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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–IA–2013–N277;
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:
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) 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
January 8, 2014. We must receive
requests for marine mammal permit
public hearings, in writing, at the
address shown in the ADDRESSES section
by January 8, 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:
SUMMARY:
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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
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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
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hearing is at the discretion of the
Service Director.
III. Permit Applications
A. Endangered Species
Applicant: Pamela Tupdale, Winder,
GA; PRT–19139B
The applicant requests a captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
17.21(g) for golden parakeet (Guarouba
guarouba) to enhance the species’
propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Applicant: Aysel Akturk, Wayne, NJ;
PRT–19014B
The applicant requests a captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
17.21(g) for golden parakeet (Guarouba
guarouba) to enhance the species’
propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Applicant: Larry Gaugler, Elmhurst, NY;
PRT–168307
The applicant requests renewal of
their captive-bred wildlife registration
under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for radiated
tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) to enhance
the species’ propagation or survival.
This notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Applicant: Jacksonville Zoological
Society, Jacksonville, FL; PRT–676034
The applicant requests renewal and
amendment of their captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
17.21(g) for the following families and
species, to enhance the species’
propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Family:
Cercopithecidae
Hylobatidae
Lemuridae
Macropodidae
Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis
pelzelni)
Boidae (does not include Mona or
Puerto Rico boas)
Species:
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Applicant: Florida Tortoise and Iguana
Breeders, S.W. Ranches, FL; PRT–
19831B
The applicant requests a captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
17.21(g) for the Galapagos tortoise
(Chelonoidis nigra), radiated tortoise
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(Astrochelys radiata), Cuban ground
iguana (Cyclura nubila nubila), Grand
Cayman blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi),
and Cayman Brac ground iguana
(Cyclura nubila caymanensis) to
enhance the species’ propagation or
survival. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: William Zovickian, Dacula,
GA; PRT–721023
The applicant requests renewal of
their captive-bred wildlife registration
under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the family
Testudinidae, to enhance the species’
propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Applicant: Charles Franz, Copperas
Cove, TX; PRT–20028B
The applicant requests a captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
17.21(g) for 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: Charles Franz, Copperas
Cove, TX; PRT–20032B
The applicant requests a permit
authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess
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 over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Heaven on Earth Avian Acre,
Loxahatchee Groves, FL; PRT–94164A
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The applicant requests amendment of
their captive-bred wildlife registration
under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include bluethroated macaw (Ara glaucogularis) to
enhance the species’ propagation or
survival. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Detroit Zoological Society,
Royal Oak, MI; PRT–672017
The applicant requests renewal and
amendment of their captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
17.21(g) for the following families, to
enhance the species’ propagation or
survival. This notification covers
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activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Family:
Bovidae
Canidae
Cercopithecidae
Cervidae
Equidae
Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay
or ocelot)
Hominidae
Hylobatidae
Lemuridae
Macropodidae
Rhinocerotidae
Tapiridae
Ursidae
Anatidae (does not include Hawaiian
goose or Hawaiian duck)
Cathartidae
Gruidae
Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis
pelzelni)
Boidae (does not include Mona boa or
Puerto Rico boa)
Crocodylidae (does not include
American crocodile)
Pelomedusidae
Testudinidae
Applicant: Milwaukee County Zoo,
Milwaukee, WI; PRT–683685
The applicant requests renewal of
their captive-bred wildlife registration
under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following
families and species, to enhance the
species’ propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Family:
Cebidae
Cercopithecidae
Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay
or ocelot)
Hominidae
Hylobatidae
Lemuridae
Macropodidae
Rhinocerotidae
Tapiridae
Fringillidae
Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis
pelzelni Threskiornithidae, Iguanidae,
and Pelomedusidae)
Species:
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Applicant: Chris Hedrick, Houston, TX;
PRT–809377
The applicant requests renewal of
their captive-bred wildlife registration
under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for radiated
tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) 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: Tuan Pham, Hicksville, NY;
PRT–20213B
The applicant requests a captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
17.21(g) for radiated tortoise
(Astrochelys radiata) and spotted pond
turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) to
enhance the species’ propagation or
survival. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Steven Cheng, San Jose, CA;
PRT–20549B
The applicant requests a captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
17.21(g) for radiated tortoise
(Astrochelys radiata) to enhance the
species’ propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Applicant: Jonathan Rosenstrach, White
Plains, NY; PRT–20889B
The applicant requests a captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
17.21(g) for radiated tortoise
(Astrochelys radiata) to enhance the
species’ propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Applicant: Wildwood Wildlife Park,
Minocqua, WI; PRT–66306A
The applicant requests amendment of
their captive-bred wildlife registration
under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include the
following species, to enhance the
species’ propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Species:
Black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia
variegata)
Red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)
Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
Lar gibbon (Hylobates lar)
Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus
pygargus)
Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
Red lechwe (Kobus leche)
Scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah)
Dama gazelle (Nanger dama)
Blyth’s tragopan (Tragopan blythii)
Cabot’s tragopan (Tragopan caboti)
Spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys
hamiltonii)
Applicant: Sean Meyer, Palm Coast, FL;
PRT–20053B
The applicant requests a captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
17.21(g) for radiated tortoise
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Applicant: Los Angeles Zoo, Los
Angeles, CA; PRT–687498
(Astrochelys radiata) to enhance the
species’ propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Applicant: Gulf Breeze Zoo, Gulf
Breeze, FL; PRT–690136
The applicant requests renewal and
amendment of their captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
17.21(g) for the following families and
species, to enhance the species’
propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Family:
Bovidae
Cebidae
Canidae
Cercopithecidae
Equidae
Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay
or ocelot)
Hominidae
Hylobatidae
Lemuridae
Columbidae
Gruidae
Psittacidae (does not include thickbilled parrot).
