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Maine, Court of Federal Claims No: 13–
0977V.
18. James Chapman, Tampa, Florida,
Court of Federal Claims No: 13–0979V.
19. Charlene Macomber, Salt Lake
City, Utah, Court of Federal Claims No:
13–0980V.
20. Janet Powell, Victoria, Texas,
Court of Federal Claims No: 13–0983V.
21. Lorraine Lupio, Garwood, New
Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 13–
0984V.
22. Ching-Ping Chih, Miami, Florida,
Court of Federal Claims No: 13–0985V.
23. Virginia Merrihew, Kinnelon, New
Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 13–
0986V.
24. Hugo D. Gutierrez, Green Bay,
Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No:
13–0987V.
25. Kathy Kovalcik, Freeport,
Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims
No: 13–0991V.
26. Donald Memmo, Somers Point,
New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No:
13–0992V.
27. Julie Suliman, Edison, New Jersey,
Court of Federal Claims No: 13–0993V.
28. Marvin C. Setness, Henderson,
Nevada, Court of Federal Claims No:
13–0996V.
29. Sheila Graffeo on behalf of Jessica
Graffeo, Deceased, Lafayette, Louisiana,
Court of Federal Claims No: 13–0997V.
30. Michael Anderson, Lincoln,
Nebraska, Court of Federal Claims No:
13–0998V.
31. Victor York, Boston,
Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims
No: 13–0999V.
32. David Herren and Theresa Herren
on behalf of A.H., Louisville, Kentucky,
Court of Federal Claims No: 13–1000V.
33. Christina Moore on behalf of T.B.,
Deceased, Seymour, Tennessee, Court of
Federal Claims No: 13–1001V.
34. Dillon Copenhaver and Amanda
Buckman on behalf of Nicholas
Copenhaver, Deceased, Shelbina,
Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No:
13–1002V.
35. Ariel Ahram, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma, Court of Federal Claims No:
13–1004V.
36. Sarah Williamson, Council Bluffs,
Iowa, Court of Federal Claims No: 13–
1005V.
37. Raithe Pace, Lansdale,
Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims
No: 13–1007V.
38. Dana M. Brasher, Rockford,
Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 13–
1017V.
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Township, Pennsylvania, Court of
Federal Claims No: 13–1022V.
43. April Noon on behalf of Eric J.
Noon, New York, New York, Court of
Federal Claims No: 13–1029V.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Notice of Kidney Interagency
Coordinating Committee Meeting
The Kidney Interagency
Coordinating Committee (KICC) will
hold a meeting on March 7, 2014 about
patient safety in chronic kidney disease
(CKD). The meeting is open to the
public.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
March 7, 2014, 9 a.m.to 12 p.m.
Individuals wanting to present oral
comments must notify the contact
person at least 10 days before the
meeting date.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Natcher Conference Center (Building
45), on the NIH Campus at 8600
Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
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meeting, contact Dr. Andrew S. Narva,
Executive Secretary of the Kidney
Interagency Coordinating Committee,
National Institute of Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 31
Center Drive, Building 31A, Room
9A26, MSC 2560, Bethesda, MD 20892–
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The KICC,
chaired by the National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases (NIDDK), comprises members
of the Department of Health and Human
Services and other federal agencies that
support kidney-related activities,
facilitates cooperation, communication,
and collaboration on kidney disease
among government entities. KICC
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opportunity for Committee members to
learn about and discuss current and
future kidney programs in KICC member
organizations and to identify
opportunities for collaboration. The
March 7, 2014 KICC meeting will focus
on patient safety in CKD.
Any member of the public interested
in presenting oral comments to the
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Because of time constraints for the
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on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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like to receive email notification about
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request to nkdep@info.niddk.nih.gov.
Dated: Feburary 4, 2014.
Camille M. Hoover,
Executive Officer, National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases,
National Institutes of Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–IA–2014–N023;
FXIA16710900000–145–FF09A30000]
Endangered Species; Marine
Mammals; Receipt of Applications for
Permit
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications
for permit.
