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Peter Fasbender,
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Ecological Services, Alaska Region.
[FR Doc. 2023–24428 Filed 11–3–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
I. Public Comment Procedures
[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2023–0207;
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
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
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otherwise prohibited by the ESA with
respect to any endangered species.
DATES: We must receive comments by
December 6, 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–2023–0207.
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–2023–0207.
• U.S. mail: Public Comments
Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–HQ–
IA–2023–0207; 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:
Brenda Tapia, 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:
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
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
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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.
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III. Permit Applications
We invite comments on the following
applications.
survival of the species. This notification
covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: University of CaliforniaSanta Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA; Permit No.
PER4073903
The applicant requests authorization
to export biological samples collected
from individual animals of cetacean and
pinniped species (except walrus) for the
purpose of scientific research. Samples
are collected from live wild and captive
individuals or salvaged from dead wild
and captive individuals. This
notification covers activities conducted
by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Shawn Dooley, Belle Plaine,
KS; Permit No. PER4621221
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: University of California
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA; Permit No.
PER4871061
The applicant requests authorization
to import biological samples collected
from individual animals of cetacean and
pinniped species (except walrus) for the
purpose of scientific research. Samples
are collected from live wild and captive
individuals or salvaged from dead wild
and captive individuals. This
notification covers activities conducted
by the applicant over a 5-year period.
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Applicant: Mario Gutierrez, San
Antonio, TX; Permit No. PER3979790
The applicant requests a captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
17.21(g) for radiated tortoise
(Astrochelys radiata), to enhance the
propagation or survival of the species.
This notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Applicant: National Marine Fisheries
Service, Southwest Fisheries Science
Center (NMFS), La Jolla, CA; Permit No.
PER4479189
The applicant requests renewal of a
permit to import biological samples
collected from wild and captive-bred
animals of Kemp’s ridley turtle
(Lepidochelys kempii), hawksbill sea
turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata),
leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys
coriacea), green sea turtle (Chelonia
mydas), loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta
caretta), and olive ridley sea turtle
(Lepidochelys olivacea) for the purpose
of scientific research. Samples are
collected from live or salvaged
specimens. This notification covers
activities conducted by the applicant
over a 5-year period.
Applicant: World Bird Sanctuary, Valley
Park, MO; Permit No. PER5047417
The applicant requests a permit to
import an Andean condor (Vultur
gryphus), to enhance the propagation or
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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.
Brenda Tapia,
Supervisory Program Analyst/Data
Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division
of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2023–24458 Filed 11–3–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
I. Public Comment Procedures
[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2023–0183;
FXIA16710900000–234–FF09A30000]
Wild Bird Conservation Act; Receipt of
Permit Application
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit
application; request for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), invite the
public to comment on a permit
application regarding a foreign bird
species for which the Service has
jurisdiction under the Wild Bird
Conservation Act (WBCA). With some
exceptions, the WBCA prohibits
activities with listed species unless
Federal authorization is issued that
allows such activities. The WBCA also
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requires that we invite public comment
before issuing permits for any activity it
otherwise prohibits.
DATES: We must receive comments by
December 6, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: The
application, 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–2023–0183.
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–2023–0183.
• U.S. mail: Public Comments
Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–HQ–
IA–2023–0183; 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:
Brenda Tapia, 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:
A. How do I comment on submitted
applications?
We invite the public and local, State,
Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment
on this application. Before issuing any
requested permit, 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
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
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2023-0207; 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 December 6, 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-2023-0207.
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-2023-0207.
U.S. mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No.
FWS-HQ-IA-2023-0207; 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: Brenda Tapia, 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
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.
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III. Permit Applications
We invite comments on the following applications.
Applicant: University of California-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA; Permit
No. PER4073903
The applicant requests authorization to export biological samples
collected from individual animals of cetacean and pinniped species
(except walrus) for the purpose of scientific research. Samples are
collected from live wild and captive individuals or salvaged from dead
wild and captive individuals. This notification covers activities
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA; Permit
No. PER4871061
The applicant requests authorization to import biological samples
collected from individual animals of cetacean and pinniped species
(except walrus) for the purpose of scientific research. Samples are
collected from live wild and captive individuals or salvaged from dead
wild and captive individuals. This notification covers activities
conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Mario Gutierrez, San Antonio, TX; Permit No. PER3979790
The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under
50 CFR 17.21(g) for radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), 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 (NMFS), La Jolla, CA; Permit No. PER4479189
The applicant requests renewal of a permit to import biological
samples collected from wild and captive-bred animals of Kemp's ridley
turtle (Lepidochelys kempii), hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys
imbricata), leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), green sea
turtle (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), and
olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) for the purpose of
scientific research. Samples are collected from live or salvaged
specimens. This notification covers activities conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: World Bird Sanctuary, Valley Park, MO; Permit No. PER5047417
The applicant requests a permit to import an Andean condor (Vultur
gryphus), 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: Shawn Dooley, Belle Plaine, KS; Permit No. PER4621221
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.
Brenda Tapia,
Supervisory Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits,
Division of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2023-24458 Filed 11-3-23; 8:45 am]
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