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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–IA–2015–N146;
FXIA16710900000–156–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
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
September 2, 2015. We must receive
requests for marine mammal permit
public hearings, in writing, at the
address shown in the ADDRESSES section
by September 2, 2015.
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:
SUMMARY:
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
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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
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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: KJC Holdings LP, Lohn, TX;
PRT–200211
The applicant requests a permit for
cull and take of excess barasingha
(Rucervus duvaucelii) 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.
Applicant: Fleming Creative Concept
LLC, Scottsdale, AZ; PRT–65772B
The applicant requests a permit for
interstate transport of 10 jackass
penguins (Spheniscus demersus) from
the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom,
Vallejo, California to Miami
Seaquarium, Miami, Florida, 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.
Applicant: Earth Promise, Glen Rose,
TX; PRT–59071B
The applicant requests a permit to
export two scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx
dammah) and two addaxes (Addax
nasomaculatus) born in captivity to
African Lion Safari, Ontario, Canada, for
the purpose of enhancement of the
survival of the species.
Applicant: Barefoot Zoological, dba
Alligator Adventure, North Myrtle
Beach, SC; PRT–141742
The applicant requests renewal of a
captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following
species to enhance species propagation
or survival: Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur
catta), red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra),
black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia
variegata), Chinese alligator (Alligator
sinensis), Nile crocodile (Crocodylus
niloticus), saltwater crocodile
(Crocodylus porosus), common caiman
(Caiman crocodilus crocodilus), brown
caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus),
Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus
rhombifer), Siamese crocodile
(Crocodylus siamensis), Yacare (Caiman
yacare), dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus
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tetraspis), false gavial (Tomistoma
schlegelii), Tracaja (Podocnemis
unifilis), Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis
nigra), radiated tortoise (Astrochelys
radiata), Cuban ground iguana (Cyclura
nubila nubila), and the Aruba Island
rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor). 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: Mark Corry, Washington,
UT; PRT–71117B
Applicant: Gary Loveless, Oklahoma
City, OK; PRT–71073B
B. Endangered Marine Mammals and
Marine Mammals
Applicant: Florian Schulz; PRT–61681B
The applicant requests a permit to
photograph polar bears (Ursus
maritimus) in Alaska for the purpose of
photography for commercial and
educational purposes from land and
boat. This notification covers activities
to be conducted by the applicant up to
a 4-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.
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Native American Policy for the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of a draft
policy for public notice and comment.
AGENCY:
The Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service) issues this draft Native
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American policy for public comment.
The purpose of this policy is to further
the United States’ trust responsibility to
Indian tribes by establishing a
framework on which to base our
continued interactions with federally
recognized tribes as well as interactions
with Alaska Native Corporations. The
policy recognizes the sovereignty of
federally recognized tribes; states that
the Service will work on a governmentto-government basis with tribal
governments; and includes guidance on
co-management, access to and use of
cultural resources, capacity
development, law enforcement, and
education.
The Service will accept public
comment through September 2, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The draft Native American
policy is available at https://
www.fws.gov/policy/draft510fw1.pdf.
The existing policy is available in the
Fish and Wildlife Service Manual at
https://www.fws.gov/policy/nativeamerican-policy.pdf. To submit
comments, please mail or email them to
Scott Aikin (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Aikin, Native American Programs
Coordinator, by mail at U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 911 NE 11th Avenue,
Portland, OR, 97232; or via email at
scott_aikin@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
Introduction
We are publishing this draft Native
American policy, which is available at
https://www.fws.gov/policy/
draft510fw1.pdf.
When it becomes final, we will
incorporate the policy in Part 510 of the
Fish and Wildlife Service Manual. The
purpose of the policy is to articulate
principles and serve as a framework for
government-to-government
relationships and interactions between
the Service and federally recognized
tribes to conserve fish and wildlife and
protect cultural resources. The policy
includes guidance on:
• The relationship between the
Service and federally recognized tribes,
inter-tribal organizations, including
Alaska Native Organizations (ANO), and
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
(ANCSA) corporations,
• Service employee responsibilities,
• Government-to-government
consultation and relations,
• Communication,
• Co-management,
• Tribal access to Service lands and
Service-managed resources for cultural
and religious practices,
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• Tribal cultural use of plants and
animals,
• Law enforcement,
• Training and education,
• Capacity building and funding, and
• Guidance for implementing and
monitoring the policy.
