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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–IA–2014–NXXX;
FXIA16710900000–145–FF09A30000]
Endangered Species; Marine
Mammals; Receipt of Applications for
Permit
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications
for permit.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with
endangered species, marine mammals,
or both. With some exceptions, the
Endangered Species Act (ESA) and
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA) prohibit activities with listed
species unless Federal authorization is
acquired that allows such activities.
DATES: We must receive comments or
requests for documents on or before July
25, 2014. We must receive requests for
marine mammal permit public hearings,
in writing, at the address shown in the
ADDRESSES section by July 25, 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
comments. Include sufficient
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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.
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III. Permit Applications
A. Endangered Species
Applicant: Louisiana State University
Museum of Natural Science, Baton
Rouge, LA; PRT–34712B
The applicant requests a permit to
import biological samples from the
Kaempfer’s tody-tyrant (Hemitriccus
kaempferi) for the purpose of scientific
research.
Applicant: Rebecca Slepkov Nockerts,
University of Minnesota; PRT–35365B
The applicant requests a permit to
import bones from deceased wild
chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) as well
as hairs of wild chimpanzees of Gombe
National Park in Tanzania for the
purpose of scientific research.
Applicant: Southwick’s Zoo, Mendon,
MA; PRT–32491B
The applicant requests a permit to
import two male and five female
captive-bred vicuna (Vicuna vicuna) for
the purpose of enhancement of the
survival of the species through captive
propagation and zoological display.
Applicant: Mike Talka, Spring Branch,
TX; PRT–088507
The applicant requests a captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
17.21(g) for 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
Dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis
tetraspis)
Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer)
Applicant: Sylvan Heights Waterfowl,
Scotland Neck, NC; PRT–166119
The applicant requests a captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
17.21(g) for 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
White-naped crane (Grus vipio)
Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
Black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis)
Hooded crane (Grus monacha)
Applicant: Louis Degregorio, Las Vegas,
NV; PRT–37734B
The applicant requests a permit to
import a 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,
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for the purpose of enhancement of the
survival of the species.
B. Endangered Marine Mammals and
Marine Mammals
Applicant: Renegade Pictures, London,
England; PRT–38035B
The applicant requests a permit to
photograph polar bears (Ursus
maritimus) in the vicinity of Kaktovik,
Alaska, from land-based vehicles and
boats for commercial and educational
purposes. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the
applicant for less than a 1-year period.
Applicant: Yukon Route Productions,
Pearl River, NY; PRT–35442B
The applicant requests a permit to
photograph walrus (Odobenus
rosmarus) in the vicinity of Barrow and
Unalakleet, Alaska, from land-based
vehicles and boats for commercial and
educational purposes. This notification
covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant for less than a 1-year period.
Applicant: Poles D’Images, Abonne la
Forte, France; PRT–38124B
The applicant requests a permit to
photograph polar bears (Ursus
maritimus) in the vicinity of Kaktovik
and Barter Island, Alaska, from landbased vehicles and boats for commercial
and educational purposes. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant for less than
a 1-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
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Homeliving Programs
and School Closure and Consolidation
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
SUMMARY:
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Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs is
submitting to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for renewal
for the collection of information for the
Homeliving Programs (25 CFR 36,
Subpart G) and School Closure and
Consolidation. The information
collection is currently authorized by
OMB Control Number 1076–0164,
which expires June 30, 2014.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
August 25, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to the
Desk Officer for the Department of the
Interior at the Office of Management and
Budget, by facsimile to (202) 395–5806
or you may send an email to: OIRA_
Submission@omb.eop.gov. Please send a
copy of your comments to Juanita
Mendoza, U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Education,
1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop 312—SIB,
Washington, DC 20240; facsimile: (202)
208–3312; email: Juanita.Mendoza@
bie.edu.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Juanita Mendoza, (202) 208–6123. You
may review the information collection
request online at https://
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
instructions to review Department of the
Interior collections under review by
OMB.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Public Law 107–110, the No Child
Left Behind (NCLB) Act of January 8,
2001, requires all schools including
Bureau-funded boarding/residential
schools to ensure that all children have
a fair, equal, and significant opportunity
to obtain a high-quality education and
reach, at a minimum, proficiency on
challenging academic achievement
standards and assessments. The NCLB
Act and implementing regulations at 25
CFR part 36 require the Bureau to
implement national standards for
homeliving situations in all Bureaufunded residential schools. The Bureau
must collect information from all
Bureau-funded residential schools in
order to assess each school’s progress in
meeting the national standards. The
Bureau is seeking renewal of the
approval for this information collection
to ensure that minimum academic
standards for the education of Indian
children and criteria for dormitory
situations in Bureau-operated schools
and Tribally-controlled contact and
grant schools are met.
