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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: SUMMARY: 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 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 E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM 21MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 55 / Friday, March 21, 2014 / Notices 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). hearing is at the discretion of the Service Director. B. May I review comments submitted by others? Applicant: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; PRT–24385B The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples derived from captive-born and wild specimens of common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) from the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage, Chingola, Zambia, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. 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. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:18 Mar 20, 2014 Jkt 232001 III. Permit Applications A. Endangered Species Applicant: Columbia University, New York, NY; PRT–24015B The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples derived from captive-held and wild-caught specimens of Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), Probiscus monkey (Nasalis larvatus), and the Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) from Sabah, Malaysia, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. Applicant: Northwest Fisheries Science Center Forensics Laboratory, Charleston, SC; PRT–10941B The applicant requests a permit to export/re-export and import/re-import specimens from any endangered or threatened Proboscidea (elephants) and Cheloniidae (sea turtles) for the purpose of forensics activities which will directly or indirectly enhance the survival of the species in the wild for the purpose of scientific research. In addition, the request includes endangered or threatened FWSjurisdiction marine mammal species as noted in Section B of this notice. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5year period. Applicant: Feld Entertainment, Vienna, VA; PRT–22194B The applicant requests a permit for the import of two captive-born tigers (Panthera tigris) for the purpose of enhancement of the species. The captive-born animals are being imported from Spillsby, England, in cooperation with Alexander Lacey. Applicant: Feld Entertainment, Vienna, VA; PRT–21674B, 21676B, 21677B, 21679B, 21680B, and 21681B The applicant requests permits to export captive-born tigers (Panthera tigris) to worldwide locations for the purpose of enhancement of the species. The permit numbers and animals are: 21674B, Janet; 21681B, Tarzan; 21676B, PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 15769 Judy; 21679B, Taba; 21677B, Napolean; and 21680B, Tabata. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 3-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: Wesley Reeves, Fulshear, TX; PRT–29286B Applicant: Joan Manasse, Cheyenne, WY; PRT–29821B B. Endangered Marine Mammals and Marine Mammals Applicant: Northwest Fisheries Science Center Forensics Laboratory, Charleston, SC; PRT–10941B The applicant requests a permit to export/re-export and import/re-import specimens from any endangered or threatened FWS-jurisdiction marine mammal species, including species from Sirenia (Trichechus manatus, T. senegalensis, T. inunguis, and Dugong dugon), walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), marine otters (Lontra felina), sea otters (Enhydra lutris), and polar bears (Ursus maritimus) for the purpose of forensics activities which will directly or indirectly enhance the survival of the species in the wild for the purpose of scientific research. In addition, the request includes endangered or threatened specimens from Proboscidea and Cheloniidae as noted in Section A of this notice. 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. 2014–06217 Filed 3–20–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM 21MRN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

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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 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 
April 21, 2014. We must receive requests for marine mammal permit 
public hearings, in writing, at the address shown in the ADDRESSES 
section by April 21, 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

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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: Columbia University, New York, NY; PRT-24015B
    The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples 
derived from captive-held and wild-caught specimens of Bornean 
orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), Probiscus monkey (Nasalis larvatus), and 
the Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) from Sabah, Malaysia, for the 
purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
Applicant: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, 
PA; PRT-24385B
    The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples 
derived from captive-born and wild specimens of common chimpanzee (Pan 
troglodytes) from the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage, Chingola, Zambia, 
for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
Applicant: Northwest Fisheries Science Center Forensics Laboratory, 
Charleston, SC; PRT-10941B
    The applicant requests a permit to export/re-export and import/re-
import specimens from any endangered or threatened Proboscidea 
(elephants) and Cheloniidae (sea turtles) for the purpose of forensics 
activities which will directly or indirectly enhance the survival of 
the species in the wild for the purpose of scientific research. In 
addition, the request includes endangered or threatened FWS-
jurisdiction marine mammal species as noted in Section B of this 
notice. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the 
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Feld Entertainment, Vienna, VA; PRT-22194B
    The applicant requests a permit for the import of two captive-born 
tigers (Panthera tigris) for the purpose of enhancement of the species. 
The captive-born animals are being imported from Spillsby, England, in 
cooperation with Alexander Lacey.
Applicant: Feld Entertainment, Vienna, VA; PRT-21674B, 21676B, 21677B, 
21679B, 21680B, and 21681B
    The applicant requests permits to export captive-born tigers 
(Panthera tigris) to worldwide locations for the purpose of enhancement 
of the species. The permit numbers and animals are: 21674B, Janet; 
21681B, Tarzan; 21676B, Judy; 21679B, Taba; 21677B, Napolean; and 
21680B, Tabata. This notification covers activities to be conducted by 
the applicant over a 3-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: Wesley Reeves, Fulshear, TX; PRT-29286B
Applicant: Joan Manasse, Cheyenne, WY; PRT-29821B

B. Endangered Marine Mammals and Marine Mammals

Applicant: Northwest Fisheries Science Center Forensics Laboratory, 
Charleston, SC; PRT-10941B
    The applicant requests a permit to export/re-export and import/re-
import specimens from any endangered or threatened FWS-jurisdiction 
marine mammal species, including species from Sirenia (Trichechus 
manatus, T. senegalensis, T. inunguis, and Dugong dugon), walrus 
(Odobenus rosmarus), marine otters (Lontra felina), sea otters (Enhydra 
lutris), and polar bears (Ursus maritimus) for the purpose of forensics 
activities which will directly or indirectly enhance the survival of 
the species in the wild for the purpose of scientific research. In 
addition, the request includes endangered or threatened specimens from 
Proboscidea and Cheloniidae as noted in Section A of this notice. 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. 2014-06217 Filed 3-20-14; 8:45 am]
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