This policy is not meant to stand on
its own. To implement this policy, the
Service will update its U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service Tribal Consultation
Handbook and develop training so that
Service employees will be able to better
perform duties related to this policy.
Draft Policy
We recognize that when the Service
and tribes work together on resource
matters, our longstanding relationship is
strengthened and resources are better
served. This policy provides guidance
on recognition of tribal sovereign status,
Service responsibilities, and
opportunities for the Service and tribes
to work together toward natural and
cultural resource conservation and
access. The purpose of this policy is to
provide Service employees with
guidance when working with
recognized tribes and other entities such
as Alaska Native Organizations and
Corporations.
Section 1 of this policy recognizes the
unique relationship that Federal
governmental agencies have with
federally recognized tribes. It explains
that while this is a nationwide policy,
the Service maintains flexibility for
Service Regions and programs to work
more appropriately with the tribes and
ANCSA corporations.
Section 2 includes the definitions of
terms used in the policy.
Section 3 lists the authorities under
which the Service is able to take the
actions described in the policy.
Section 4 describes the
responsibilities of employees at all
levels of the Service to carry out this
policy.
Section 5 recognizes the U.S.
Government’s trust responsibility
toward federally recognized tribes,
tribes’ sovereign authority over their
members and territory, the tribes’ rights
to self-govern, and that government-togovernment communication may occur
at various levels within the Service and
the tribes.
Section 6 describes communication,
consultation, and information sharing
between the Service and tribes.
Section 7 sets out a range of
collaborative management opportunities
and establishes principles of comanagement where tribes and the
Service have shared responsibility.
Section 8 recognizes that, for
meaningful cultural and religious
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-IA-2015-N146; FXIA16710900000-156-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 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
September 2, 2015. We must receive requests for marine mammal permit
public hearings, in writing, at the address shown in the ADDRESSES
section by September 2, 2015.
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
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: KJC Holdings LP, Lohn, TX; PRT-200211
The applicant requests a permit for cull and take of excess
barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii) 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.
Applicant: Fleming Creative Concept LLC, Scottsdale, AZ; PRT-65772B
The applicant requests a permit for interstate transport of 10
jackass penguins (Spheniscus demersus) from the Six Flags Discovery
Kingdom, Vallejo, California to Miami Seaquarium, Miami, Florida, 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.
Applicant: Earth Promise, Glen Rose, TX; PRT-59071B
The applicant requests a permit to export two scimitar-horned oryx
(Oryx dammah) and two addaxes (Addax nasomaculatus) born in captivity
to African Lion Safari, Ontario, Canada, for the purpose of enhancement
of the survival of the species.
Applicant: Barefoot Zoological, dba Alligator Adventure, North Myrtle
Beach, SC; PRT-141742
The applicant requests renewal of a captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species to enhance
species propagation or survival: Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), red
ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra), black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia
variegata), Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis), Nile crocodile
(Crocodylus niloticus), saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus),
common caiman (Caiman crocodilus crocodilus), brown caiman (Caiman
crocodilus fuscus), Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer), Siamese
crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis), Yacare (Caiman yacare), dwarf
crocodile (Osteolaemus
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tetraspis), false gavial (Tomistoma schlegelii), Tracaja (Podocnemis
unifilis), Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra), radiated tortoise
(Astrochelys radiata), Cuban ground iguana (Cyclura nubila nubila), and
the Aruba Island rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor). 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 Corry, Washington, UT; PRT-71117B
Applicant: Gary Loveless, Oklahoma City, OK; PRT-71073B
B. Endangered Marine Mammals and Marine Mammals
Applicant: Florian Schulz; PRT-61681B
The applicant requests a permit to photograph polar bears (Ursus
maritimus) in Alaska for the purpose of photography for commercial and
educational purposes from land and boat. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the applicant up to a 4-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.
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