Species:
Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiate)
Applicant: Craig Stanford, South
Pasadena, CA; PRT–170346
The applicant requests renewal of
their captive-bred wildlife registration
under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the radiated
tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), to
enhance the species’ propagation or
survival. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
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Applicant: Allen Rogers, Sargent, TX;
PRT–21564B
The applicant requests a captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
17.21(g) for scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx
dammah) to enhance the species’
propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Applicant: Allen Rogers, Sargent, TX;
PRT–21559B
The applicant requests a permit
authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess
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 over a 5-year period.
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The applicant requests renewal of
their captive-bred wildlife registration
under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following
families and species, to enhance the
species’ propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Family:
Bovidae
Camelidae
Canidae
Cebidae
Cercopithecidae
Cervidae
Equidae
Felidae
Hominidae
Hylobatidae
Lemuridae
Macropodidae
Mustelidae
Rhinocerotidae
Tapiridae
Viverridae
Cathartidae
Boidae
Viperidae
Varanidae
Testudinidae
Crocodylidae
Species:
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa)
Brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia
penicillata)
Cabot’s tragopan (Tragopan caboti)
Blyth’s tragopan (Tragopan blythii)
Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)
Bali mynah (Leucopsar rothschildi)
Applicant: The Living Desert, Palm
Desert, CA; PRT–738164
The applicant requests renewal of
their captive-bred wildlife registration
under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following
families and species, to enhance the
species’ propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Family:
Canidae
Equidae
Felidae [includes cheetah (Acinonyx
jubatus); but does not include the
genus Panthera or margay (Leopardus
wiedii), ocelot (L. pardalis) or the
following subspecies of jaguarundi:
Herpailurus yaguarondi cacomitli or
H. y. tolteca]
Iguanidae
Testudinidae
Viperidae (including Crotalus unicolor
but does not include Crotalus
willardi)
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Species:
Bactrian wapiti (Cervus elaphus
bactrianus)
Amur leopard (Panthera pardus
orientalis)
Applicant: Fort Wayne Zoological
Society, Fort Wayne, IN; PRT–671564
The applicant requests renewal and
amendment of their captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
17.21(g) for the following families and
species, to enhance the species’
propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Family:
Cebidae
Cercopithecidae
Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay
or ocelot)
Hominidae
Lemuridae
Macropodidae
Ciconiidae (does not include wood
stork)
Psittacidae (does not include thickbilled parrot)
Spheniscidae
Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis
pelzelni)
Testudinidae
Varanidae
Species:
African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus)
Cabot’s tragopan (Tragopan caboti)
Applicant: Atlanta Fulton County Zoo,
Atlanta, GA; PRT–740398
The applicant requests amendment of
their captive-bred wildlife registration
under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include the
following species, to enhance the
species’ propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Species:
Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi)
Aruba Island rattlesnake (Crotalus
durissus unicolor)
Applicant: Wildlife Conservation
Society, Bronx, NY; PRT–18975B
The applicant requests a permit to reexport biological samples from
previously imported samples of five
post mortem wild Amur tigers (Panthera
tigris altaica) to the United Kingdom for
the purpose of enhancement of the
survival of the species.
