Foreign Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Applications for Permit, 60412-60414 [2017-27375]
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Estimated respondents
Frequency
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number of
responses
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hours per
application
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burden hours
Total
estimated
burden 1
18,000 ..................................................................................
1
18,000
60
1,080,000
$64,800,000
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respondent
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burden hours
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The following table shows the
estimated burden on recipients who
submit performance and financial
reports.
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number of
responses
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12,000 ..................................................................................
Burden on the Federal Government
5
12,000
Federal staff and others review and
rate applications. The following table
shows the average burden of reviewing
8
96,000
$5,532,480
applications for HUD’s discretionary
grant programs.
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number of
responses
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hours per
respondent
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annual
burden hours
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burden 2
18,000 ..................................................................................
1
18,000
20
360,000
$21,499,200
Estimated respondents (awards)
Frequency
(per quarter
and annual
reports
per year)
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number of
responses
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burden hours
per reports &
recordkeeping
review
(4 hrs. per
report)
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burden hours
per year
Total
estimated
burden 2
12,000 ..................................................................................
5
12,000
20 hrs./award
240,000
$14,332,800
The following table shows the
estimated burden of Federal oversight
per financial assistance award.
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with
endangered and threatened species.
With some exceptions, the Endangered
Species Act 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 19, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submitting Comments: You
may submit comments by one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
on Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0033
and/or Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–
0077, as indicated in III. Permit
Applications, below.
• U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public
Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No.
FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0033 and/or Docket
$17.88 per hour for fringe benefits for a total $57.63
per hour.
2 Federal staff time is estimated for a GS–13 step
5 hourly rate at $51.48 per hour (from the Office
of Personnel Management pay table with
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington locality pay), plus
16% fringe benefit for a total of $59.72 per hour.
The application review is estimated based on 2 staff
people spending 10 hours reviewing each
application.
C. Authority
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Section 2 of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, as codified at 44 U.S.C.
3507.
Fish and Wildlife Service
Dated: December 12, 2017.
Henry Hensley,
Director, Office of Strategic Planning and
Management.
[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0033;
Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0077;
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Foreign Endangered and Threatened
Species; Receipt of Applications for
Permit
[FR Doc. 2017–27327 Filed 12–19–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications
for permit.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY:
1 Estimated cost for respondents is calculated
from the June 2017 Department of Labor Bureau of
Labor Statistics report on Employer Costs for
Employee Compensation determined that the
hourly rate of management, professional and related
wages and salaries averaged $39.75 per hour plus
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No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0077; U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC; 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
3803.
When submitting comments, please
also indicate the name of the applicant
and the PRT# you are commenting on.
We will post all comments on https://
www.regulations.gov. This generally
means that we will post any personal
information you provide us (see Public
Comments, below, for more
information).
Viewing Comments: Comments and
materials we receive will be available
for public inspection on https://
www.regulations.gov, or by
appointment, between 8 a.m. and 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays, at the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Division of
Management Authority, 5275 Leesburg
Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803;
telephone 703–358–2095.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joyce Russell, Government Information
Specialist, Division of Management
Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Headquarters, MS: IA; 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
3803; telephone 703–358–2023;
facsimile 703–358–2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. Please include
the Federal Register notice publication
date, the docket number, 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
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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.; ESA),
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; Jan. 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.
III. Permit Applications
We invite the public to comment on
applications to conduct certain
activities with endangered species. With
some exceptions, the ESA prohibits
activities with listed species unless
Federal authorization is acquired that
allows such activities.
Applicant: Audubon Nature Institute,
New Orleans, LA; PRT–50379C;
Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0077
The applicant requests a permit to
import one captive-born male orangutan
(Pongo abelii) from the Hannover Zoo,
Hannover, Germany, to enhance the
propagation or survival of the species.
This notification is for a single import.
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Applicant: University of California,
Davis, Davis, CA; PRT–50259C;
Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0077
The applicant requests a permit to
import any endangered or threatened
wildlife and plant species from
worldwide sources, for the purpose of
scientific research in applied animal
ecology using stable isotope analysis.
This notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Applicant: Ronald Grant, Brackettville,
TX; PRT–65097A; Docket No. FWS–
HQ–IA–2017–0077
The applicant requests a permit
authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess
red lechwe (Kobus leche) from captive
herds 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: Christopher Murray,
Cookeville, TN; PRT–28444C; Docket
No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0077
The application requests a permit
authorizing multiple-use import of
American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
scientific samples from Costa Rica, for
the purpose of scientific research. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Applicant: University of Michigan
Museum of Zoology, Ann Arbor, MI;
PRT–41443C; Docket No. FWS–HQ–
IA–2017–0077
The applicant requests a permit to
import howler monkey (Alouatta
palliata) blood and hair samples from
Nicaragua, for the purpose of scientific
research. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Busch Gardens, Tampa, FL;
PRT–24014C; Docket No. FWS–HQ–
IA–2017–0033
In the Federal Register of July 6, 2017
(82 FR 31346), we published a notice
inviting the public to comment on an
application we received from Busch
Gardens, Tampa, FL. Two species—
black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornus) and
common chimpanzee (Pan
troglodytes)—were inadvertently left out
of the description of the application. We
are reopening the comment period on
this application. We must receive
comments or requests for documents on
or before the date shown in the DATES
section. The full, correct description of
the Busch Gardens application reads as
follows:
The applicant requests a captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
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17.21(g) to enhance the propagation or
survival of the following species:
African slender-snouted crocodile
(Crocodylus cataphractus), Asian
elephant (Elephas maximus), black
rhinoceros (Diceros bicornus), cheetah
(Acinonyx jubatus), Malayan tiger
(Panthera tigris corbetti), western gorilla
(Gorilla gorilla), common chimpanzee
(Pan troglodytes), Bornean orangutan
(Pongo pygmaeus), red-fronted lemur
(Eulemur rufus), mongoose lemur
(Eulemur mongoz), ring-tailed lemur
(Lemur catta), red-ruffed lemur (Varecia
rubra), Cuban parrot (Amazona
leucocephala), blue-throated macaw
(Ara glaucogularis), and golden parakeet
(Guarouba guarouba). This notification
covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Morani River Ranch, Uvalde,
TX; PRT–49112A; Docket No. FWS–
HQ–IA–2017–0033
In the Federal Register of July 6, 2017
(82 FR 31346), we published a notice
inviting the public to comment on an
application we received from Morani
River Ranch, Uvalde, TX. In that notice,
the application was described
incorrectly as a captive-bred wildlife
application rather than a culling
application. We are reopening the
comment period on this application. We
must receive comments or requests for
documents on or before the date shown
in the DATES section. The full, correct
description of the Morani River Ranch
application reads as follows:
The applicant requests a renewal of
their permit authorizing the culling of
excess barasingha (also known as
‘‘swamp deer’’; Cervus duvauceli), red
lechwe (Kobus leche), Arabian oryx
(Oryx leucoryx), and Eld’s brow-antlered
deer (Cervus eldi) from the captive herd
maintained at their facility, to enhance
the propagation or survival of the
species. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: National Marine Fisheries
Service, Southwest Fisheries Science
Center, La Jolla, CA; PRT–69509B;
Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0077
The applicant requests authorization
to export and reimport nonliving
museum specimens of endangered and
threatened species previously
accessioned into the applicant’s
collection for scientific research. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a
5-year period.
Applicant: H & L Sales, Inc., Hunt,
Texas; PRT–704025; Docket No.
FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0077
The applicant requests a permit
authorizing the culling of excess
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barasingha (Rucervus dubauceli) and
Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) from the
captive herd maintained at their facility,
to enhance the species’ propagation and
survival. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Trophy Applicants (Docket No. FWS–
HQ–IA–2017–0077)
The following applicants each request
a permit to import a sport-hunted
trophy of a 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: Larry Fliehs, Groton, SD;
PRT–42537C
Applicant: Waggoner M. McDonnold,
Midland TX; PRT–49644C
Applicant: Justin M. Bates, Dublin, OH;
PRT–49643C
Applicant: Corbin J. Robertson Jr.,
Houston, TX; PRT–40255C
Applicant: Richard M. Bradish,
Belgrade, MT; PRT–46591C
Applicant: Danny R. Hendrickson,
Abilene, TX; PRT–47478C
Applicant: George Alan Clark, San
Antonio, TX; PRT–54418C
Applicant: James R. Rymer, Jones, OK;
PRT–45743C
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
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
regulations.gov, your entire comment,
including any personal identifying
information, will be posted on the
website. 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 regulations.gov under the applicable
docket number.
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VI. Authority
The authority for this action is the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Joyce Russell,
Government Information Specialist, Branch
of Permits, Division of Management
Authority.
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U.S. Endangered Species; Receipt of
Recovery Permit Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on applications for permits to
conduct activities intended to enhance
the propagation or survival of
endangered species. With some
exceptions, the Endangered Species Act
(ESA) prohibits certain activities that
constitute take of listed species unless a
Federal permit is issued that allows
such activity. The ESA also requires that
we invite public comment before
issuing these permits.
DATES: To ensure consideration, we
must receive your written comments by
January 19, 2018.
ADDRESSES:
Document availability: The
applications, as well as any comments
and other materials that we receive, will
be available for public inspection in
hard copy for viewing by appointment
between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays,
at Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 25486–DFC,
Denver, CO 80225; telephone 719–628–
2670.
Submitting Comments: You may
submit comments by one of the
following methods. Please specify
applicant name(s) and application
number(s) to which your comments
pertain (e.g., Application No. TE–
XXXXXX).
• Email: permitsR6ES@fws.gov.
Please refer to the respective permit
number (e.g., Application No. TE–
XXXXXX) in the subject line of your
email message.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2017-0033; Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2017-0077;
FXIA16710900000-178-FF09A30000]
Foreign Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of
Applications for Permit
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities
with endangered and threatened species. With some exceptions, the
Endangered Species Act 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 19, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submitting Comments: You may submit comments by one of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments on Docket No. FWS-HQ-
IA-2017-0033 and/or Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2017-0077, as indicated in
III. Permit Applications, below.
U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing,
Attn: Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2017-0033 and/or Docket
[[Page 60413]]
No. FWS-HQ-IA-2017-0077; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC; 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
When submitting comments, please also indicate the name of the
applicant and the PRT# you are commenting on. We will post all comments
on https://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post
any personal information you provide us (see Public Comments, below,
for more information).
Viewing Comments: Comments and materials we receive will be
available for public inspection on https://www.regulations.gov, or by
appointment, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of
Management Authority, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803;
telephone 703-358-2095.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Russell, Government Information
Specialist, Division of Management Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Headquarters, MS: IA; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA
22041-3803; telephone 703-358-2023; facsimile 703-358-2280.
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 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please include the Federal
Register notice publication date, the docket number, 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.; ESA), 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; Jan. 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.
III. Permit Applications
We invite the public to comment on applications to conduct certain
activities with endangered species. With some exceptions, the ESA
prohibits activities with listed species unless Federal authorization
is acquired that allows such activities.
Applicant: Audubon Nature Institute, New Orleans, LA; PRT-50379C;
Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2017-0077
The applicant requests a permit to import one captive-born male
orangutan (Pongo abelii) from the Hannover Zoo, Hannover, Germany, to
enhance the propagation or survival of the species. This notification
is for a single import.
Applicant: University of California, Davis, Davis, CA; PRT-50259C;
Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2017-0077
The applicant requests a permit to import any endangered or
threatened wildlife and plant species from worldwide sources, for the
purpose of scientific research in applied animal ecology using stable
isotope analysis. This notification covers activities to be conducted
by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Ronald Grant, Brackettville, TX; PRT-65097A; Docket No. FWS-
HQ-IA-2017-0077
The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess red lechwe (Kobus leche) from
captive herds 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: Christopher Murray, Cookeville, TN; PRT-28444C; Docket No.