AGENCY:
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) and the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA) 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
March 13, 2014. We must receive
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requests for marine mammal permit
public hearings, in writing, at the
address shown in the ADDRESSES section
by March 13, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, Division of
Management Authority, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax
Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA 22203;
fax (703) 358–2280; or email DMAFR@
fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104
(telephone); (703) 358–2280 (fax);
DMAFR@fws.gov (email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Comment Procedures
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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 PRTnumber, 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
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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.
Under the MMPA, you may request a
hearing on any MMPA application
received. If you request a hearing, give
specific reasons why a hearing would be
appropriate. The holding of such a
hearing is at the discretion of the
Service Director.
III. Permit Applications
A. Endangered Species
Applicant: Indianapolis Zoo,
Indianapolis, IN; PRT–19344B
The applicant requests a permit to
import one captive bred Sumatran
orangutan (Pongo abelii) for the purpose
of scientific research. This notification
covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: University of California at
Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; PRT–23339B
The applicant requests a permit to
import biological samples of mantled
howler (Alouatta palliate) from the
Soberania Nature Reserve in the
Republic of Panama for the purpose of
scientific research.
Applicant: Delaware Museum of Natural
History, Wilmington, DE; PRT–184718
The applicant requests a permit to
export and re-import nonliving museum
specimens of endangered and
threatened species previously
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accessioned into the applicant’s
collection for scientific research. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year 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: Edward Stehmeyer, Isle of
Palms, SC; PRT–25430B
Applicant: Randall Peters, Hubertus,
WI; PRT–26544B
Applicant: Ramon Gonzalez, San
Antonio, TX; PRT–26184B
B. Endangered Marine Mammals and
Marine Mammals
Applicant: ABR, Inc. Environmental
Research and Services, Fairbanks, AK;
PRT–187053
The applicant requests renewal of a
permit to conduct on-shore, boat-based,
and aerial surveys of northern sea otters
(Enhydra lutris kenyoni) at various
locations in the coastal waters of Alaska
for the purpose of scientific research.
This notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Concurrent with publishing this
notice in the Federal Register, we are
forwarding copies of the above
applications to the Marine Mammal
Commission and the Committee of
Scientific Advisors for their review.
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch
of Permits, Division of Management
Authority.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-IA-2014-N023; FXIA16710900000-145-FF09A30000]
Endangered Species; Marine Mammals; 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) and the Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA) 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
March 13, 2014. We must receive
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requests for marine mammal permit public hearings, in writing, at the
address shown in the ADDRESSES section by March 13, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, Division of Management Authority, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA
22203; fax (703) 358-2280; or email DMAFR@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104
(telephone); (703) 358-2280 (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
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.
Under the MMPA, you may request a hearing on any MMPA application
received. If you request a hearing, give specific reasons why a hearing
would be appropriate. The holding of such a hearing is at the
discretion of the Service Director.
III. Permit Applications
A. Endangered Species
Applicant: Indianapolis Zoo, Indianapolis, IN; PRT-19344B
The applicant requests a permit to import one captive bred Sumatran
orangutan (Pongo abelii) for the purpose of scientific research. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Applicant: University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; PRT-
23339B
The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples of
mantled howler (Alouatta palliate) from the Soberania Nature Reserve in
the Republic of Panama for the purpose of scientific research.
Applicant: Delaware Museum of Natural History, Wilmington, DE; PRT-
184718
The applicant requests a permit to export and re-import nonliving
museum specimens of endangered and threatened species 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.
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: Edward Stehmeyer, Isle of Palms, SC; PRT-25430B
Applicant: Randall Peters, Hubertus, WI; PRT-26544B
Applicant: Ramon Gonzalez, San Antonio, TX; PRT-26184B
B. Endangered Marine Mammals and Marine Mammals
Applicant: ABR, Inc. Environmental Research and Services, Fairbanks,
AK; PRT-187053
The applicant requests renewal of a permit to conduct on-shore,
boat-based, and aerial surveys of northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris
kenyoni) at various locations in the coastal waters of Alaska for the
purpose of scientific research. This notification covers activities to
be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Concurrent with publishing this notice in the Federal Register, we
are forwarding copies of the above applications to the Marine Mammal
Commission and the Committee of Scientific Advisors for their review.
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2014-02843 Filed 2-10-14; 8:45 am]
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