[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 835-837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00002]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-IA-2013-N294; 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 
February 11, 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

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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: Wildlife Discovery Center, Lake Forest, IL; PRT-23115B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra), 
radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), yellow-spotted river turtle 
(Podocnemis unifilis), spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii), 
African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis), Siamese crocodile 
(Crocodylus siamensis), saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), 
yacare caiman (Caiman yacare), caiman (Caiman crocodilus), Chinese 
alligator (Alligator sinensis), Cuban ground iguana (Cyclura nubila 
nubila), Grand Cayman blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi), and Aruba Island 
rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus unicolor) to enhance the species' 
propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to be 
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: S & B Enterprises, San Antonio, TX; PRT-23114B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for 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: S & B Enterprises, San Antonio, TX; PRT-23113B
    The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign 
commerce, export, and cull of excess scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx 
dammah), Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), addax (Addax nasomaculatus), and 
dama gazelle (Nanger dama) 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: Graham Criglow, Anderson, TX; PRT-23121B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra), 
radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), yellow-spotted river turtle 
(Podocnemis unifilis), spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii), 
Mexican giant tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus), San Esteban Island 
chuckwalla (Sauromalus varius), Cuban ground iguana (Cyclura nubila 
nubila), Grand Cayman blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi), Cayman Brac ground 
iguana (Cyclura nubila caymanensis), 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: Jan Youngblood, Mountain Home, TX; PRT-23123B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for 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: Jan Youngblood, Mountain Home, TX; PRT-23129B
    The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign 
commerce, export, and cull of excess Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii) 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: Exotic Feline Breeding Compound, Inc., Rosamond, CA; PRT-
708685
    The applicant requests amendment of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include African wild dog (Lycaon 
pictus) to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
5-year period.
Applicant: Thomas Motlow, Dallas, TX; PRT-807218
    The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for radiated tortoise (Astrochelys 
radiata) to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
5-year period.
Applicant: Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park, Syracuse, NY; PRT-
702489
    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:
Cebidae
Cercopithecidae
Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay or ocelot)
Hominidae
Hylobatidae
Lemuridae
Macropodidae
Iguanidae
Pelomedusidae
Testudinidae

Species:
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba)
Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
Applicant: Ox Ranch, Uvalde, TX; PRT-10866B
    The applicant requests amendment of their permit authorizing 
interstate and foreign commerce, export, and cull of excess to include 
barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii), Arabian 
oryx (Oryx leucoryx), and dama gazelle (Nanger dama) 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: Michael Haug, Walterboro, SC; PRT-21102B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra), 
radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), yellow-spotted river turtle 
(Podocnemis unifilis), spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys

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hamiltonii), Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis), Nile crocodile 
(Crocodylus niloticus), yacare caiman (Caiman yacare), and caiman 
(Caiman crocodilus) to enhance the species' propagation or survival. 
This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant 
over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Joan Hemker, Freeport, MN; PRT-21468B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), cotton-top 
tamarin (Saguinus oedipus), and jackass penguin (Spheniscus demersus) 
to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This notification 
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year 
period.
Applicant: Gerard Siatkowski, Miami, FL; PRT-24006B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra), 
radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), yellow-spotted river turtle 
(Podocnemis unifilis), spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii), and 
tartaruga (Podocnemis expansa) to enhance the species' propagation or 
survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the 
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Little Patch of Texas, Maypearl, TX; PRT-23180B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), scimitar-horned 
oryx (Oryx dammah), addax (Addax nasomaculatus), and dama gazelle 
(Nanger dama) to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
5-year period
Applicant: Stephen Enders, Lititz, PA; PRT-24007B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra), 
radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), and yellow-spotted river 
turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) to enhance the species' propagation or 
survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the 
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Crissa Cooey, Morgantown, WV; PRT-16390B
    The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples from 
wild Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) for the purpose of enhancement of 
the survival of the species by the New Zealand Department of 
Conservation as part of the recovery plan for the species.
Applicant: William Jensen, Logan, UT; PRT-23351B
    The applicant requests a permit to import a 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.

Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2014-00002 Filed 1-6-14; 8:45 am]
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