Endangered Species Receipt of Applications for Permit

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R9-IA-2010-N201]

[96300-1671-0000-P5]

Endangered Species Receipt of Applications for Permit

AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of receipt of applications for permit.

SUMMARY:

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibits activities with listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activities. The ESA laws require that we invite public comment before issuing these permits.

DATES:

We must receive comments or requests for documents or comments on or before October 12, 2010.

ADDRESSES:

Brenda Tapia, Division of Management Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA 22203; fax (703) 358-2280; or e-mail

DMAFR@fws.gov

.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104 (telephone); (703) 358-2280 (fax);

DMAFR@fws.gov

(e-mail).

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

ADDRESSES

. Please include the

Federal Register

notice publication date, the PRT-number, and the name of the applicant in your request or submission. We will not consider requests or comments sent to an e-mail 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 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, e-mail 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, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, section 10(a)(1)(A), as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531

et seq.

) require that we invite public comment before final action on these permit applications.

III. Permit Applications

A. Endangered Species

Applicant: Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Los Angeles, CA;

PRT-11236A

The applicant requests a permit to import Chinese giant salamander, (

Andria davidianus

), one, captive-bred in Austria 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: Richard Lawler, Harrisonburg, VA, PRT-20715A

The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples of Verreaux's sifaka (

Propithecus verreauxi

) taken from the wild in the Beza Majafaly Special Reserve, Madagascar, for the purpose of scientific research.

Applicant: Roberto Delgado, Garza Garcia, Mexico; PRT-19421A

The following applicant requests a permit to re-export the 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 enhancement of the survival of the species.

Applicant: Arizona State University (Stone Lab), Tempe, AZ; PRT-094332

The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples of chimpanzee (

Pan troglodytes

), pygmy chimpanzee (

Pan paniscus

), orangutan (

Pongo pygmaeus

), and gorilla (

Gorilla gorilla

), taken from the wild, or held in captivity, world wide for the purpose of scientific research. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

Applicant: Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens, Milwaukee, WI; PRT-19713A

The applicant requests a permit to import Western lowland gorilla, (

Gorilla gorilla gorilla

), one, captive-bred at Toronto Zoo 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.

Multiple Applicants

The following applicants each request a permit to import the 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 enhancement of the survival of the species.

Applicant: Kenneth Petersen, Marshall, TX; PRT-20282A

Applicant: Paul Wieser, Tacoma, WA; PRT-19809A

Applicant: William Garrison, Peoria, AZ; PRT-20084A

Applicant: Matthew McNeil, Chandler, AZ; PRT-20085A

Applicant: John Denman, Mt. Pleasant, TX; PRT-232729

Applicant: Roy Parker, Mt. Pleasant, TX; PRT-227938

Applicant: Kenneth Samford, Gun Barrel, TX; PRT-236659

Dated: September 3, 2010.

Brenda Tapia,

Program Analyst/Data Administrative, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 2010-22405 Filed 9-8- 10; 8:45 am]

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