Species:

Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Pygmy slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus)
Jackass penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
Spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii)
Aquatic box turtle (Terrapene coahuila)
Applicant: San Antonio Zoological Garden, San Antonio, TX; PRT-680140
    The applicant requests renewal and amendment of their captive-bred 
wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families 
and species, to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
5-year period.


    Family:
Bovidae
Canidae
Cebidae
Cercopithecidae
Cervidae
Equidae
Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay or ocelot)
Hylobatidae
Lemuridae
Macropodidae
Rhinocerotidae
Tapiridae
Cathartidae
Gruidae
Psittacidae (does not include thick-billed parrot)
Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis pelzelni)
Threskiornithidae
Alligatoridae
Boidae (does not include Mona or Puerto Rican boas)
Crocodylidae (does not include American crocodile)
Iguanidae
Testudinidae

    Species:

Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki)
Parma wallaby (Macropus parma)
Babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa)
Pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri)
Aquatic box turtle (Terrapene coahuila)
Spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii)
Komodo monitor (Varanus komodoensis)
Aruba island rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus unicolor)
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
Asian bonytongue (Scleropages formosus)
Applicant: Ox Ranch, Uvalde, TX; PRT-10867B
    The applicant requests renewal and amendment of their captive-bred 
wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include the following 
species: Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi), Asian wild ass (Equus hemionus), 
African wild ass (Equus africanus), Przewalski's horse (Equus 
przewalskii), bontebok (Damaliscus p. pygargus), seladang (Bos gaurus), 
banteng (Bos javanicus), and anoa (Bubalus depressicornis) to enhance 
the species' propagation or survival. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Wade Plouvier, Jacksonville, NC; PRT-17686A
    The applicant requests renewal and amendment of their captive-bred 
wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species: 
golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba), Vinaceous parrot (Amazona 
vinacea), blue-throated parakeet (Pyrrhura cruentata), and blue-
throated macaw (Ara glaucogularis) to enhance the species' propagation 
or survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the 
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Adrian Cieslak, Wallace, SC; PRT-19311B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis), 
Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis), Nile crocodile (Crocodylus 
niloticus), yacare caiman (Caiman yacare), and brown caiman (Caiman 
crocodilus fuscus) to enhance the species' 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 amendment of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include the following families 
and species: Crocodilidae and spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys 
hamiltonii), yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis), Cuban 
ground iguana (Cyclura nubila nubila), Grand Cayman blue iguana 
(Cyclura lewisi), and Jamaican boa (Epicrates subflavus) to enhance the 
species' propagation or survival. This notification covers activities 
to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Edward Hitchler, Comfort, TX; PRT-18991B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for addax (Addax nasomaculatus) to enhance the species' 
propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to be 
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Edward Hitchler, Comfort, TX; PRT-18992B
    The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign 
commerce, export, and cull of excess 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 over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Geoffrey Ridder; Utopia, TX; PRT-00030B
    The applicant requests a permit to export the sport-hunted trophy/
trophies of one Scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) culled from a 
captive herd maintained in the state of Texas, for the purpose of 
enhancement of the survival of the species.
Applicant: Close-Up Creatures, LLC, Naples, FL; PRT-19478A
    The applicant requests renewal and amendment of their captive-bred 
wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species, 
to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This notification 
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year 
period.

    Species:

Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
Black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)
Red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)
Leopard (Panthera pardus)
Anoa (Bubalus depressicornis)
South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris)
Golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba)
Indian python (Python molurus molurus)
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)

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Applicant: University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute, Lawrence, KS; 
PRT-677648
    The applicant requests a renewal of their permit to export and re-
import non-living museum specimens of endangered and threatened species 
of plants and animals previously accessioned into the applicant's 
collection, for scientific research. 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: David Bahl, Elkhorn, WI; PRT-21782B
Applicant: Wallace Phillips, College Station, TX; PRT-22136B
Applicant: Lynn Stinson, Escalon CA; PRT-22134B

Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2013-29760 Filed 12-13-13; 8:45 am]
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