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Department’s management and
administration of the trust assets within
a two-year period and offer
recommendations to the Secretary of the
Interior of how to improve in the future.
The Commission will:
(1) Conduct a comprehensive
evaluation of the Department’s
management and administration of the
trust administration system;
(2) Review the Department’s provision
of services to trust beneficiaries;
(3) Review input from the public,
interested parties, and trust
beneficiaries, which should involve
conducting a number of regional
listening sessions;
(4) Consider the nature and scope of
necessary audits of the Department’s
trust administration system;
(5) Recommend options to the
Secretary to improve the Department’s
management and administration of the
trust administration system based on
information obtained from the
Commission’s activities, including
whether any legislative or regulatory
changes are necessary to permanently
implement such improvements; and
(6) Consider the provisions of the
American Indian Trust Fund
Management Reform Act of 1994
providing for the termination of the
Office of the Special Trustee for
American Indians, and make
recommendations to the Secretary
regarding any such termination.
Comprehensive Evaluation
The Commission’s purpose is to
provide a thorough evaluation of the
existing Indian trust management and
trust administration system to support a
reasoned and factually based set of
options for potential management
improvements. Grant Thornton LLP in
partnership with Cherokee Services
Group has been awarded a contract to
perform a comprehensive evaluation of
the Department’s management of the
trust administration system in support
of the Commission’s efforts.
This evaluation will depend on a
nationwide information-gathering effort
to produce meaningful
recommendations. Over the next few
months the management consultant will
be contacting individuals, tribes, and
Interior bureaus and offices to discuss
current approaches to trust management
and recommendations for improvement.
The management consultant will also be
assessing past trust reform efforts and
capturing current initiatives already
underway which contribute to a more
effective trust management effort.
The management consultant will be
attending the upcoming Indian Trust
Commission’s meeting in Oklahoma
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City and will be available to speak with
if you wish to provide input and
recommendations. The Commission
encourages individuals to take the
opportunity to provide Grant Thornton
with your perspective on how the trust
administration system currently
operates. To contact Grant Thornton
directly, you may send an email to
Trust.Commission@us.gt.com.
Sovereignty Symposium 2013
Members of the Commission have
been asked to sit on a panel to discuss
the Trust Commission’s work and share
any draft recommendations regarding
trust management and administration,
and invite feedback from attendees.
Members of the public will need to
register separately and pay appropriate
registration fees by visiting the
Sovereignty Symposium 2013 Web page
at www.thesovereigntysymposium.com.
The Commission’s panel session is
scheduled for Thursday, June 6, 2013,
from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Skirvin
Hilton Hotel, One Park Avenue,
Oklahoma City, OK 73102. The
Commission would like the attendees of
the Sovereignty Symposium to be aware
that Grant Thornton, the management
consultant, will be onsite Thursday,
June 6, to interview allottees,
beneficiaries, and tribal representatives.
The Commission encourages
individuals to take the opportunity to
provide Grant Thornton with your
perspective on how the trust
administration system currently
operates. To contact Grant Thornton
directly, you may send an email to
Trust.Commission@us.gt.com.
Public Meeting Details
On Friday, June 7, 2013, the
Commission will hold a meeting open to
the public. The following items will be
on the agenda:
Friday, June 7, 2013
• Invocation
• Welcome, introductions, agenda
review
• Commission operations reports and
decision making
• Panel session regarding an update on
leasing regulations and HEARTH Act
implementation
• Gain insights and knowledge from
invited speakers and attendees about
the trust relationship, other trust
models, and trust reform
• Review action items, meeting
accomplishments and
• Closing blessing, adjourn
Written comments may be sent to the
Designated Federal Official listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section above. All meetings are open to
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the public; however, transportation,
lodging, and meals are the responsibility
of the participating public. To review all
related material on the Commission’s
work, please refer to https://
www.doi.gov/cobell/commission/
index.cfm.
Dated: May 17, 2013.
