[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4171-4173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01368]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-IA-2014-N015; FXIA16710900000-145-FF09A30000]


Endangered Species; Marine Mammals 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 
endangered species, marine mammals, or both. With some exceptions, the 
Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) 
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 24, 2014. We must receive requests for marine mammal permit 
public hearings, in writing, at the address shown in the ADDRESSES 
section by February 24, 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.), and the 
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 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. 
Under the MMPA, you may request a hearing on any MMPA application 
received. If you request a hearing, give specific reasons why a hearing 
would be appropriate. The holding of such a hearing is at the 
discretion of the Service Director.

III. Permit Applications

A. Endangered Species

Applicant: World Class Reptiles, Bastrop, TX; PRT-09757B
    The applicant requests amendment to their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include golden parakeet (Guarouba 
guarouba), Cuban parrot (Amazona leucocephala), salmon-crested cockatoo 
(Cacatua moluccensis), yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis 
unifilis), tartaruga (Podocnemis expansa), and spotted pond turtle 
(Geoclemys hamiltonii) to

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enhance the species' propagation or survival. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Zoological Consortium of Maryland, Inc., Thurmont, MD; PRT-
10226B
    The applicant requests amendment to their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include 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
Anoa (Bubalus depressicornis)
Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus)
Asian wild ass (Equus hemionus)
Woylie (Bettongia penicillata)
Golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba)
Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
Grand Cayman blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi)
Cayman Brac iguana (Cyclura nubila caymanensis)
Cuban ground iguana (Cyclura nubila)
Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)
African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
Applicant: Godwins Gatorland Inc., Orlando, FL; PRT-093325
    The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the family Crocodylidae, to 
enhance their propagation or survival. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Shawn Heflick, Palm Bay, FL; PRT-28052A
    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 slender-snouted crocodile (Crocodylus cataphractus)
Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer),
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)
African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
Common caiman (Caiman crocodylus crocodylus)
Brown caiman (Caiman crocodylus fuscus)
Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare)
Broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris)
Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)
Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
Cuban ground iguana (Cyclura nubila nubila)
Grand Cayman blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi)
Applicant: James Badman, Mesa, AZ; PRT-099586
    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
Spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii)
Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi)
Golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba)
Applicant: Hill Ranch Ltd., Glen Rose, TX; PRT-25042B
    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: Hill Ranch Ltd., Glen Rose, TX; PRT-25041B
    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 over a 5-year period.
Applicant: John Grigus, Lemont, IL; PRT-25262B
    The applicant requests a 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: Kyle Asplundh, New Hope, PA; PRT-25444B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra), radiated 
tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys 
hamiltonii), yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis), Siamese 
crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis), African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus 
tetraspis), caiman (Caiman crocodylus), Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare), 
broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris), and Grand Cayman blue iguana 
(Cyclura lewisi), to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
5-year period.
Applicant: The Zoo Foundation Inc., dba Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, Gulf 
Shores, AL; PRT-25202B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) to include 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:
Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
Spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii)
Caiman (Caiman crocodylus)
Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare)
Grand Cayman blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi)
Golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba)
Salmon-crested cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis)
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
Black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)
Red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)
Brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus),
Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
Lar gibbon (Hylobates lar)
Leopard (Panthera pardus)
Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
Red lechwe (Kobus leche)
Applicant: James DeWoody, Lafayette, IN; PRT-25261B
    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.

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B. Endangered Marine Mammals and Marine Mammals

Applicant: BBC Television, Bristol, England, United Kingdom; PRT-13110B
    The applicant requests a permit to photograph northern sea otters 
(Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Alaska, from the ground and in the water, 
for commercial and educational purposes. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 1-year period.
    Concurrent with publishing this notice in the Federal Register, we 
are forwarding copies of the above applications to the Marine Mammal 
Commission and the Committee of Scientific Advisors for their review.

Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2014-01368 Filed 1-23-14; 8:45 am]
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