[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 202 (Monday, October 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62662-62663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24795]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-IA-2014-N218; FXIA16710900000-156-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, marine mammals, or both. With some exceptions, 
the Endangered Species Act (ESA) 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 
November 19, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of 
Management Authority, Branch of Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, 
Falls Church, VA 22041; fax (703) 358-2281; or email [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104 
(telephone); (703) 358-2281 (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

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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: Clyde Peeling's Reptiland, Allenwood, PA; PRT-42675B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for Crocodylidae, spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys 
hamiltonii), radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), Galapagos 
tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra), aquatic box turtle (Terrapene coahuila), 
yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis), Indian python 
(Python molurus molurus includes P. m. pimbina), Aruba Island 
rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus unicolor), Cuban ground iguana (Cyclura 
nubila nubila), Grand Cayman blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi), San Esteban 
Island chuckwalla (Sauromalus varius), and Komodo monitor (Varanus 
komodoensis) to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
5-year period.
    Applicant: Kristine Holmberg, Seattle, WA; PRT-44219B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for red siskin (Carduelis cucullata) to enhance the 
species' propagation or survival. This notification covers activities 
to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
    Applicant: Steve Martin's Natural Encounter's Inc., Winter Haven, 
FL; PRT-42547B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for 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: Duke Lemur Center, Durham, NC; PRT-48515B
    The applicant requests a permit to conduct interstate and foreign 
commerce of animals listed under the ESA or the Convection on 
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 
(CITES) for captive-bred and wild source animals of the families of 
Cheirogaleidae, Daubentoniidae, Lemuridae, Galagidae, Lorisidae, 
Indriidae, and Tarsiidae for the purpose of scientific research. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
5-year period.
    Applicant: Lions, Tigers & Bears, Alpine, CA; PRT-42307B
    The applicant requests a permit to import one male Bengal tiger 
(Panthera tigris tigris) held in captivity for the purpose of 
enhancement of the species from The Municipal Zoo/Tikala Zoo, Trikala, 
Greece.
    Applicant: Mark Wight, Darien, IL; PRT-41716B
    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. 2014-24795 Filed 10-17-14; 8:45 am]
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