[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 233 (Thursday, December 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72007-72009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28479]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-IA-2014-N249; FXIA16710900000-156-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, 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 
January 5, 2015. We must receive requests for marine mammal permit 
public hearings, in writing, at the address shown in the ADDRESSES 
section by January 5, 2015.

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.), 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

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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: Space Wild Animal Farm Inc. Sussex, NJ; PRT-047058
    The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for leopards (Panthera pardus) and 
ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) to enhance the species' propagation or 
survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the 
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: GTWT, LLC, Okeechobee, FL; PRT-48054A
    The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for barasingha (Rucerus duvaucelii) 
to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This notification 
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year 
period.
Applicant: Toledo Zoo, Toledo, OH; PRT-677660
    The applicant requests a renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families and 
species, to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
5-year period.
Families:
    Bovidae
    Canidae
    Cebidae
    Cercopithecidae
    Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay or ocelot)
    Hominidae
    Hylobatidae
    Lemuridae
    Rhinocerotidae
    Columbidae
    Psittacidae (does not include thick-billed parrot)
    Rallidae
    Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis pelzelni)
    Alligatoridae
    Boidae (does not include Mona or Puerto Rican boa)
    Chelidae
    Crocodylidae (does not include American crocodile)
    Emydidae
    Gekkonidae
    Iguanidae
    Sphenodontidae
    Testudinidae
    Varanidae
    Viperidae
Species:
    Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
    Jackass penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
Applicant: Washington Park Zoo, Michigan City, IN; PRT-694606
    The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the family Lemuridae or the 
species white-collared mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus) to enhance the 
species' propagation or survival. This notification covers activities 
to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Mac Embury, Grants Pass, OR; PRT-37451A
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for 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:
    Golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba)
    Cuban parrot (Amazona leucocephala)
    Vinaceous parrot (Amazona vinacea)
    Blyth's tragopan (Tragopan blythii)
    Cabot's tragopan (Tragopan caboti)
    Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
    Black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis)
    White-naped crane (Grus vipio)
    Hooded crane (Grus monacha)
    Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
    Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
Applicant: St. Augustine Alligator Farm, St. Augustine, FL; PRT-749207
    The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families and 
species to enhance their propagation or survival. This notification 
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year 
period.
Families:
    Alligatoridae (does not include the American alligator)
    Crocodylidae (does not include the American crocodile)
Species:
    Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
    Golden parakeet (Aratinga guarouba)
    Blue-throated macaw (Ara glaucogularis)
Applicant: Black Eagle Ranch, Fredericksburg, TX; PRT-52197B
    The applicant requests authorization to take up to five Arabian 
oryx (Oryx leucoryx), up to five red lechwe (Kobus lechwe), and up to 
five Barasingha deer (Cervus duvaucelii) per year, under their captive-
bred wildlife registration 50 CFR 17.21(g). This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Larry Johnson, Boerne, TX; PRT-49080B
    The applicant requests a permit to export 51 captive-bred Scimitar-
horned oryx (Oryx dammah) for the purpose of enhancement of the 
survival of the species. This notification covers activities to be 
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Honolulu Zoo, Honolulu, HI; PRT-48586B
    The applicant requests a permit to import one male and two female 
captive-born Japanese giant salamanders (Andrias japonicus) from Asa 
Zoo, Hiroshima, Japan, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival 
of the species.
Applicant: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; PRT-003005
    The applicant requests a permit to export and reimport 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.

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Applicant: Richard Boyer, Morrison, CO; PRT-46005B
Applicant: Frank Giacalone, Magnolia, TX; PRT-46530B
Applicant: Lee Friend, Loganville, GA; PRT-48426B
Applicant: David L. Bahl, Waukesha, WI; PRT-49174B
Applicant: Robert M. Pirnie, Pike Road, AK; PRT-49743B

B. Endangered Marine Mammals and Marine Mammals

Applicant: Terrie Williams, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA; 
PRT-45505B
    The applicant requests a permit to take southern sea otters 
(Enhydra lutris nereis) for the purpose of scientific research on the 
physiology of and metabolic demands on female southern sea otters. 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.
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