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I. Public Comment Procedures
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2016–0058;
FXIA16710900000–156–FF09A30000]
Endangered Species; Receipt of
Applications for Permit
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
Notice of receipt of applications
for permit.
ACTION:
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.
SUMMARY:
We must receive comments or
requests for documents on or before
May 9, 2016.
DATES:
Submitting Comments: You
may submit comments by one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
on Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2016–0058.
• U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public
Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No.
FWS–HQ–IA–2016–0058; U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS:
BPHC; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls
Church, VA 22041–3803.
When submitting comments, please
indicate the name of the applicant and
the PRT# you are commenting on. We
will post all comments on https://
www.regulations.gov. This generally
means that we will post any personal
information you provide us (see the
Public Comments section below for
more information). Viewing Comments:
Comments and materials we receive will
be available for public inspection on
https://www.regulations.gov, or by
appointment, between 8 a.m. and 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays, at the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Division of
Management Authority, 5275 Leesburg
Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803;
telephone 703–358–2095.
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ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104
(telephone); (703) 358–2281 (fax);
DMAFR@fws.gov (email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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
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
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in consideration of section 10(a)(1)(A) of
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 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.
III. Permit Applications
Endangered Species
Applicant: Bhagavan Antle, Myrtle
Beach, SC; PRT–71654B
On September 30, 2015, we published
a Federal Register notice inviting the
public to comment on an application for
a permit to conduct certain activities
with endangered species (80 FR 58768).
We are now reopening the comment
period to allow the public the
opportunity to review additional
information submitted for their permit
to export 18 captive-born tigers
(Panthera tigris) for the purpose of
enhancement of the survival of the
species to Cancun, Puerto Morelos,
Quintana Roo, Mexico.
Applicant: University of Washington,
Seattle, WA; PRT–80987B
The applicant requests a permit to
import biological samples from black
rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) collected
in the wild in South Africa, for the
purpose of scientific research.
Applicant: Wade Harrell, Whooping
Crane Recovery Plan Coordinator, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 2,
Austwell, TX; PRT–013808
The applicant requests renewal of a
permit to import captive-bred/captivehatched and wild live specimens,
captive-bred/wild-collected viable eggs,
biological samples, and salvaged
materials from captive-bred/wild
specimens of whooping cranes (Grus
americana) from Canada, for completion
of identified tasks and objectives
mandated under the Service Whooping
Crane Recovery Plan. Salvage materials
may include, but are not limited to,
whole or partial specimens, feathers,
eggs and egg shell fragments. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
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Applicant: Peter Stein, South Windsor,
CT; PRT–165944
The applicant requests amendment of
their captive-bred wildlife registration
under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following
species: Spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys
hamiltonii), Bolson tortoise (Gopherus
flavomarginatus), yellow-spotted river
turtle (Podocnemis unifilis), and aquatic
box turtle (Terrapene coahuila) to
enhance the species’ propagation or
survival. The notification covers
activities to be conducted by the
applicant over the remainder of the 5year period for which the permit would
be valid.
Bureau of Land Management
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94234; 10–08807; MO #4500090193;
TAS:14X5232]
Notice of Realty Action: Classification
for Lease and Subsequent Conveyance
for Recreation and Public Purposes of
Public Lands (N–94234) for a Park in
the Southwest Portion of the Las
Vegas Valley, Clark County, NV
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has examined and
found suitable for classification for lease
and subsequent conveyance under the
provisions of the Taylor Grazing Act
and the Recreation and Public Purposes
(R&PP) Act, as amended, approximately
15 acres of public land in the Las Vegas
Valley, Clark County, Nevada. Clark
County proposes to use the land for a
community park. The 15-acre park will
help meet future expanding needs in the
southwestern part of Las Vegas Valley.
DATES: Interested parties may submit
written comments regarding the
proposed classification for lease and
conveyance of the land until May 23,
2016.
SUMMARY:
Applicant: Claws ‘‘N’’ Paws Wild
Animal Park, Lake Ariel, PA; PRT–
66990B
The applicant requests a captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
17.21(g) for the following species to
enhance species propagation or
survival: Lar gibbon (Hylobates lar),
ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), black
and white ruffed lemur (Varecia
variegata variegata), snow leopard
(Uncia uncia), leopard (Panthera
pardus), and cottontop tamarin
(Saguinus Oedipus). This notification
covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Multiple Applicants
Mail written comments to
the BLM Field Manager, Las Vegas Field
Office, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las
Vegas, Nevada 89130.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis
Rodriguez, (702) 515–5069, email:
lrodriguez@blm.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
to contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The FIRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question with the
above individual. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The parcel
of land is located southwest of the
intersection of Wigwam Avenue and
Torrey Pines Drive and is legally
described as:
ADDRESSES:
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: Aubrey Beacham, Gulfport,
MS; PRT–91319B
Applicant: Wayne Catto, Gahanna, OH;
PRT–91923B
Applicant: Roger Hooten, Emory, TX;
PRT–92092B
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch
of Permits, Division of Management
Authority.
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Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada
T. 22 S., R. 60 E.,
Sec. 14, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4 and
E1⁄2NE1⁄4NW1⁄4SW1⁄4.