Applicant: Geoffrey Ridder, Utopia, TX;
PRT–00030B
The applicant requests a permit to
export the sport-hunted trophy/trophies
of scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah)
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culled from a captive herd maintained
in the state of Texas, for the purpose of
enhancement of the survival of the
species.
B. Endangered Marine Mammals and
Marine Mammals
Applicant: BBC Television, Bristol,
England; PRT–14359B
On November 22, 2013, we published
a Federal Register notice inviting the
public to comment on an application for
a permit to photograph polar bears
(Ursus maritimus) (78 FR 70067). We
cited the incorrect PRT number (PRT–
05202B); the correct PRT number is
above.
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
Geological Survey
[GX14EE000101800]
Proposal To Withdraw Spatial Data
Transfer Standard, Parts 1–7
U.S. Geological Survey,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments
on proposal to withdraw Spatial Data
Transfer Standard, Parts 1–7.
AGENCY:
The Federal Geographic Data
Committee (FGDC) proposes to
withdraw the Spatial Data Transfer
Standard (SDTS), Parts 1–7, https://
www.fgdc.gov/standards/projects/
FGDC-standards-projects/SDTS/index_
html, as an FGDC-endorsed standard.
FGDC maintenance authority agencies
were asked to review the relevance of
the SDTS, and they responded that the
SDTS is no longer used by their
agencies.
The SDTS had provided a common
mechanism for transferring digital
geospatial data among different systems
and for sharing and integrating data
from many diverse sources. For more
information about the SDTS, refer to the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
The FGDC seeks comment from any
organization that continues to provide
data in the SDTS format and would
prefer to retain the SDTS as an FGDC-
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endorsed standard. Alternatively, it
seeks comment from any organization
that supports withdrawal of the SDTS
Parts 1–7 as an FGDC-endorsed
standard. FGDC Standards Directive #9,
Maintenance, https://www.fgdc.gov/
standards/process/standards-directives/
directive-09, requires a 90-day public
comment period for proposals to
withdraw FGDC-endorsed standards.
DATES: Comments on the FGDC proposal
to withdraw the Spatial Data Transfer
Standard, Parts 1–7, shall be submitted
to Ms. Julie Binder Maitra, FGDC
Standards Coordinator, jmaitra@
fgdc.gov, by Friday, February 21, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Julie Binder Maitra, U.S. Geological
Survey, Federal Geographic Data
Committee, jmaitra@fgdc.gov, 703–648–
4627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part 1,
Logical Specifications, consists of three
main sections that explain the SDTS
conceptual model and SDTS spatial
object types, components of a data
quality report, and the layout of all
SDTS modules. The U.S. Geological
Survey (USGS) is the maintenance
authority for Part 1.
Part 2, Spatial Features, contains a
catalogue of spatial features and
associated attributes. It addresses a need
for definition of common spatial feature
terms to ensure greater compatibility in
data transfers. It is limited to small- and
medium-scale spatial features
commonly used on topographic
quadrangle maps and hydrographic
charts. The USGS is the maintenance
authority for Part 2.
Part 3, ISO 8211 Encoding, explains
the use of ISO/IEC 8211:1994,
Information technology—Specification
for a data descriptive file for
information interchange, to create SDTS
file sets (i.e., transfers). Geography
Markup Language (GML), which the
FGDC has endorsed, now satisfies the
encoding requirements that SDTS once
provided. The USGS is the maintenance
authority for Part 3.
Part 4, Topological Vector Profile
(TVP), is an SDTS profile that limits
options and identifies specific
requirements for SDTS transfers of data
sets consisting of topologically
structured area and linear spatial
features. The USGS is the maintenance
authority for Part 4.
For more information about Parts 1–
4 and links to Parts 1–4, visit https://
mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/sdts/
standard.html.
Part 5, Raster Profile and Extensions,
is a profile for 2-dimensional image and
gridded raster data. It permits alternate
image file formats using the ISO Basic
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Image Interchange Format (BIIF) or
Georeferenced Tagged Information File
Format (GeoTIFF). The USGS is the
maintenance authority for Part 5. For
more information about and a link to
SDTS Part 5, visit https://www.fgdc.gov/
standards/projects/FGDC-standardsprojects/SDTS/sdts_pt5/.
Part 6, Point Profile, is designed to
transfer and archive digital geospatial
point data that can have very precise
locations. High precision National
Geodetic Survey (NGS) geodetic
network control point data and Bureau
of Land Management (BLM) survey
point data can use this profile. The NGS
is the maintenance authority for Part 6.
The NGS no longer supports download
of NGS datasheets in SDTS format. The
NGS now offers users the ability to
download geodetic control datasheets in
plain ASCII text and Shapefiles instead.
