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conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
A. Endangered Species
Applicant: John Warren, Austin, TX;
PRT–47139C
The applicant requests a permit to
import one male sport-hunted cape
mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra)
from a captive herd in Ezulu Game
Reserve, South Africa, for the purpose of
enhancing the propagation or survival of
the species. This notification is for a
single import.
Applicant: Craig B. Stanford, South
Pasadena, CA; PRT–47036C
The applicant requests a captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
17.21(g) for aquatic box turtle
(Terrapene coahuilensis) to enhance
species propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Applicant: 777 Ranch, Inc., Hondo, TX;
PRT–017404
The applicant requests a captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
17.21(g) for barasingha (Cervus
duvaucelii), Eld’s Brow-antler deer
(Cervus eldii), red lechwe (Kobus leche),
and Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) to
enhance species propagation or
survival. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Houston Zoo, Inc., Houston,
TX; PRT–44006C
The applicant requests a permit to
export samples of blue-billed curassow
(Crax alberti) to the Museum of Zoology,
University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, for
scientific research. This notification is
for a single export.
Single Trophy
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,
for the purpose of enhancing the
propagation or survival of the species.
Applicant: Fred Jack Perret, Collierville,
TN; PRT–47953C
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B. Marine Mammals
Applicant: Stephen Kuhn-Hendricks,
Tallahassee, FL; PRT–27209C
The applicant requests a permit to
acquire manatee mandibles (Trichechus
manatus) from the Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission for
the purpose of scientific research. This
notification covers activities to be
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Applicant: Mote Marine Laboratory,
Sarasota, Florida; PRT–100361
The applicant requests authorization
to renew and amend their permit to take
Florida manatees (T. m. latirostris) and
import manatees (Trichechus manatus,
T. m. latirostris, T. m. manatus, T.
inunguis, and T. senegalensis) and
dugongs (Dugong dugon) for the
purpose of scientific research. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
IV. Next Steps
If the Service decides to issue permits
to any of the applicants listed in this
notice, we will publish a notice in the
Federal Register. You may locate the
Federal Register notice announcing the
permit issuance date by searching in
www.regulations.gov under the permit
number listed in this document.
V. Public Comments
You may submit your comments and
materials concerning this notice by one
of the methods listed in ADDRESSES. We
will not consider comments sent by
email or fax or to an address not listed
in ADDRESSES.
If you submit a comment via https://
www.regulations.gov, your entire
comment, including any personal
identifying information, will be posted
on the Web site. If you submit a
hardcopy comment that includes
personal identifying information, you
may request at the top of your document
that we withhold this information from
public review. However, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
We will post all hardcopy comments
on https://www.regulations.gov.
VI. Authorities
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
Marine Mammal Protection Act of
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.).
Joyce Russell,
Government Information Specialist, Branch
of Permits, Division of Management
Authority.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–R–2017–N118];
[FXGO1664091HCC0–FF09D00000–178]
International Wildlife Conservation
Council Establishment; Request for
Nominations
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior (DOI) is establishing and
seeking nominations for the
International Wildlife Conservation
Council (Council). The Council will
provide advice to the Federal
Government, through the Secretary of
the Interior (Secretary), on increasing
public awareness domestically
regarding the conservation, wildlife law
enforcement, and economic benefits that
result from U.S. citizens traveling to
foreign nations to engage in hunting.
Additionally, the Council shall advise
the Secretary on the benefits
international hunting has on foreign
wildlife and habitat conservation, antipoaching and illegal wildlife trafficking
programs, and other ways in which
international hunting benefits human
populations in these areas.
DATES: Comments regarding the
establishment of this Council must be
submitted no later than November 24,
2017. Nominations for the Council must
be submitted by December 8, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
and/or nominations by any of the
following methods:
• Mail or hand-carry nominations to
Joshua Winchell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, National Wildlife Refuge
System, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls
Church, VA 22041–3803; or
• Email nominations to: joshua_
winchell@fws.gov
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joshua Winchell, Council Designated
Federal Officer, by U.S. mail at the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, National
Wildlife Refuge System, 5275 Leesburg
Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803; by
telephone at (703) 358–2639; or by
email at joshua_winchell@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Council is established under the
authority of the Secretary and regulated
by the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C.