David J. Hayes,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–IA–2013–N122;
FXIA16710900000P5–123–FF09A30000]
Endangered Species; Marine
Mammals; Receipt of Applications for
Permit
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications
for permit.
AGENCY:
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
June 21, 2013. We must receive requests
for marine mammal permit public
hearings, in writing, at the address
shown in the ADDRESSES section by June
21, 2013.
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.
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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).
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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
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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: Thirsty River Ranch, Eden,
TX; PRT–05058B
The applicant requests a permit
authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess
barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii),
scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah),
Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), and
addax (Addax nasomaculatus) from the
captive herd maintained at their facility,
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: Thirsty River Ranch, Eden,
TX; PRT–05059B
The applicant requests a captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
17.21(g) for the barasingha (Rucervus
duvaucelii), Eld’s deer (Rucervus eldii),
scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah),
Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), addax
(Addax nasomaculatus), dama gazelle
(Nanger dama), and red lechwe (Kobus
leche) to enhance the species’
propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Applicant: Comanche Spring Ranch,
New Iberia, LA; PRT–05055B
The applicant requests a captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
17.21(g) for the barasingha (Rucervus
duvaucelii), Eld’s deer (Rucervus eldii),
scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah),
Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), addax
(Addax nasomaculatus), dama gazelle
(Nanger dama), and red lechwe (Kobus
leche) to enhance the species’
propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
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Applicant: Comanche Spring Ranch,
New Iberia, LA; PRT–05056B
The applicant requests a permit
authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess
barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii) and
scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah)
from the captive herd maintained at
their facility, 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: Yang Li, Philadelphia, PA;
PRT–05176B
The applicant requests a captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
17.21(g) for the radiated tortoise
(Astrochelys radiata) to enhance their
propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Applicant: Zoological Society of
Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; PRT–
03413B
The applicant requests a permit for
the export of bonobo (Pan paniscus),
two animals, captive bred for the
purpose of scientific research. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
B. Endangered Marine Mammals
Applicant: Dr. Graham Worthy,
University of Central Florida, Orlando,
FL; PRT–056326
The applicant requests renewal of the
permit to take captive-held West Indian
manatees (Trichechus manatus) and
tissue specimens from stranded dead
manatees for the purpose of scientific
research on the physiological ecology of
the manatee. 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-IA-2013-N122; FXIA16710900000P5-123-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
June 21, 2013. We must receive requests for marine mammal permit public
hearings, in writing, at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section by
June 21, 2013.
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.
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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: Thirsty River Ranch, Eden, TX; PRT-05058B
The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii),
scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), and
addax (Addax nasomaculatus) from the captive herd maintained at their
facility, 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: Thirsty River Ranch, Eden, TX; PRT-05059B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), Eld's deer
(Rucervus eldii), scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), Arabian oryx
(Oryx leucoryx), addax (Addax nasomaculatus), dama gazelle (Nanger
dama), and red lechwe (Kobus leche) to enhance the species' propagation
or survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Comanche Spring Ranch, New Iberia, LA; PRT-05055B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), Eld's deer
(Rucervus eldii), scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), Arabian oryx
(Oryx leucoryx), addax (Addax nasomaculatus), dama gazelle (Nanger
dama), and red lechwe (Kobus leche) to enhance the species' propagation
or survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Comanche Spring Ranch, New Iberia, LA; PRT-05056B
The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
and scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) from the captive herd maintained
at their facility, 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: Yang Li, Philadelphia, PA; PRT-05176B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) to
enhance their propagation or survival. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Zoological Society of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; PRT-03413B
The applicant requests a permit for the export of bonobo (Pan
paniscus), two animals, captive bred for the purpose of scientific
research. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
B. Endangered Marine Mammals
Applicant: Dr. Graham Worthy, University of Central Florida, Orlando,
FL; PRT-056326
The applicant requests renewal of the permit to take captive-held
West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus) and tissue specimens from
stranded dead manatees for the purpose of scientific research on the
physiological ecology of the manatee. 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.
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