[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46152-46153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11653]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2024-0072; FXIA16710900000-245-FF09A30000]


Wild Bird Conservation Act; Receipt of Permit Application

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit application; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), invite the 
public to comment on a permit application regarding foreign bird 
species for which the Service has jurisdiction under the Wild Bird 
Conservation Act (WBCA). With some exceptions, the WBCA prohibits 
activities with listed species unless Federal authorization is issued 
that allows such activities. The WBCA also requires that we invite 
public comment before issuing permits for any activity it otherwise 
prohibits.

DATES: We must receive comments by June 27, 2024.

ADDRESSES: 
    Obtaining Documents: The application, application supporting 
materials, and any comments and other materials that we receive will be 
available for public inspection at https://www.regulations.gov in 
Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2024-0072.
    Submitting Comments: When submitting comments, please specify the 
name of the applicant and the permit number at the beginning of your 
comment. You may submit comments by one of the following methods:
     Internet: https://www.regulations.gov. Search for and 
submit comments on Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2024-0072.
     U.S. mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. 
FWS-HQ-IA-2024-0072; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS: 
PRB/3W; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
    For more information, see Public Comment Procedures under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703-358-2185 
or via email at [email protected]. Individuals in the United States who are 
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay 
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay 
services offered within their country to make international calls to 
the point-of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Comment Procedures

A. How do I comment on submitted applications?

    We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies 
to comment on the application we have received. Before issuing any of 
the requested permits, we will take into consideration any information 
that we receive during the public comment period.
    You may submit your comments and materials by one of the methods in 
ADDRESSES. We will not consider comments sent by email, or to an 
address not in ADDRESSES. We will not consider or include in our 
administrative record comments we receive after the close of the 
comment period (see DATES).
    When submitting comments, please specify the name of the applicant 
and the permit number at the beginning of your comment. Provide 
sufficient information 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.

B. May I review comments submitted by others?

    You may view and comment on others' public comments at https://www.regulations.gov unless our allowing so would violate the Privacy 
Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).

C. Who will see my comments?

    If you submit a comment at https://www.regulations.gov, your entire 
comment, including any personal identifying information, will be posted 
on the website. If you submit a hardcopy comment that includes personal 
identifying information, such as your address, phone number, or email 
address, 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. Moreover, all submissions from organizations 
or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as 
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be 
made available for public disclosure in their entirety.

II. Background

    To help us carry out our conservation responsibilities for affected 
species, and in consideration of section 112(4) of the Wild Bird 
Conservation Act of 1992 (WBCA; 16 U.S.C. 4901-4916), we invite public 
comments on permit applications before final action is taken. With some 
exceptions, the WBCA prohibits certain activities with listed species 
unless Federal authorization is issued that allows such activities. 
Service regulations regarding permits for any activity otherwise 
prohibited by the WBCA with respect to any wild birds are available in 
title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations in part 15.

III. Permit Application

    We invite comments on the following application.
    Applicant: David Kanellis, Las Vegas, NV; Permit No. PER9328605.
    The applicant, along with members Martin Stiasny, Robert F. 
Kennedy, Jr., William G. Meeker, Gary D. Boberg, Mark and Ryan Moglich, 
Lewis R. Souder, Stephen Bucciarelli, Thomas J. Cullen IV, Michael 
Clark, Chase Delles, Civon Gewelber, Anthony C. and Joe Suffredini, 
Corey J. Dalton, David

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Myers, Rebecca O'Connor, Lauren McGough, Adam Chavez, Erland Renslo, 
David Dixon, Anne and Paul Schnell, Raymond Guzman, Erland Renslo, 
Duane Zobrist Sr., Duane Zobrist Jr., and the California Hawking Club, 
Inc., as their oversight committee, wishes to renew and amend the 
Cooperative Breeding Program CB030 covering the species listed in table 
1 by adding Steve Bergh of Chugiak, Alaska, and Laurayomya Jinright of 
Clark Fork, Idaho, as members to CB030 and removing Los Angeles Zoo, 
Stuart Rossell, Titus Plomaritis, Jim Tigan, Steve Hoddy, Rebecca and 
Justin Searle, Nicole Perretta, and Charles Browning as members to 
CB030. If the amendment is approved, the program will include Steve 
Bergh of Chugiak, Alaska, and Laurayomya Jinright of Clark Fork, Idaho, 
as members of CB030. This notification covers activities to be 
conducted by the program over a 2-year period.

                         Table 1--Species Covered by Cooperative Breeding Program CB030
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             Common name                   Scientific name            Common name            Scientific name
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African hawk-eagle...................  Hieraaetus spilogaster.  Black goshawk..........  Accipiter melanoleucus.
European sparrowhawk.................  Accipiter nisus........  Spectacled owl.........  Pulsatrix
                                                                                          perspicillata.
Red-necked falcon....................  Falco chicquera........  Saker falcon...........  Falco cherrug.
Steppe eagle.........................  Aquila nipalensis......  Verreaux's eagle.......  Aquila verreauxii.
Northern goshawk.....................  Accipiter gentilis.....  African fish-eagle.....  Haliaeetus vocifer.
African crowned eagle................  Stephanoaetus coronatus  Martial eagle..........  Polemeatus bellicosus.
Ornate hawk-eagle....................  Spizaetus ornatus......  Bonelli's eagle........  Hieraaetus fasciatus.
African goshawk......................  Accipiter tachiro......  Eurasian eagle owl.....  Bubo bubo.
Ural owl.............................  Strix uralensis........  Peregrine falcon.......  Falco peregrinus.
Southern boobook.....................  Ninox boobook..........  Lanner falcon..........  Falco biarmicus.
Verreaux's eagle-owl.................  Bubo lacteus...........
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IV. Next Steps

    After the comment period closes, we will make a decision regarding 
permit issuance. If we issue the permit to the applicant listed, we 
will publish a notice in the Federal Register. You may locate the 
notice announcing the permit issuance by searching https://www.regulations.gov for the permit number listed above in this 
document. For example, to find information about the potential issuance 
of Permit No. 12345A, you would go to https://www.regulations.gov and 
search for ``12345A''.

V. Authority

    We issue this notice under the authority of the implementing 
regulations and under the authority of the Wild Bird Conservation Act 
of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 4901-4916). This notice is provided pursuant to 
section 112(4) of the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992, 50 CFR 
15.26(c).

Brenda Tapia,
Supervisory Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, 
Division of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2024-11653 Filed 5-24-24; 8:45 am]
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