[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 132 (Thursday, July 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39409-39411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16133]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-IA-2014-N143; 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 
August 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

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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: Camden Aquarium, LLC, Camden, NJ; PRT-35436A
    The applicant requests a renewal of a captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species, 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: Daniel Darby, Topeka, KS; PRT-082541
    The applicant requests a renewal of a captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species, 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: Janet Lilienthal, Boston, MA; PRT- 735952
    The applicant requests a renewal of a captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the Vinaceous Amazon (Amazona 
vinacea) and red-browed Amazon (Amazona rhodocorytha) (formerly Amazona 
dufresniana rhodocorytha), to enhance the species' propagation or 
survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the 
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Mark Jackson, Silverado, NJ; PRT-34571A
    The applicant requests a renewal of a captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species: Cuban 
parrot (Amazona leucocephala), golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba), 
Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra), and radiated tortoise 
(Astrochelys radiata). The purpose of the permit is to enhance the 
species' propagation or survival. This notification covers activities 
to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Stephen Hall, Grapevine, TX; PRT-796988
    The applicant requests a renewal of a captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the radiated tortoise 
(Geochelone radiata) to enhance the species' propagation or survival. 
This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant 
over a 5-year period.
Applicant: 4 J Conservation Center, Inc., Dade City, FL; PRT-673338
    The applicant requests a renewal of a captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species: Ring-
tailed lemur (Lemur catta), black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia 
variegata), red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra), Galapagos tortoise 
(Chelonoidis nigra), and radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata). The 
purpose of the permit is to enhance the species' propagation or 
survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the 
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Ryder Scientific, R.L.L.L.P, Sag Harbor, NY; PRT-33738B
    The applicant requests a renewal of a captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species: Indian 
python (Python molurus molurus), American crocodile (Crocodylus 
acutus), Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer), and Nile crocodile 
(Crocodylus niloticus). The purpose of the permit is to enhance the 
species' propagation or survival. This notification covers activities 
to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Capron Park Zoo, Attleboro, MA; PRT-123493
    The applicant requests a renewal of a captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species, 
Manchurian crane (Grus japonensis), Black and White Ruffed Lemur 
(Varecia v. variegata), Lesser Slow Loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus), and 
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) to enhance the species' propagation 
or survival. 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.

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Applicant: Byron Wates, Clifton VA; PRT-37543B
Applicant: Arthur Erickson, Wayzata, MN; PRT-38540B

Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
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