[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10547-10548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03975]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-IA-2014-N031; 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 
March 27, 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: JoAnn Holland, Indianapolis, IN; PRT-26837B
    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: Nicolas Saarni, Willits, CA; PRT-25050B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) to enhance 
the species' propagation or survival. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Xiang Chen, Greenwood Village, CO; PRT-25443B
    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: Corey Asplundh, Pipersville, PA; PRT-26455B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) forAfrican dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis), 
caiman (Caiman crocodylus), Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare), and broad-
snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) to enhance the species' propagation 
or survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the 
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Jeffrey Fobb, Homestead, FL; PRT-26452B
    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), 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: Carlos Gazzolo, Bronx, NY; PRT-26382B
    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: Minnesota Zoological Gardens, Apple Valley, MN; PRT-24137B
    The applicant requests a permit to import two captive-born Amur 
tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) from Zoo Dvur

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Kralove, Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, for the purpose of 
enhancement of the species.
Applicant: Virginia Safari Park, Natural Bridge, VA; PRT-213382
    The applicant requests amendment of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include the families Equidae and 
Bovidae and species: Red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) to enhance the 
species' propagation or survival. This notification covers activities 
to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: John Aynes, Oklahoma City, OK; PRT-29141A
    The applicant requests amendment of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include 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: Recordbuck Ranch, Utopia, TX; PRT-64161A
    The applicant requests amendment of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include Arabian oryx (Oryx 
leucoryx) to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
5-year period.
Applicant: Recordbuck Ranch, Utopia, TX; PRT-64797A
    The applicant requests amendment and renewal of their permit 
authorizing interstate and foreign commerce, export, and cull of excess 
barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), 
Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), addax (Addax nasomaculatus), dama gazelle 
(Nanger dama) and red lechwe (Kobus leche), 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: Villanova University, Villanova, PA; PRT-28374B
    The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples from 
wild White-breasted thrashers (Ramphocinclus brachyurus) for the 
purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
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: August Herff, San Antonio, TX; PRT-22132B
Applicant: James Walkup, Dallas, TX; PRT-21493B
Applicant: William Nye, Oneida, NY; PRT-21705B
Applicant: Gregory Pipkin, Houston, TX; PRT-20341B
Applicant: Frank Beelman, Freeburg, IL; PRT-22543B

Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2014-03975 Filed 2-24-14; 8:45 am]
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