79 FR 221 pgs. 68461-68462 - Endangered Species; Receipt of Applications for Permit
Type: NOTICEVolume: 79Number: 221Pages: 68461 - 68462
Pages: 68461, 68462Docket number: [FWS-HQ-IA-2014-N237; FXIA16710900000-156-FF09A30000]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2014-27101 Filed 11-14-14; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-IA-2014-N237; FXIA16710900000-156-FF09A30000]
Endangered Species; Receipt of Applications for Permit
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
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 December 17, 2014.
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 DMAFR@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104 (telephone); (703) 358-2281 (fax); DMAFR@fws.gov (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
[top] 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
III. Permit Applications
A. Endangered Species
Applicant: Lim Morakod, Lake Forest, CA; PRT-44272A
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the radiated tortoise ( Astrochelys radiata ) to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Valarie Holt, Moapa, NV; PRT-165748
The applicant requests amendment of a captive-bred wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to add cotton-top tamarin ( Saguinus oedipus ) to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: S & B Enterprises, Mountain Home, TX; PRT-43494B
The applicant requests a permit to take up to five captive held Arabian oryx ( Oryx leucoryx ) per year under his Captive Bred Wildlife Registration 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.
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: Mark Alger, Flagstaff, AZ; PRT-42321B
Applicant: Pete Brownell, Montezuma, IA; PRT-43912B
Applicant: Randy Gisvold, Carrington, ND; PRT-42412B
Applicant: Ryan Ringer, Gold Beach, OR; PRT-49584B
Applicant: Chet Fenimore, Austin, TX; PRT-49574B
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority.
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