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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.
Applicant: Erich Jarvis, c/o Rockefeller
University, New York, NY; Permit No.
PER8605010
The applicant requests a permit to
import biological samples of all
endangered vertebrate species
worldwide for the purposes of scientific
research. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
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Applicant: Sea Turtle Conservancy,
Gainesville, FL; Permit No. PER8655195
The applicant requests authorization
to renew and amend their multi-use
permit to import scientific samples
taken from the following wild sea
turtles, that would be imported from the
government of Bermuda, for scientific
research purposes: Green sea turtle
(Chelonia mydas), hawksbill sea turtle
(Eretmochelys imbricata), loggerhead
sea turtle (Caretta caretta), and Kemp’s
ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii).
This notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Applicant: Emory University, Atlanta,
GA; Permit No. PER7757383
The applicant requests authorization
to import biological samples of wild
chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) from the
Jane Goodall Institute in Tanzania for
the purposes of scientific research. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Applicant: Susanne Meyer, Santa
Barbara, CA; Permit No. PER6018870
The applicant requests authorization
for a single export of biological samples
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taken from wild blue whales
(Balaenoptera musculus), from the
University of California at Santa Barbara
to the University of Calgary’s
Department of Comparative Biology and
Experimental Medicine, for the purpose
of scientific research. This notification
is for a single export.
Applicant: Todd Dalton, New Orleans,
LA; Permit No. PER9214329
The applicant requests a permit to
import one tiger (Panthera tigris) pelt
and skull, one full-body mount and
articulated skeleton of a marbled cat
(Pardofelis marmorata), one full-body
mount and articulated skeleton of a
clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa),
one full-body mount and articulated
skeleton of a red panda (Ailurus
fulgens), and one taxidermy of a slow
loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) into the
United States from the United Kingdom
for the purpose of enhancing the
propagation or survival of the species.
This notification is for a single import.
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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.
Timothy MacDonald,
Government Information Specialist, Branch
of Permits, Division of Management
Authority.
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Applicant: Naples Zoo, Naples, FL;
Permit No. PER8764801
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The applicant requests a 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.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Common name
Scientific name
Geological Survey
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Notice of Public Meeting of Scientific
Earthquake Studies Advisory
Committee
Geological Survey, Department
of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of teleconference
meeting.
AGENCY:
Cheetah .....................
Red-collared lemur ....
Slender-horned gazelle.
Radiated tortoise .......
Siamang ....................
Ring-tailed lemur .......
Clouded leopard ........
Tiger ..........................
African lion ................
Red-ruffed lemur .......
Cotton-top tamarin
(marmoset).
Acinonyx jubatus.
Eulemur collaris.
Gazella leptoceros.
Geochelone radiata.
Symphalangus
syndactylus.
Lemur catta.
Neofelis nebulosa.
Panthera tigris.
Panthera leo
melanochaita.
Varecia rubra.
Saguinus oedipus.
Multiple Trophy Applicants
The following applicants request
permits to import sport-hunted trophies
of 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.
• Tyler Zirpel, Parkston, SD; Permit No.
PER8631906
• Ronald Carter, Bonney Lake, WA;
Permit No. PER8710173
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In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972, the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) is hereby giving notice that the
Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory
Committee (SESAC) will meet as noted
below.
DATES: The teleconference meetings will
be held on Thursday, May 16, 2024,
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m.
to 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT);
and on Friday, May 17, 2024, from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
EDT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Gavin Hayes, USGS, by email at
ghayes@usgs.gov or by telephone at
303–374–4449. 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
SUMMARY:
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within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
teleconference meeting will be open to
the public. The SESAC will review the
current activities of the USGS
Earthquake Hazards Program (EHP) and
discuss future priorities. Agenda topics
will include EHP update, administration
priorities and interactions, budget
opportunities, balance of activities
supported by the EHP, external grants,
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction
Program, National Seismic Hazards
Model, ShakeAlert, reports from SESAC
subcommittees and preparation for a
report to the USGS Director.
Meeting Accessibility/Special
Accommodations: Please make requests
in advance for sign language interpreter
services, assistive listening devices, or
other reasonable accommodations. We
ask that you contact the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice at least seven (7)
business days prior to the meeting to
give the Department of the Interior
sufficient time to process your request.
All reasonable accommodation requests
are managed on a case-by-case basis.
Members of the public wishing to
participate in the teleconference
meeting should contact Dr. Gavin Hayes
by email at ghayes@usgs.gov at least
three (3) business days prior to the
meeting. Teleconference meeting call-in
information and any updates to the
agenda will be provided via email to
registered participants.
Time will be allowed at the public
meeting for any individual or
organization wishing to make formal
oral comments. Depending on the
number of people who wish to speak
and the time available, the time for
individual comments may be limited.
Written comments for the SESAC may
be sent electronically in advance of the
scheduled meeting to Dr. Gavin Hayes
by email at ghayes@usgs.gov at least
three (3) business days prior to the
meeting. Any written comments
received will be provided to the SESAC
members.
Public Disclosure of Comments:
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personally identifiable information (PII)
in your comment, you should be aware
that your entire comment—including
your PII—may be made publicly
available at any time. While you may
ask us in your comment to withhold
your PII from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Detailed minutes of the meeting will
be available for public inspection within
90 days of the meeting.
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10.