For more information about and a link
to SDTS Part 6, visit https://
www.fgdc.gov/standards/projects/
FGDC-standards-projects/SDTS/sdts_
point/.
Part 7, Computer Aided Design and
Drafting (CADD) Profile, contains
specifications for an SDTS profile for
use with vector-based geographic data
as represented in CADD software. This
profile facilitates the translation of data
between CADD packages without loss of
data and between CADD and
mainstream GIS packages. CADD
software allows for several types of
elements, in particular, threedimensional elements and complex
curves that are not commonly used by
GIS. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
is the maintenance authority for Part 7.
It is no longer using the standard. For
more information about and a link to
SDTS Part 7, visit https://www.fgdc.gov/
standards/projects/FGDC-standardsprojects/SDTS/sdts_cadd/.
Following the 90-day public comment
period, the FGDC Standards Coordinator
will collate comments into a report. The
report and a recommendation based on
the report will be forwarded to the
FGDC Coordination Group (CG) for
approval. The report and CG
recommendation will then be forwarded
to the FGDC Steering Committee for
final decision. Following the FGDC
Steering Committee decision, the
decision will be announced on the
FGDC Web site, https://www.fgdc.gov,
and the Federal Register.
The FGDC coordinates the
development of the National Spatial
Data Infrastructure (NSDI), which
encompasses the policies, standards,
and procedures for organizations to
cooperatively produce and share
geospatial data. Federal agencies that
make up the FGDC develop the NSDI in
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-IA-2013-N277; 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) 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
January 8, 2014. We must receive requests for marine mammal permit
public hearings, in writing, at the address shown in the ADDRESSES
section by January 8, 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 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: Pamela Tupdale, Winder, GA; PRT-19139B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba) to enhance the
species' propagation or survival. This notification covers activities
to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Aysel Akturk, Wayne, NJ; PRT-19014B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba) to enhance the
species' propagation or survival. This notification covers activities
to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Larry Gaugler, Elmhurst, NY; PRT-168307
The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for radiated tortoise (Astrochelys
radiata) to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Applicant: Jacksonville Zoological Society, Jacksonville, FL; PRT-
676034
The applicant requests renewal and amendment of their captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families
and species, to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Family:
Cercopithecidae
Hylobatidae
Lemuridae
Macropodidae
Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis pelzelni)
Boidae (does not include Mona or Puerto Rico boas)
Species:
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Applicant: Florida Tortoise and Iguana Breeders, S.W. Ranches, FL; PRT-
19831B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra),
radiated tortoise
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(Astrochelys radiata), Cuban ground iguana (Cyclura nubila nubila),
Grand Cayman blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi), and Cayman Brac ground
iguana (Cyclura nubila caymanensis) to enhance the species' propagation
or survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: William Zovickian, Dacula, GA; PRT-721023
The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the family Testudinidae, to
enhance the species' propagation or survival. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Charles Franz, Copperas Cove, TX; PRT-20028B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for 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: Charles Franz, Copperas Cove, TX; PRT-20032B
The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess 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 over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Heaven on Earth Avian Acre, Loxahatchee Groves, FL; PRT-
94164A
The applicant requests amendment of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include blue-throated macaw (Ara
glaucogularis) to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Applicant: Detroit Zoological Society, Royal Oak, MI; PRT-672017
The applicant requests renewal and amendment of their captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families,
to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This notification
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year
period.
Family:
Bovidae
Canidae
Cercopithecidae
Cervidae
Equidae
Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay or ocelot)
Hominidae
Hylobatidae
Lemuridae
Macropodidae
Rhinocerotidae
Tapiridae
Ursidae
Anatidae (does not include Hawaiian goose or Hawaiian duck)
Cathartidae
Gruidae
Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis pelzelni)
Boidae (does not include Mona boa or Puerto Rico boa)
Crocodylidae (does not include American crocodile)
Pelomedusidae
Testudinidae
Applicant: Milwaukee County Zoo, Milwaukee, WI; PRT-683685
The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families and
species, to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Family:
Cebidae
Cercopithecidae
Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay or ocelot)
Hominidae
Hylobatidae
Lemuridae
Macropodidae
Rhinocerotidae
Tapiridae
Fringillidae
Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis pelzelni Threskiornithidae,
Iguanidae, and Pelomedusidae)
Species:
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Applicant: Chris Hedrick, Houston, TX; PRT-809377
The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for radiated tortoise (Astrochelys
radiata) to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Applicant: Tuan Pham, Hicksville, NY; PRT-20213B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) and spotted
pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) to enhance the species' propagation
or survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Steven Cheng, San Jose, CA; PRT-20549B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) to enhance
the species' propagation or survival. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Jonathan Rosenstrach, White Plains, NY; PRT-20889B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) to enhance
the species' propagation or survival. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Wildwood Wildlife Park, Minocqua, WI; PRT-66306A
The applicant requests amendment of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include the following species, to
enhance the species' propagation or survival. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Species:
Black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)
Red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)
Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
Lar gibbon (Hylobates lar)
Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus)
Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
Red lechwe (Kobus leche)
Scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah)
Dama gazelle (Nanger dama)
Blyth's tragopan (Tragopan blythii)
Cabot's tragopan (Tragopan caboti)
Spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii)
Applicant: Sean Meyer, Palm Coast, FL; PRT-20053B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for radiated tortoise
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(Astrochelys radiata) to enhance the species' propagation or survival.