Appendix 2). The duties of the Council
are solely advisory and include, but are
not limited to: Developing a plan for
public engagement and education on the
benefits of international hunting;
SUMMARY:
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reviewing and making
recommendations for changes, when
needed, on all Federal programs, and/or
regulations, to ensure support of
hunting as: (a) An enhancement to
foreign wildlife conservation and
survival, and (b) an effective tool to
combat illegal trafficking and poaching;
recommending strategies to benefit the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s permit
office in receiving timely country data
and information so as to remove barriers
that impact consulting with range states;
recommending removal of barriers to
the importation into the United States of
legally hunted wildlife; ongoing review
of import suspension/bans and
providing recommendations that seek to
resume the legal trade of those items,
where appropriate; reviewing seizure
and forfeiture actions/practices, and
providing recommendations for
regulations that will lead to a reduction
of unwarranted actions; reviewing the
Endangered Species Act’s foreign listed
species and interaction with the
Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Flora and
Fauna, with the goal of eliminating
regulatory duplications; and
recommending methods for
streamlining/expediting the process of
import permits.
The Council will meet approximately
two times per year. The Secretary will
appoint members and their alternates to
the Council to serve up to a 3-year term.
The Council will not exceed 18
discretionary members and 4 ex officio
members.
Ex officio members will include:
• Secretary of the Interior or
designated DOI representatives; and
• Secretary of State or designated
Department of State representatives.
The remaining members will be
selected from among, but not limited to,
the entities listed below. These
members must be senior-level
representatives of their organizations
and/or have the ability to represent their
designated constituency.
• Wildlife and habitat conservation/
management organizations;
• U.S. hunters actively engaged in
international and/or domestic hunting
conservation;
• The firearms or ammunition
manufacturing industry;
• Archery and/or hunting sports
industry; and
• Tourism, outfitter, and/or guide
industries related to international
hunting.
Nominations should include a resume
providing an adequate description of the
nominee’s qualifications, including
information that would enable DOI to
make an informed decision regarding
meeting the membership requirements
of the Council and to permit DOI to
contact a potential member.
Members of the Council serve without
compensation. However, while away
from their homes or regular places of
business, Council and subcommittee
members engaged in Council or
subcommittee business that the DFO
approves may be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
5703, in the same manner as persons
employed intermittently in Federal
Government service.
Public Disclosure of Comments:
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.
Certification Statement: I hereby
certify that the International Wildlife
Conservation Council is necessary and
is in the public interest in connection
with the performance of duties imposed
on the Department of the Interior 43
U.S.C. 1457, under the provisions of the
Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C.
742a–742j), and other Acts applicable to
specific bureaus.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.
Dated: November 3, 2017.
Ryan K. Zinke,
Secretary, Department of the Interior.
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Notice of Availability; Florida Trustee
Implementation Group Deepwater
Horizon Oil Spill Draft Phase V.2
Restoration Plan and Supplemental
Environmental Assessment; Florida
Coastal Access Project
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990, the National
Environmental Policy Act, the
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Final
Programmatic Damage Assessment and
Restoration Plan and Final
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (Final PDARP/PEIS), and the
resulting Consent Decree, the Federal
and State natural resource trustee
agencies for the Florida Trustee
Implementation Group (Florida TIG)
have prepared a Draft Phase V.2
Restoration Plan and Supplemental
Environmental Assessment (Draft Phase
V.2 RP/SEA). The Draft Phase V.2 RP/
SEA supplements the 2016 Final Phase
V Early Restoration Plan and
Environmental Assessment (Final Phase
V ERP/EA) and describes and proposes
the second phase of the Florida Coastal
Access Project intended to continue the
process of restoring natural resources
and services injured or lost as a result
of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill,
which occurred on or about April 20,
2010, in the Gulf of Mexico.
DATES: The Florida TIG will consider
public comments received on or before
December 8, 2017.
Public Meeting: The Florida TIG has
scheduled a public meeting to facilitate
public review and comment on the Draft
Phase V.2 RP/SEA. Both written and
verbal comments will be taken at the
public meeting. The Florida TIG will
hold an open house followed by a
public meeting. The public meeting will
include a presentation of the Draft Phase
V.2 RP/SEA. The public meeting
schedule is as follows:
SUMMARY:
Time
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5:30 to 6:30 p.m.: Open house—6:30 to 8:00 p.m.:
Public meeting (presentations and discussion).
