[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 133 (Thursday, July 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32374-32376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14673]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2017-0032; FXIA16710900000-178-FF09A30000]


Foreign Endangered and Threatened 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 
August 14, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submitting Comments: You may submit comments by one of the 
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments on Docket No. FWS-HQ-
IA-2017-0032.
     U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing, 
Attn: Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2017-0032; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
Headquarters, MS: BPHC; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-
3803.
    When submitting comments, please indicate the name of the applicant 
and the PRT# you are commenting on. We will post all comments on http://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post any 
personal information you provide us (see the Public Comments section 
for more information).
    Viewing Comments: Comments and materials we receive will be 
available for public inspection on http://www.regulations.gov, or by 
appointment, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of 
Management Authority, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803; 
telephone 703-358-2095.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Russell, Government Information 
Specialist, Division of Management Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service Headquarters, MS: IA; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 
22041-3803; telephone (703) 358-2023; facsimile (703) 358-2280.

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 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 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

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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 applications before final action is taken.

III. Permit Applications

    We invite the public to comment on applications to conduct certain 
activities with endangered species. With some exceptions, the 
Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; ESA) prohibits 
activities with listed species unless Federal authorization is acquired 
that allows such activities.

A. Endangered Species

Applicant: Dallas World Aquarium, Dallas, TX; PRT-15974C and 15975C

    The applicant requests a permit to import specimens of two male and 
one female captive-bred resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) from 
Mexico to enhance the propagation or survival of the species.

Applicant: Columbus Zoo & Aquarium, Powell, OH; PRT-29603C

    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for African lion (Panthera leo leo), African penguin 
(Spheniscus demersus), Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica), Asian 
elephant (Elephas maximus), Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), bonobo 
(Pan paniscus), cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), black rhinoceros Diceros 
bicornis), red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis), mandrill (Mandrillus 
sphinx), and Western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), to enhance the 
propagation or survival of the species. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

Applicant: Joan Hemker, Hemker Park and Zoo, Freeport, MN; PRT-21468B

    The applicant requests an amendment of an existing captive-bred 
wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for bontebok (Damaliscus 
pygargus), Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi), 
white-naped crane (Grus vipio), black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis), 
and red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis), to enhance the propagation or 
survival of the species. This notification covers activities to be 
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

Applicant: Feld Entertainment, Inc., Palmetto, FL; PRT-30596C

    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) to enhance the 
propagation or survival of the species. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

Applicant: Memphis Zoo, Memphis, TN; PRT-10014C

    The applicant requests a permit to import two captive-born female 
Komodo monitors (Varanus komodoensis) from the Calgary Zoo in Alberta, 
Canada, to enhance the propagation or survival of the species.

Applicant: Disney's Animal Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista, FL; PRT-30605C

    The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 
50 CFR 17.21(g) for red-collared lemur (Eulemur collaris), ring-tailed 
lemur (Lemur catta), golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia), 
cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus), lion-tailed macaque (Macaca 
silenus), mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx), white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus 
leucogenys), siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus), western lowland 
gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), African lion 
(Panthera leo leo), Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae), African 
wild dog (Lycaon pictus), Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi), Hartmann's 
mountain zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae), Somali wild ass (Equus 
africanus somaliensis), southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum 
simum), black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), North Sulawesi babirusa 
(Babyrousa celebensis), Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii), red lechwe (Kobus 
leche), white-naped crane (Grus vipio), radiated tortoise (Astrochelys 
radiata), Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra), and Komodo monitor 
(Varanus komodoensis), to enhance the propagation or survival of the 
species. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the 
applicant over a 5-year period.
Museum Applicant
Applicant: Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI; PRT-700877

    The applicant requests a renewal of a permit to export and reimport 
nonliving museum specimens of endangered and threatened species that 
were 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.

IV. Next Steps

    If the Service decides to issue permits to any of the applicants 
listed in this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal 
Register. You may locate the Federal Register notice announcing the 
permit issuance date by searching in www.regulations.gov under the 
permit number listed in this document.

V. Public Comments

    You may submit your comments and materials concerning this notice 
by one of the methods listed in ADDRESSES. We will not consider 
comments sent by email or fax or to an address not listed in ADDRESSES.
    If you submit a comment via http://www.regulations.gov, your entire 
comment, including any personal identifying information, will be posted 
on the Web site. If you submit a hardcopy comment that includes 
personal identifying information, you may request at the top of your 
document that we withhold this information from public review. However, 
we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    We will post all hardcopy comments on http://www.regulations.gov.

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VI. Authorities

    Endangered Species Act of 1973, (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-14673 Filed 7-12-17; 8:45 am]
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