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nourishment or transported off site for
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Federal Register (86 FR 28638) to
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public review and comment was
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of six comment letters were received
during the public comment period for
draft EIS/EIR. Commenters included the
EPA, California Department of Fish and
Wildlife, County of San Diego, San
Diego Audubon Society, and two
members of the public. In accordance
with 40 CFR 1502.17(b), chapter 8 of the
FEIS/EIR includes a summary
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and local governments and other public
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responses indicate where additional
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Authority
We provide this notice in accordance
with the requirements of National
Environmental Policy Act and its
implementing regulations (40 CFR
1503.1 and 1506.6).
Jill Russi,
Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2023–0046;
FXIA16710900000–234–FF09A30000]
Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt
of Permit Applications
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comments.
ACTION:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on applications to conduct
SUMMARY:
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certain activities with foreign species
that are listed as endangered under the
Endangered Species Act (ESA). With
some exceptions, the ESA prohibits
activities with listed species unless
Federal authorization is issued that
allows such activities. The ESA also
requires that we invite public comment
before issuing permits for any activity
otherwise prohibited by the ESA with
respect to any endangered species.
DATES: We must receive comments by
May 1, 2023.
ADDRESSES:
Obtaining Documents: The
applications, application supporting
materials, and any comments and other
materials that we receive will be
available for public inspection at
https://www.regulations.gov in Docket
No. FWS–HQ–IA–2023–0046.
Submitting Comments: When
submitting comments, please specify the
name of the applicant and the permit
number at the beginning of your
comment. You may submit comments
by one of the following methods:
• Internet: https://
www.regulations.gov. Search for and
submit comments on Docket No. FWS–
HQ–IA–2023–0046.
• U.S. mail: Public Comments
Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–HQ–
IA–2023–0046; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Headquarters, MS: PRB/3W;
5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA
22041–3803.
For more information, see Public
Comment Procedures under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Timothy MacDonald, by phone at 703–
358–2185 or via email at DMAFR@
fws.gov. Individuals in the United States
who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing,
or have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Comment Procedures
A. How do I comment on submitted
applications?
We invite the public and local, State,
Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment
on these applications. Before issuing
any of the requested permits, we will
take into consideration any information
that we receive during the public
comment period.
You may submit your comments and
materials by one of the methods in
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ADDRESSES. We will not consider
comments sent by email or to an address
not in ADDRESSES. We will not consider
or include in our administrative record
comments we receive after the close of
the comment period (see DATES).
When submitting comments, please
specify the name of the applicant and
the permit number at the beginning of
your comment. Provide sufficient
information 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.
B. May I review comments submitted by
others?
You may view and comment on
others’ public comments at https://
www.regulations.gov unless our
allowing so would violate the Privacy
Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
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C. Who will see my comments?
If you submit a comment at https://
www.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, such
as your address, phone number, or
email address, 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. Moreover, all
submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public disclosure in
their entirety.
II. Background
To help us carry out our conservation
responsibilities for affected species, and
in consideration of section 10(c) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
we invite public comments on permit
applications before final action is taken.
With some exceptions, the ESA
prohibits certain activities with listed
species unless Federal authorization is
issued that allows such activities.
Permits issued under section 10(a)(1)(A)
of the ESA allow otherwise prohibited
activities for scientific purposes or to
enhance the propagation or survival of
the affected species. Service regulations
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regarding prohibited activities with
endangered species, captive-bred
wildlife registrations, and permits for
any activity otherwise prohibited by the
ESA with respect to any endangered
species are available in title 50 of the
Code of Federal Regulations in part 17.
III. Permit Applications
We invite comments on the following
applications.
Endangered Species
Applicant: Loma Linda University,
Loma Linda, CA; Permit No.
PER0706445
The applicant requests authorization
to import up to 60 samples from wild
loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta),
up to 290 samples from wild green sea
turtles (Chelonia mydas), and up to
1,300 samples from hawksbill sea turtle
(Eretmochelys imbricata), from Jamaica,
for the purpose of scientific research.
This notification is for a single import.
Applicant: Fossil Rim Wildlife Center,
Inc., Glen Rose, TX; Permit No.
PER1200907
The applicant requests to renew their
captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following
species, to enhance the propagation or
survival of the species. This notification
covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Common name
Scientific name
Arabian oryx ..............
Maned wolf ................
Oryx leucoryx.
Chrysocyon
brachyurus..
Equus grevyi.
Equus przewalskii.
Equus zebra
hartmannae.
Acinonyx jubatus.
Felis nigripes.
Grus japonensis
Diceros bicornis.
Ceratotherium simum
simum.
Grevy’s zebra ............
Przewalski’s horse ....
Hartmann’s mountain
zebra.
Cheetah .....................
Black-footed cat ........
Red-crowned crane ...
Black rhinoceros .......
Southern white rhinoceros.
Applicant: Burke Museum of Natural
History, Seattle, WA; Permit No.
PER0708373
Applicant: Zoological Society of San
Diego DBA San Diego Zoo Wildlife
Alliance, San Diego, CA; Permit No.
PER0884554
The applicant requests the renewal
and amendment of their permit to
export and re-import non-living
museum and herbarium specimens of
endangered and threatened species
previously legally accessioned into the
permittee’s collection for scientific
research. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Scott Swasey, Alturas, CA;
Permit No. PER1322675
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.
