Endangered Species; Receipt of Applications for Permit, 54480-54481 [2011-22388]

Download as PDF 54480 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 170 / Thursday, September 1, 2011 / Notices The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and Households in Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals and Households; 97.050, Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, Disaster Grants—Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant. W. Craig Fugate, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency. 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(the ‘‘Stafford Act’’), as follows: srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State of Louisiana resulting from flooding during the period of April 25 to July 7, 2011, is of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant a major disaster declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ‘‘Stafford Act’’). Therefore, I declare that such a major disaster exists in the State of Louisiana. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:16 Aug 31, 2011 Jkt 223001 In order to provide Federal assistance, you are hereby authorized to allocate from funds available for these purposes such amounts as you find necessary for Federal disaster assistance and administrative expenses. You are authorized to provide Public Assistance in the designated areas and Hazard Mitigation throughout the State. Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance is supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible costs. Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration for the approved assistance to the extent allowable under the Stafford Act. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, under Executive Order 12148, as amended, Gerard M. Stolar, of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this major disaster. The following areas of the State of Louisiana have been designated as adversely affected by this major disaster: The parishes of Assumption, Avoyelles, Concordia, East Carroll, Lafourche, Madison, Point Coupee, St. Charles, St. James, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, Tensas, Terrebonne, and West Feliciana for Public Assistance. All parishes within the State of Louisiana are eligible to apply for assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and Households in Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals and Households; 97.050, Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, Disaster Grants—Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant. W. Craig Fugate, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. 2011–22393 Filed 8–31–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–23–P PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R9–IA–2011–N175; 96300–1671– 0000–P5] Endangered Species; 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. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibit activities with listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activities. The ESA laws require that we invite public comment before issuing these permits. DATES: We must receive comments or requests for documents on or before October 3, 2011. 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 e-mail DMAFR@fws.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104 (telephone); (703) 358–2280 (fax); DMAFR@fws.gov (e-mail). 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 e-mail or address not listed under ADDRESSES. If you provide an e-mail 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. E:\FR\FM\01SEN1.SGM 01SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 170 / Thursday, September 1, 2011 / Notices 54481 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). Applicant: William Bowerman, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; PRT–48572A DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples from jackass penguins (Spheniscus demersus) collected in the wild in the Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of scientific research. [FWS–R9–FHC–2011–N177; 94300–1122– 0000–Z2] B. May I review comments submitted by others? The applicant requests a permit to purchase through interstate commerce DNA samples from captive-bred nonhuman primates from the following species: lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla), white-cheeked gibbon (Hylobates leucogenys), Siamang (Hylobates syndactylus), ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), bonobo (Pan paniscus), chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), and Sumatran orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus abelii) from Coriell Cell Repository, Camden, New Jersey, for the purpose of scientific research. Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the 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, e-mail 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, section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), require that we invite public comment before final action on these permit applications. III. Permit Applications A. Endangered Species Applicant: University of New Mexico, Museum of SW Biology, Albuquerque, NM; PRT–49775A srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES The applicant requests a permit to import salvage biological materials from Asian wild ass (Equus hemionus hemionus) from the wild in Mongolia for the purpose of scientific research. Applicant: World Center for Exotic Birds, Las Vegas, NV; PRT–38734A The applicant requests a permit to purchase in interstate commerce one male captive-bred Andean condor (Vultur gryphus), for the purpose of enhancement of the species through conservation education and captive propagation. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:16 Aug 31, 2011 Jkt 223001 Applicant: Richard Schurr, Philadelphia, PA; PRT–45128A Applicant: Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, CT; PRT– 120045 The applicant requests a permit to export and reimport non-living 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 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: James Lindsay, Kosciusko, MS; PRT–50364A Applicant: Jefferey Spivery, Kernersville, NC; PRT–46259A Applicant: Rulon Anderson, Mesa, AZ; PRT–48778A Brenda Tapia, Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority. [FR Doc. 2011–22388 Filed 8–31–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Fish and Wildlife Service RIN 1018–AX45 Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Announcement of Public Meeting and Webcast Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of public meeting and Webcast. AGENCY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), will host a Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee (Committee) meeting inperson and via webcast. The meeting and webcast are open to the public. The meeting agenda will include a presentation and discussion of the Service’s revised Draft Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines. The revised Draft incorporates changes based on public comment and recommendations from the Committee. DATES: The meeting and webcast will take place on September 20 and 21, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you are a member of the public wishing to attend in person or participate via webcast, you must register online no later than September 13, 2011 (see ‘‘Meeting Participation Information’’ under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.) ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: Savoy Suites Hotel, 2505 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20007. (See ‘‘Meeting Location Information’’ under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.) Instructions for webcast participants will be given via e-mail upon online registration. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel London, Division of Habitat and Resource Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, (703) 358–2161. 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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 170 (Thursday, September 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22388]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R9-IA-2011-N175; 96300-1671-0000-P5]


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) prohibit activities with listed species unless a Federal 
permit is issued that allows such activities. The ESA laws require that 
we invite public comment before issuing these permits.

DATES: We must receive comments or requests for documents on or before 
October 3, 2011.

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 e-mail DMAFR@fws.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104 
(telephone); (703) 358-2280 (fax); DMAFR@fws.gov (e-mail).

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 e-mail 
or address not listed under ADDRESSES. If you provide an e-mail 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.

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    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 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, e-mail 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, section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), require that we invite public comment 
before final action on these permit applications.

III. Permit Applications

A. Endangered Species

Applicant: University of New Mexico, Museum of SW Biology, Albuquerque, 
NM; PRT-49775A
    The applicant requests a permit to import salvage biological 
materials from Asian wild ass (Equus hemionus hemionus) from the wild 
in Mongolia for the purpose of scientific research.
Applicant: World Center for Exotic Birds, Las Vegas, NV; PRT-38734A
    The applicant requests a permit to purchase in interstate commerce 
one male captive-bred Andean condor (Vultur gryphus), for the purpose 
of enhancement of the species through conservation education and 
captive propagation.
Applicant: William Bowerman, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; 
PRT-48572A
    The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples from 
jackass penguins (Spheniscus demersus) collected in the wild in the 
Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of scientific research.
Applicant: Richard Schurr, Philadelphia, PA; PRT-45128A
    The applicant requests a permit to purchase through interstate 
commerce DNA samples from captive-bred non-human primates from the 
following species: lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla), white-
cheeked gibbon (Hylobates leucogenys), Siamang (Hylobates syndactylus), 
ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), bonobo (Pan paniscus), chimpanzee (Pan 
troglodytes), and Sumatran orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus abelii) from 
Coriell Cell Repository, Camden, New Jersey, for the purpose of 
scientific research.
Applicant: Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, CT; PRT-
120045
    The applicant requests a permit to export and reimport non-living 
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: James Lindsay, Kosciusko, MS; PRT-50364A
Applicant: Jefferey Spivery, Kernersville, NC; PRT-46259A
Applicant: Rulon Anderson, Mesa, AZ; PRT-48778A

Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2011-22388 Filed 8-31-11; 8:45 am]
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