This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant
over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Gulf Breeze Zoo, Gulf Breeze, FL; PRT-690136
The applicant requests renewal and amendment of their captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families
and species, to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Family:
Bovidae
Cebidae
Canidae
Cercopithecidae
Equidae
Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay or ocelot)
Hominidae
Hylobatidae
Lemuridae
Columbidae
Gruidae
Psittacidae (does not include thick-billed parrot).
Species:
Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiate)
Applicant: Craig Stanford, South Pasadena, CA; PRT-170346
The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the radiated tortoise
(Astrochelys radiata), to enhance the species' propagation or survival.
This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant
over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Allen Rogers, Sargent, TX; PRT-21564B
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) to enhance the
species' propagation or survival. This notification covers activities
to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Allen Rogers, Sargent, TX; PRT-21559B
The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess 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 over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, CA; PRT-687498
The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families and
species, to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Family:
Bovidae
Camelidae
Canidae
Cebidae
Cercopithecidae
Cervidae
Equidae
Felidae
Hominidae
Hylobatidae
Lemuridae
Macropodidae
Mustelidae
Rhinocerotidae
Tapiridae
Viverridae
Cathartidae
Boidae
Viperidae
Varanidae
Testudinidae
Crocodylidae
Species:
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa)
Brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillata)
Cabot's tragopan (Tragopan caboti)
Blyth's tragopan (Tragopan blythii)
Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)
Bali mynah (Leucopsar rothschildi)
Applicant: The Living Desert, Palm Desert, CA; PRT-738164
The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families and
species, to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Family:
Canidae
Equidae
Felidae [includes cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus); but does not include the
genus Panthera or margay (Leopardus wiedii), ocelot (L. pardalis) or
the following subspecies of jaguarundi: Herpailurus yaguarondi
cacomitli or H. y. tolteca]
Iguanidae
Testudinidae
Viperidae (including Crotalus unicolor but does not include Crotalus
willardi)
Species:
Bactrian wapiti (Cervus elaphus bactrianus)
Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
Applicant: Fort Wayne Zoological Society, Fort Wayne, IN; PRT-671564
The applicant requests renewal and amendment of their captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families
and species, to enhance the species' propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Family:
Cebidae
Cercopithecidae
Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay or ocelot)
Hominidae
Lemuridae
Macropodidae
Ciconiidae (does not include wood stork)
Psittacidae (does not include thick-billed parrot)
Spheniscidae
Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis pelzelni)
Testudinidae
Varanidae
Species:
African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus)
Cabot's tragopan (Tragopan caboti)
Applicant: Atlanta Fulton County Zoo, Atlanta, GA; PRT-740398
The applicant requests amendment of their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to include the following species, to
enhance the species' propagation or survival. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Species:
Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi)
Aruba Island rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus unicolor)
Applicant: Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY; PRT-18975B
The applicant requests a permit to re-export biological samples
from previously imported samples of five post mortem wild Amur tigers
(Panthera tigris altaica) to the United Kingdom for the purpose of
enhancement of the survival of the species.
Applicant: Geoffrey Ridder, Utopia, TX; PRT-00030B
The applicant requests a permit to export the sport-hunted trophy/
trophies of scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah)
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culled from a captive herd maintained in the state of Texas, for the
purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
B. Endangered Marine Mammals and Marine Mammals
Applicant: BBC Television, Bristol, England; PRT-14359B
On November 22, 2013, we published a Federal Register notice
inviting the public to comment on an application for a permit to
photograph polar bears (Ursus maritimus) (78 FR 70067). We cited the
incorrect PRT number (PRT-05202B); the correct PRT number is above.
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. 2013-29224 Filed 12-6-13; 8:45 am]
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