IV. Next Steps
After the comment period closes, we
will make decisions regarding permit
issuance. If we issue permits to any of
the applicants listed in this notice, we
will publish a notice in the Federal
Register. You may locate the notice
announcing the permit issuance by
searching https://www.regulations.gov
for the permit number listed above in
this document. For example, to find
information about the potential issuance
of Permit No. 12345A, you would go to
regulations.gov and search for
‘‘12345A’’.
V. Authority
We issue this notice under the
authority of the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.), and its implementing regulations.
Timothy MacDonald,
Government Information Specialist, Branch
of Permits, Division of Management
Authority.
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The applicant requests authorization
to export and re-import nonliving avian
museum specimens of endangered
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2023-0046; FXIA16710900000-234-FF09A30000]
Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt of Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on applications to conduct certain activities with foreign
species that are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act
(ESA). With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities with listed
species unless Federal authorization is issued that allows such
activities. The ESA also requires that we invite public comment before
issuing permits for any activity otherwise prohibited by the ESA with
respect to any endangered species.
DATES: We must receive comments by May 1, 2023.
ADDRESSES:
Obtaining Documents: The applications, application supporting
materials, and any comments and other materials that we receive will be
available for public inspection at https://www.regulations.gov in
Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2023-0046.
Submitting Comments: When submitting comments, please specify the
name of the applicant and the permit number at the beginning of your
comment. You may submit comments by one of the following methods:
Internet: https://www.regulations.gov. Search for and
submit comments on Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2023-0046.
U.S. mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No.
FWS-HQ-IA-2023-0046; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS:
PRB/3W; 5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
For more information, see Public Comment Procedures under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy MacDonald, by phone at 703-
358-2185 or via email at [email protected]. Individuals in the United
States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United
States should use the relay services offered within their country to
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Comment Procedures
A. How do I comment on submitted applications?
We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies
to comment on these applications. Before issuing any of the requested
permits, we will take into consideration any information that we
receive during the public comment period.
You may submit your comments and materials by one of the methods in
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ADDRESSES. We will not consider comments sent by email or to an address
not in ADDRESSES. We will not consider or include in our administrative
record comments we receive after the close of the comment period (see
DATES).
When submitting comments, please specify the name of the applicant
and the permit number at the beginning of your comment. Provide
sufficient information 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.
B. May I review comments submitted by others?
You may view and comment on others' public comments at https://www.regulations.gov unless our allowing so would violate the Privacy
Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
C. Who will see my comments?
If you submit a comment at https://www.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, such as your address, phone number, or email
address, 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. Moreover, all submissions from organizations
or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public disclosure in their entirety.
II. Background
To help us carry out our conservation responsibilities for affected
species, and in consideration of section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we
invite public comments on permit applications before final action is
taken. With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits certain activities with
listed species unless Federal authorization is issued that allows such
activities. Permits issued under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA allow
otherwise prohibited activities for scientific purposes or to enhance
the propagation or survival of the affected species. Service
regulations regarding prohibited activities with endangered species,
captive-bred wildlife registrations, and permits for any activity
otherwise prohibited by the ESA with respect to any endangered species
are available in title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations in part
17.
III. Permit Applications
We invite comments on the following applications.
Endangered Species
Applicant: Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA; Permit No. PER0706445
The applicant requests authorization to import up to 60 samples
from wild loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta), up to 290 samples
from wild green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas), and up to 1,300 samples
from hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), from Jamaica, for
the purpose of scientific research. This notification is for a single
import.
Applicant: Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, Inc., Glen Rose, TX; Permit No.
PER1200907
The applicant requests to renew their captive-bred wildlife
registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species, to
enhance the propagation or survival of the species. This notification
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year
period.
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Common name Scientific name
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Arabian oryx.............................. Oryx leucoryx.
Maned wolf................................ Chrysocyon brachyurus..
Grevy's zebra............................. Equus grevyi.
Przewalski's horse........................ Equus przewalskii.
Hartmann's mountain zebra................. Equus zebra hartmannae.
Cheetah................................... Acinonyx jubatus.
Black-footed cat.......................... Felis nigripes.
Red-crowned crane......................... Grus japonensis
Black rhinoceros.......................... Diceros bicornis.
Southern white rhinoceros................. Ceratotherium simum simum.
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Applicant: Burke Museum of Natural History, Seattle, WA; Permit No.
PER0708373
The applicant requests authorization to export and re-import
nonliving avian museum specimens of endangered 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: Zoological Society of San Diego DBA San Diego Zoo Wildlife
Alliance, San Diego, CA; Permit No. PER0884554
The applicant requests the renewal and amendment of their permit to
export and re-import non-living museum and herbarium specimens of
endangered and threatened species previously legally accessioned into
the permittee's collection for scientific research. This notification
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year
period.
Applicant: Scott Swasey, Alturas, CA; Permit No. PER1322675
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.
IV. Next Steps
After the comment period closes, we will make decisions regarding
permit issuance. If we issue permits to any of the applicants listed in
this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register. You may
locate the notice announcing the permit issuance by searching https://www.regulations.gov for the permit number listed above in this
document. For example, to find information about the potential issuance
of Permit No. 12345A, you would go to regulations.gov and search for
``12345A''.
V. Authority
We issue this notice under the authority of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and its implementing
regulations.
Timothy MacDonald,
Government Information Specialist, Branch of Permits, Division of
Management Authority.
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