II. Request for Comments
The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)
requests your comments on this
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collection concerning: (a) The necessity
of this information collection for the
proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden (hours and cost)
of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Ways we could enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Ways we could
minimize the burden of the collection of
the information on the respondents.
Please note that an agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and an individual
need not respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a valid
OMB Control Number.
It is our policy to make all comments
available to the public for review at the
location listed in the ADDRESSES section.
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.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0164.
Title: Homeliving Programs (25 CFR
36, Subpart G) and School Closure and
Consolidation.
Brief Description of Collection:
Submission of this information allows
the Department of the Interior to ensure
that minimum academic standards for
the education of Indian children and
criteria for dormitory situations in
Bureau-operated schools and Indiancontrolled contract schools are met.
Response is required to obtain a benefit.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Indian tribes.
Number of Respondents: There are 65
schools with residential programs, of
which 27 are Bureau-operated and 52
are tribally operated. Thus, the
collection of information must be
cleared for 52 of the 65 residential
schools.
Total Number of Responses: 730 per
year, on average.
Frequency of Response: Annual or on
occasion, depending on the activity.
Estimated Time per Response: Ranges
from 1 minute to 40 hours, depending
on the activity.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
1,344 hours.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-IA-2014-NXXX; FXIA16710900000-145-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
July 25, 2014. We must receive requests for marine mammal permit public
hearings, in writing, at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section by
July 25, 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: Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science, Baton
Rouge, LA; PRT-34712B
The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples from
the Kaempfer's tody-tyrant (Hemitriccus kaempferi) for the purpose of
scientific research.
Applicant: Rebecca Slepkov Nockerts, University of Minnesota; PRT-
35365B
The applicant requests a permit to import bones from deceased wild
chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) as well as hairs of wild chimpanzees of
Gombe National Park in Tanzania for the purpose of scientific research.
Applicant: Southwick's Zoo, Mendon, MA; PRT-32491B
The applicant requests a permit to import two male and five female
captive-bred vicuna (Vicuna vicuna) for the purpose of enhancement of
the survival of the species through captive propagation and zoological
display.
Applicant: Mike Talka, Spring Branch, TX; PRT-088507
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for 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
Dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis tetraspis)
Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer)
Applicant: Sylvan Heights Waterfowl, Scotland Neck, NC; PRT-166119
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for 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
White-naped crane (Grus vipio)
Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
Black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis)
Hooded crane (Grus monacha)
Applicant: Louis Degregorio, Las Vegas, NV; PRT-37734B
The applicant requests a permit to import a 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,
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for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
B. Endangered Marine Mammals and Marine Mammals
Applicant: Renegade Pictures, London, England; PRT-38035B
The applicant requests a permit to photograph polar bears (Ursus
maritimus) in the vicinity of Kaktovik, Alaska, from land-based
vehicles and boats for commercial and educational purposes. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant for
less than a 1-year period.
Applicant: Yukon Route Productions, Pearl River, NY; PRT-35442B
The applicant requests a permit to photograph walrus (Odobenus
rosmarus) in the vicinity of Barrow and Unalakleet, Alaska, from land-
based vehicles and boats for commercial and educational purposes. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant for
less than a 1-year period.
Applicant: Poles D'Images, Abonne la Forte, France; PRT-38124B
The applicant requests a permit to photograph polar bears (Ursus
maritimus) in the vicinity of Kaktovik and Barter Island, Alaska, from
land-based vehicles and boats for commercial and educational purposes.
This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant
for less than a 1-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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