[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8896-8897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03381]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-IA-2015-N040; 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 
March 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].

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: GTWT, LLC, dba Bang 57 Ranch, Okeechobee, FL; PRT-48053A
    The applicant requests a permit to authorize interstate and foreign 
commerce, export, and cull of excess barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii) 
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: Blank Park Zoo, Des Moines, IA; PRT-45381B
    The applicant requests a permit to export three males and one 
female captive-bred Mauritius Pink Pigeons (Columba mayeri) from Blank 
Park Zoo, Des Moines, Iowa to Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, 
Channel Islands 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: Turtle Conservancy, Ojai, CA; PRT-45549B
    The applicant requests a permit to import ten wild individuals of 
the species angulated tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora) 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: Garden State Tortoise LLC, Freehold, NJ; PRT-233243
    The applicant requests an amendment of his captive-bred wildlife 
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the 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
    Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
    Aquatic box turtle (Terrapene coahuila)
    Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
    Bolson tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus)
    Yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis)
    Tartaruga (Podocnemis expansa)
    Spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii)
    River terrapin (Batagur baska)
Applicant: Joan Embery-Pillsbury, Lakeside, CA; PRT-45981B
    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) and black & white 
ruffed lemur (Varecia variegate) 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

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(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: Terry Arnold, Fellows, CA; PRT-57131B
Applicant: Leo Wright, Mead, WA; PRT-49585B
Applicant: Robert Bonar, Minneapolis, MN; PRT-55925B
Applicant: Bernard Richburg, Little Rock, AR; PRT-56820B
Applicant: Nicolas Pittman, Whiteville, TN; PRT-56826B

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