FWS-HQ-IA-2017-0077
The application requests a permit authorizing multiple-use import
of American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) scientific samples from Costa
Rica, for the purpose of scientific research. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Ann Arbor, MI;
PRT-41443C; Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2017-0077
The applicant requests a permit to import howler monkey (Alouatta
palliata) blood and hair samples from Nicaragua, for the purpose of
scientific research. This notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Busch Gardens, Tampa, FL; PRT-24014C; Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-
2017-0033
In the Federal Register of July 6, 2017 (82 FR 31346), we published
a notice inviting the public to comment on an application we received
from Busch Gardens, Tampa, FL. Two species--black rhinoceros (Diceros
bicornus) and common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)--were inadvertently
left out of the description of the application. We are reopening the
comment period on this application. We must receive comments or
requests for documents on or before the date shown in the DATES
section. The full, correct description of the Busch Gardens application
reads as follows:
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR
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17.21(g) to enhance the propagation or survival of the following
species:
African slender-snouted crocodile (Crocodylus cataphractus), Asian
elephant (Elephas maximus), black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornus),
cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti),
western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes),
Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), red-fronted lemur (Eulemur rufus),
mongoose lemur (Eulemur mongoz), ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), red-
ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra), Cuban parrot (Amazona leucocephala),
blue-throated macaw (Ara glaucogularis), and golden parakeet (Guarouba
guarouba). This notification covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Morani River Ranch, Uvalde, TX; PRT-49112A; Docket No. FWS-
HQ-IA-2017-0033
In the Federal Register of July 6, 2017 (82 FR 31346), we published
a notice inviting the public to comment on an application we received
from Morani River Ranch, Uvalde, TX. In that notice, the application
was described incorrectly as a captive-bred wildlife application rather
than a culling application. We are reopening the comment period on this
application. We must receive comments or requests for documents on or
before the date shown in the DATES section. The full, correct
description of the Morani River Ranch application reads as follows:
The applicant requests a renewal of their permit authorizing the
culling of excess barasingha (also known as ``swamp deer''; Cervus
duvauceli), red lechwe (Kobus leche), Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), and
Eld's brow-antlered deer (Cervus eldi) from the captive herd maintained
at their facility, to enhance the propagation or survival of the
species. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries
Science Center, La Jolla, CA; PRT-69509B; Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2017-
0077
The applicant requests authorization to export and reimport
nonliving museum specimens of endangered and threatened species
previously accessioned into the applicant's collection for scientific
research. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: H & L Sales, Inc., Hunt, Texas; PRT-704025; Docket No. FWS-
HQ-IA-2017-0077
The applicant requests a permit authorizing the culling of excess
barasingha (Rucervus dubauceli) and Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) from
the captive herd maintained at their facility, to enhance the species'
propagation and survival. This notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Trophy Applicants (Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2017-0077)
The following applicants each request a permit to import a sport-
hunted trophy of a 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: Larry Fliehs, Groton, SD; PRT-42537C
Applicant: Waggoner M. McDonnold, Midland TX; PRT-49644C
Applicant: Justin M. Bates, Dublin, OH; PRT-49643C
Applicant: Corbin J. Robertson Jr., Houston, TX; PRT-40255C
Applicant: Richard M. Bradish, Belgrade, MT; PRT-46591C
Applicant: Danny R. Hendrickson, Abilene, TX; PRT-47478C
Applicant: George Alan Clark, San Antonio, TX; PRT-54418C
Applicant: James R. Rymer, Jones, OK; PRT-45743C
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 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 regulations.gov, your entire comment,
including any personal identifying information, will be posted on the
website. 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 regulations.gov under the
applicable docket number.
VI. Authority
The authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act of 1973
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Joyce Russell,
Government Information Specialist, Branch of Permits, Division of
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2017-27375 Filed 12-19-17; 8:45 am]
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