[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 2 (Monday, January 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 255-257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30804]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-IA-2014-N260; 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. 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 
February 4, 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: 

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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: Duke University, Durham, NC; PRT-215717
    The applicant requests renewal of the permit to acquire in 
interstate and foreign commerce and to import biological specimens from 
various non-human primate species (Order Primates), including all 
species of lemurids, prosimians, New and Old World monkeys, and apes, 
for the purpose of scientific research. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Ox Ranch, Uvalde, TX; PRT-10866B
    The applicant requests amendment to their existing authorization 
for interstate and foreign commerce and cull of excess red lechwe 
(Kobus leche) and Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii) from their captive heard 
maintained at their facility, to add Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) and 
Barasingha deer (Cervus duvaucelii), 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: Pueblo Zoo, Pueblo, CO; PRT-54296B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50CFR 17.21(g) to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
5-year period.

Species
    Rodrigues fruit bat (Pteropus rodricensis)
    Swift fox (Vulpes velox)
    Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
    Lesser slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus)
    Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
    Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi)
    African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
    San Esteban chuckwalla (Sauromalus varius)
    Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)
Applicant: Steve Couchman, Aransas Pass, TX; PRT-49438B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta), red ruffed lemurs 
(Varecia rubra), and black and white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata) 
to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This notification 
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year 
period.
Applicant: Brian Beni, Pound Ridge, NY; PRT-173959
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for Galapagos tortoises (Geochelone nigra) to enhance 
the species' propagation or survival. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Christina Tellez, University of California, Santa Barbara, 
CA; PRT-48474B
    The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples from 
American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) in the wild in Belize for the 
purpose of scientific research. This notification covers activities to 
be conducted by the applicant over a 3-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: Maurice Holthaus, Tucson, AZ; PRT-46302B
Applicant: Brent Abshire, Cypress, TX; PRT-47547B
Applicant: Edwin Rymut, Fort Atkinson, WI; PRT-46122B
Applicant: James Tolson, Plano, TX; PRT-51550B
Applicant: Martin Lohne, Baltimore, OH; PRT-46366B
Applicant: Browder Graves, Uvalde, TX; PRT-48915B
Applicant: George Hale, San Antonio, TX; PRT-46626B
Applicant: Donald Chumley, Lake Isabella, CA; PRT-54012B
Applicant: Dennis Jordan, Parkland, FL; PRT-54027B

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Applicant: Stanley Williams, Houston, TX; PRT-53745B

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