Robert M. Moore Administration Building, 1000 Cecil G.
Costin Sr. Blvd., Port St. Joe, FL 32456.
Obtaining Documents: You
may download the Draft Phase V.2 RP/
SEA at any of the following sites:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-R-2017-N118]; [FXGO1664091HCC0-FF09D00000-178]
International Wildlife Conservation Council Establishment;
Request for Nominations
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is establishing and
seeking nominations for the International Wildlife Conservation Council
(Council). The Council will provide advice to the Federal Government,
through the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), on increasing public
awareness domestically regarding the conservation, wildlife law
enforcement, and economic benefits that result from U.S. citizens
traveling to foreign nations to engage in hunting. Additionally, the
Council shall advise the Secretary on the benefits international
hunting has on foreign wildlife and habitat conservation, anti-poaching
and illegal wildlife trafficking programs, and other ways in which
international hunting benefits human populations in these areas.
DATES: Comments regarding the establishment of this Council must be
submitted no later than November 24, 2017. Nominations for the Council
must be submitted by December 8, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments and/or nominations by any of the
following methods:
Mail or hand-carry nominations to Joshua Winchell, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge System, 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803; or
Email nominations to: joshua_winchell@fws.gov
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Winchell, Council Designated
Federal Officer, by U.S. mail at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
National Wildlife Refuge System, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA
22041-3803; by telephone at (703) 358-2639; or by email at
joshua_winchell@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council is established under the
authority of the Secretary and regulated by the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2). The duties of
the Council are solely advisory and include, but are not limited to:
Developing a plan for public engagement and education on the benefits
of international hunting;
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reviewing and making recommendations for changes, when needed, on all
Federal programs, and/or regulations, to ensure support of hunting as:
(a) An enhancement to foreign wildlife conservation and survival, and
(b) an effective tool to combat illegal trafficking and poaching;
recommending strategies to benefit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's
permit office in receiving timely country data and information so as to
remove barriers that impact consulting with range states; recommending
removal of barriers to the importation into the United States of
legally hunted wildlife; ongoing review of import suspension/bans and
providing recommendations that seek to resume the legal trade of those
items, where appropriate; reviewing seizure and forfeiture actions/
practices, and providing recommendations for regulations that will lead
to a reduction of unwarranted actions; reviewing the Endangered Species
Act's foreign listed species and interaction with the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna, with
the goal of eliminating regulatory duplications; and recommending
methods for streamlining/expediting the process of import permits.
The Council will meet approximately two times per year. The
Secretary will appoint members and their alternates to the Council to
serve up to a 3-year term. The Council will not exceed 18 discretionary
members and 4 ex officio members.
Ex officio members will include:
Secretary of the Interior or designated DOI
representatives; and
Secretary of State or designated Department of State
representatives.
The remaining members will be selected from among, but not limited
to, the entities listed below. These members must be senior-level
representatives of their organizations and/or have the ability to
represent their designated constituency.
Wildlife and habitat conservation/management
organizations;
U.S. hunters actively engaged in international and/or
domestic hunting conservation;
The firearms or ammunition manufacturing industry;
Archery and/or hunting sports industry; and
Tourism, outfitter, and/or guide industries related to
international hunting.
Nominations should include a resume providing an adequate
description of the nominee's qualifications, including information that
would enable DOI to make an informed decision regarding meeting the
membership requirements of the Council and to permit DOI to contact a
potential member.
Members of the Council serve without compensation. However, while
away from their homes or regular places of business, Council and
subcommittee members engaged in Council or subcommittee business that
the DFO approves may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in
lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5703, in the same manner
as persons employed intermittently in Federal Government service.
Public Disclosure of Comments: 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.
Certification Statement: I hereby certify that the International
Wildlife Conservation Council is necessary and is in the public
interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the
Department of the Interior 43 U.S.C. 1457, under the provisions of the
Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a-742j), and other Acts
applicable to specific bureaus.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.
Dated: November 3, 2017.
Ryan K. Zinke,
Secretary, Department of the Interior.
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