[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 14 (Thursday, January 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3249-3251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00916]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-IA-2015-N110; 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 23, 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].

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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 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: State of Hawaii DLNR/DOFAW, Honolulu, HI; PRT-47832B
    The applicant requests a permit to import 800 live whole plants and 
133 phytatrays of gametophytes of Diellia (Diellia erecta), 951 live 
whole plants and 121 phytatrays of gametophytes of Diellia plants 
(Diellia mannii), and 1030 live whole plants and 117 phytatrays of 
gametophytes of Diellia plants (Diellia pallida) for the purpose of 
scientific research. This notification covers activities to be 
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Disney's Animal Kingdom, Bay Lake, FL; PRT-42545B
    The applicant requests a permit to import one captive-born Mandrill 
(Mandrillus sphinx) for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of 
the species. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the 
applicant over a 1-year period.
Applicant: Friends of the Zoo, Inc., Kansas City Zoo, Kansas City, MO; 
PRT-36026B
    The applicant requests a permit to import one female captive born 
white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) from the Perth Zoo, South 
Perth, Australia, for the purpose of enhancement of the species through 
captive propagation and conservation education.
Applicant: Charles Mercer, dba NBJ Zoological Park, Spring Branch, TX; 
PRT-751619
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for 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
Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx)
Scimitar-horned (Oryx dammah)
Dama gazelle (Nanger dama)
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
Brown lemur (Lemur fulvus fulvus)
Diana monkey (Cercopithecus diana)
Lar Gibbon (Hylobates lar)
Applicant: Wild Wilderness Drive-Through Safari, Gentry, AR; PRT-28258A
    The applicant request the renewal of a captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species, to 
enhance their propagation or survival. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

Species
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
Black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)
Brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus)
Cottontop tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
Leopard (Panthera pardus)
Onager or kulan (Equus hemionus)
Przewalski's horse (Equus przewalskii)
Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx)
Red lechwe (Kobus leche)
Golden parakeet (Guaruba guarouba)
Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
Applicant: National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; PRT-703721
    The applicant request the renewal of a captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species, to 
enhance their propagation or survival. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

Species
Golden parakeet (Guaruba guarouba)
Rothschild's starling (Leucopsar rothschildi)
White-naped crane (Grus vipio)
Japanese crane (Grus japonensis)
Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)
Pink pigeon (Columba mayeri)
Hooded parrot (Psephotus dissimilis)
Red siskin (Carduelis cucullata)
Applicant: Jordan Mercer, Micanopy, FL; PRT-18705B
    The applicant requests an amendment of their captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to add Galapagos tortoise 
(Chelonoidis nigra) to their registration to enhance the species' 
propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to be

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conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Lucky 7 Exotics Ranch, Eden, TX; PRT-70466A
    The applicant requests an amendment of their permit authorizing 
interstate and foreign commerce, export, and cull of excess Arabian 
oryx (Oryx leucoryx), barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), and red lechwe 
(Kobus leche), from the captive herd maintained at their facility, 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: Peter Stein, South Windsor, CT; PRT-165944
    The applicant request the renewal of a captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for 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: Minnesota Zoological Gardens, Apply Valley, MN; PRT-50631B
    The applicant requests a permit to import one male captive-bred 
Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica), for the purpose of enhancement of 
the survival of the species through zoological display and propagation.
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: William Lehrer, Kingswood, TX; PRT-48446B
Applicant: Nicholas Sackman, Sleepy Hollow, NY; PRT-46358B
Applicant: Elizabeth Krottinger, Wichita Falls, TX; PRT-43489B
Applicant: Austin Nick, Sands Point, NY; PRT-51146B
Applicant: Turner Butts, Spring, TX; PRT-54323B
Applicant: Joseph Borgesen, Clarkston, MI; PRT-54411B
Applicant: James Pollard, Nipomo, CA; PRT-52812B
Applicant: William Bachenberg, Allentown, PA; PRT-53625B
Applicant: Essa Kawaja, Houston, TX; PRT-52838B

Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2015-00916 Filed 1-21-15; 8:45 am]
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