The area described contains 15 acres, more
or less, in Clark County.
In accordance with the R&PP Act,
Clark County has filed an application to
develop the above-described land as a
community park with covered play
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structures, restrooms, parking, picnic
pavilions, open turf areas, walking path,
basketball courts, landscaping, lighting
signage, and other ancillary amenities.
Additional detailed information
pertaining to this application, plan of
development, and site plan is located in
case file N–94234, which is available for
review at the BLM Las Vegas Field
Office at the above address.
Clark County is a political subdivision
of the State of Nevada; and is therefore,
a qualified applicant under the R&PP
Act.
Subject to limitations prescribed by
law and regulation, prior to patent
issuance, the holder of any right-of-way
grant within the lease area may be given
the opportunity to amend the right-ofway grant for conversion to a new term,
including perpetuity, if applicable.
The land identified is not needed for
any Federal purpose. The lease and/or
conveyance is consistent with the BLM
Las Vegas Resource Management Plan
dated October 5, 1998, and would be in
the public interest. Clark County has not
applied for more than the 640-acre
limitation for public purpose uses in a
year and has submitted a statement in
compliance with the regulations at 43
CFR 2741.4(b).
The lease and conveyance, when
issued, will be subject to the provisions
of the R&PP Act and applicable
regulations of the Secretary of the
Interior, and will contain the following
reservations to the United States:
1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches
or canals constructed by the authority of
the United States, Act of August 30,
1890 (43 U.S.C. 945); and
2. All minerals shall be reserved to
the United States, together with the
right to prospect for, mine, and remove
such deposits from the same under
applicable law and such regulations as
the Secretary of the Interior may
prescribe.
Any lease and conveyance will also
be subject to valid existing rights, will
contain any terms or conditions
required by law (including, but not
limited to, any terms or conditions
required by 43 CFR 2741.4), and will
contain an appropriate indemnification
clause protecting the United States from
claims arising out of the lessee’s/
patentee’s use, occupancy, or operations
on the leased/patented lands. It will also
contain any other terms and conditions
deemed necessary and appropriate by
the Authorized Officer.
Any lease and conveyance will also
be subject to all valid and existing
rights.
Upon publication of this notice in the
Federal Register, the land described
above will be segregated from all other
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2016-0058; FXIA16710900000-156-FF09A30000]
Endangered Species; 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. 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
May 9, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submitting Comments: You may submit comments by one of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments on Docket No. FWS-HQ-
IA-2016-0058.
U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing,
Attn: Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2016-0058; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Headquarters, MS: BPHC; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-
3803.
When submitting comments, please indicate the name of the applicant
and the PRT# you are commenting on. We will post all comments on https://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post any
personal information you provide us (see the Public Comments section
below for more information). Viewing Comments: Comments and materials
we receive will be available for public inspection on https://www.regulations.gov, or by appointment, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays, at the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, 5275 Leesburg Pike,
Falls Church, VA 22041-3803; telephone 703-358-2095.
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.), 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.
III. Permit Applications
Endangered Species
Applicant: Bhagavan Antle, Myrtle Beach, SC; PRT-71654B
On September 30, 2015, we published a Federal Register notice
inviting the public to comment on an application for a permit to
conduct certain activities with endangered species (80 FR 58768). We
are now reopening the comment period to allow the public the
opportunity to review additional information submitted for their permit
to export 18 captive-born tigers (Panthera tigris) for the purpose of
enhancement of the survival of the species to Cancun, Puerto Morelos,
Quintana Roo, Mexico.
Applicant: University of Washington, Seattle, WA; PRT-80987B
The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples from
black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) collected in the wild in South
Africa, for the purpose of scientific research.
Applicant: Wade Harrell, Whooping Crane Recovery Plan Coordinator, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 2, Austwell, TX; PRT-013808
The applicant requests renewal of a permit to import captive-bred/
captive-hatched and wild live specimens, captive-bred/wild-collected
viable eggs, biological samples, and salvaged materials from captive-
bred/wild specimens of whooping cranes (Grus americana) from Canada,
for completion of identified tasks and objectives mandated under the
Service Whooping Crane Recovery Plan. Salvage materials may include,
but are not limited to, whole or partial specimens, feathers, eggs and
egg shell fragments. This notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
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Applicant: Peter Stein, South Windsor, CT; PRT-165944
The applicant requests amendment of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species: Spotted
pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii), Bolson tortoise (Gopherus
flavomarginatus), yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis),
and aquatic box turtle (Terrapene coahuila) to enhance the species'
propagation or survival. The notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over the remainder of the 5-year period for
which the permit would be valid.
Applicant: Claws ``N'' Paws Wild Animal Park, Lake Ariel, PA; PRT-
66990B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species to enhance species
propagation or survival: Lar gibbon (Hylobates lar), ring-tailed lemur
(Lemur catta), black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata
variegata), snow leopard (Uncia uncia), leopard (Panthera pardus), and
cottontop tamarin (Saguinus Oedipus). 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: Aubrey Beacham, Gulfport, MS; PRT-91319B
Applicant: Wayne Catto, Gahanna, OH; PRT-91923B
Applicant: Roger Hooten, Emory, TX; PRT-92092B
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of
Management Authority.
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