[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 83 (Wednesday, April 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24445-24447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09828]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-IA-2014-N080; 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 
with endangered species, marine mammals,

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or both. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and 
Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) prohibit 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, 2014. We must receive requests for marine mammal permit public 
hearings, in writing, at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section by 
May 30, 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: Dallas Zoo, Dallas, TX; PRT-32376B
    The applicant requests a permit to import one male, captive-bred 
gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) from the Granby Zoo, Quebec, Canada, for the 
purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species through captive 
propagation.
Applicant: Woodland Park Zoological Society, Seattle, WA; PRT-23152B
    The applicant requests a permit to export one male, captive-bred 
jaguar (Panthera onca) to Canada for the purpose of enhancement of the 
survival of the species through captive propagation.
Applicant: San Antonio Zoological Society, San Antonio, Texas; PRT-
22808B
    The applicant requests a permit to export one male captive-born 
Tomistoma (Tomistoma schlegelii) to the Toronto Zoo, Ontario, Canada, 
for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
Applicant: IUCN Iguana Specialist Group, Chicago, IL, PRT-836457
    The applicant requests renewal of their permit to import biological 
samples from the following species: Mayaguana iguana (Cyclura carinata 
bartschi), Turks and Caicos iguana (Cyclura carinata carinata), 
Jamaican iguana (Cyclura collei), rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta), 
Bahamas iguana (Cyclura cychlura), Cuban ground iguana (Cyclura 
nubila), Anegada ground iguana (Cyclura pinguis), Ricord's ground 
iguana (Cyclura ricordi), San Salvador iguana (Cyclura rileyi), Grand 
Cayman blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi), and Mona ground iguana (Cyclura 
stejnegeri), for the purpose of scientific research. This notification 
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant of a 5-year period.
Applicant: Patricia Tucker, Feathering Crest Aviary, Sudbury, MA; PRT-
31599B
    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: Connecticut Zoological Society, Bridgeport, CT; PRT-24407B
    The applicant requests a permit to import one male and one female 
captive-bred Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) from the 
Copenhagen Zoological Garden, Denmark, for the purpose of enhancement 
of the survival of the species through captive propagation.
Applicant: Sedgwick County Zoological Society, Inc., Wichita, KS; PRT-
28147B
    The applicant requests a permit to import one female Sumatran 
orangutan (Pongo abelii) captive bred from Zoo Dortmund, Dortmund, 
Germany, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species 
and zoological display.

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Applicant: Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence, RI; PRT-738517
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the families: Bovidae, Cebidae, Felidae (does not 
include jaguar, margay or ocelot), Hylobatidae, Lemuridae, 
Macropodidae, Mustelidae, and Rheidae, and the species: African wild 
dog (Lycaon pictus), Babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa), Mexican prairie 
dog (cynomys Mexicanus), and Rothschild's starling (Leucopsar 
rothschildi), to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
5-year period.
Applicant: Jeffrey Kengor, Brunswick, MD; PRT-171815
    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: Boulder Ridge Ranch LLC, Alto, MI; PRT-80856A
    The applicant requests an amendment of his captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to add the species listed below to 
enhance the species' propagation or survival. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

Species

Spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii)
Dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
Caiman (Caiman yacare)
Blyth's tragopan (Tragopan blythii)
Cabot's tragopan (Tragopan caboti)
Red-ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)
South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris)
Przewalski's horse (Equus przewalskii)
Scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah)
Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus)
Anoa (Bubalus depressicornis)
Seladang (Bos gaurus)
Applicant: Melvin Bass, Kingwood, TX; PRT-28169B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), addax (Addax 
nasomaculatus), and scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), dama gazelle 
(Nanger dama), red lechwe (Kobus leche), swamp barasingha (Cervus 
duvaucelii), and Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii), to enhance the species' 
propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to be 
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: City of San Jose dba Happy Hollow Zoo, San Jose, CA; PRT-
717994
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for family Macropodidae and cottontop tamarin (Saguinus 
oedipus), to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
5-year period.
Applicant: Tarzan Zerbini Circus, Webb City, Missouri; PRT-065146 and 
065149
    The applicant requests re-issuance of their permits to re-export 
and re-import two Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) born in the wild to 
worldwide locations for the purposes of enhancement of the species. The 
permit numbers and animals are 065146, Schell; and 065149, Marie. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
3-year period.
Applicant: Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA; 
PRT-230437
    The applicant requests the renewal of the permit to export/re-
export and re-imports nonliving museum specimens of endangered and 
threatened species 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.
Applicant: University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI; PRT-28506B
    The applicant requests a permit to export/re-export and re-import 
nonliving museum specimens of endangered and threatened species 
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: Zeev Nederman, San Antonio, TX; PRT-31433B
Applicant: Paul Jackson, Evergreen, CO; PRT-31023B
Applicant: James Kelly, Richmond, VA; PRT-33019B
Applicant: Dan Dinges, Houston, TX; PRT-33754B

B. Endangered Marine Mammals and Marine Mammals

Applicant: Steven Kazlowski, Kingston, WA; PRT-30427B
    The applicant requests a permit to photograph polar bears in the 
wild on the north slope of Alaska from August to November from land-
based vehicles and boats for commercial and educational purposes. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
5-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. 2014-09828 Filed 4-29-14; 8:45 am]
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