Gary Latzke,
Chief of Staff, U.S. Geological Survey Natural
Hazards Mission Area.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_OR_FRN_MO4500177896]
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Resource Management Plan and
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Cascade-Siskiyou National
Monument in Oregon/Washington and
California
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of
1976, as amended (FLPMA),
Presidential Proclamations No. 7318
(Establishment of the Cascade-Siskiyou
National Monument) (June 9, 2000) and
No. 9564 (Boundary Enlargement of the
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument)
(January 12, 2017), the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft
Resource Management Plan (RMP) and
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Cascade-Siskiyou National
Monument (CSNM), and by this notice
is providing information announcing
the opening of the comment period on
the Draft RMP/EIS and the comment
period on the BLM’s proposed areas of
critical environmental concern (ACECs).
DATES: This notice announces the
opening of a 90-day comment period for
the Draft RMP/EIS beginning with the
date following the Environmental
Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) publication
of its Notice of Availability (NOA) of the
Draft RMP/EIS in the Federal Register.
The EPA usually publishes its NOAs on
Fridays.
To afford the BLM the opportunity to
consider comments in the Proposed
RMP/Final EIS, please ensure that the
BLM receives your comments prior to
the close of the 90-day public comment
period or 15 days after the last public
meeting, whichever is later.
This notice also announces the
opening of a 90-day comment period for
proposed ACECs. To afford the BLM the
opportunity to consider comments for
proposed ACECs, please ensure that the
BLM receives your comments prior to
the close of the 90-day public comment
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period or 15 days after the last public
meeting, whichever is later.
ADDRESSES: The Draft RMP/EIS is
available for review on the BLM
ePlanning project website at https://
eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/
project/2023675/510. Written comments
related to the CSNM Draft RMP/EIS may
be submitted by any of the following
methods:
• Website: https://eplanning.blm.gov/
eplanning-ui/project/2023675/510.
• Mail: ATTN: CSNM RMP Project
Manager, BLM Medford District, 3040
Biddle Rd., Medford, OR 97504.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined online at https://
eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/
project/2023675/510 and at the BLM
Medford District Office, 3040 Biddle
Rd., Medford, OR 97504.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Nikki Haskett, Cascade-Siskiyou
National Monument RMP Project
Manager; telephone (458) 246–8861,
address 3040 Biddle Rd., Medford, OR
97504; email blm_csnm_rmp@blm.gov.
Contact Ms. Haskett to have your name
added to our mailing list. 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 for
contacting Ms. Haskett. 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: This
document provides notice that the BLM
Oregon/Washington and California State
Directors have prepared a Draft RMP/
EIS, announces the opening of the
comment period on the Draft RMP/EIS,
and announces the comment period on
the BLM’s proposed ACECs. The
planning area is located in Jackson and
Klamath Counties in Oregon and
Siskiyou County, California, and
encompasses approximately 113,500
acres of BLM-administered lands. While
most of the BLM-administered lands are
within the BLM Ashland and Klamath
Falls Field Offices, approximately 5,000
acres are located within the BLM
Redding Field Office.
In response to Proclamation No. 9564,
multiple plaintiffs sued the President
and BLM, claiming that the Monument
expansion violated the 1937 Oregon and
California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon
Road Grant Lands Act of 1937 (O&C
Act). In 2017, two plaintiffs filed
separate suits in the U.S. District Court
for the District of Columbia. A third
plaintiff filed suit in the District of
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX24GG009950000]
Notice of Public Meeting of Scientific Earthquake Studies
Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of teleconference meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972,
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is hereby giving notice that the
Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee (SESAC) will meet as
noted below.
DATES: The teleconference meetings will be held on Thursday, May 16,
2024, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight
Time (EDT); and on Friday, May 17, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and
from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Gavin Hayes, USGS, by email at
[email protected] or by telephone at 303-374-4449. 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
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within their country to make international calls to the point-of-
contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The teleconference meeting will be open to
the public. The SESAC will review the current activities of the USGS
Earthquake Hazards Program (EHP) and discuss future priorities. Agenda
topics will include EHP update, administration priorities and
interactions, budget opportunities, balance of activities supported by
the EHP, external grants, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction
Program, National Seismic Hazards Model, ShakeAlert, reports from SESAC
subcommittees and preparation for a report to the USGS Director.
Meeting Accessibility/Special Accommodations: Please make requests
in advance for sign language interpreter services, assistive listening
devices, or other reasonable accommodations. We ask that you contact
the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this notice at least seven (7) business days prior to the meeting to
give the Department of the Interior sufficient time to process your
request. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-
by-case basis.
Members of the public wishing to participate in the teleconference
meeting should contact Dr. Gavin Hayes by email at [email protected] at
least three (3) business days prior to the meeting. Teleconference
meeting call-in information and any updates to the agenda will be
provided via email to registered participants.
Time will be allowed at the public meeting for any individual or
organization wishing to make formal oral comments. Depending on the
number of people who wish to speak and the time available, the time for
individual comments may be limited.
Written comments for the SESAC may be sent electronically in
advance of the scheduled meeting to Dr. Gavin Hayes by email at
[email protected] at least three (3) business days prior to the meeting.
Any written comments received will be provided to the SESAC members.
Public Disclosure of Comments: Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personally identifiable information
(PII) in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your PII--may be made publicly available at any time. While
you may ask us in your comment to withhold your PII from public review,
we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Detailed minutes of the meeting will be available for public
inspection within 90 days of the meeting.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10.
Gary Latzke,
Chief of Staff, U.S. Geological Survey Natural Hazards Mission Area.
[FR Doc. 2024-07275 Filed 4-4-24; 8:45 am]
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