Federal Register: September 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 172)
DOCID: fr08se09-92 FR Doc E9-21475
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
FWS ID: [FWS-R9-IA-2009-N179; 96300-1671-0000-P5]
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr08se09-92
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Receipt of Applications for Permit
DATES: Written data, comments or requests must be received by October 8, 2009.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications for permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species and/or marine mammals. Both the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act require that we invite public comment on these permit applications.
SUMMARY:
Receipt of Applications for Permit
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Endangered Species
The public is invited to comment on the following applications for
a permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species. This
notice is provided pursuant to Section 10(c) of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Submit your written
data, comments, or requests for copies of the complete applications to the address shown in ADDRESSES.
Applicant: Texas Tech University, Department of Biological Sciences, Lubbock, TX, PRT219951
The applicant requests a permit to import unlimited numbers of
biological specimens from crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gavials
(Order: Crocodylia) for the purpose of scientific research. This
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a fiveyear period.
Applicant: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Port Charlotte, FL, PRT221391
The applicant requests a permit to export biological samples from
smalltoothed sawfish (Pristis pectinata) to the Great Lakes Institute
for Environmental Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, for the purpose of scientific research.
Applicant: AtlantaFulton County Zoo, Atlanta, GA, PRT222610
The applicant requests a permit to export one female captivebred
giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) born at the zoo in 2006 and owned
by the Government of China, to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda
Breeding, Sichuan, China, under the terms of their loan agreement with
the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens. This export is part of
the approved loan program for the purpose of enhancement of the
survival of the species through scientific research as outlined in Zoo Atlanta's original permit (MA008519).
Applicant: Earth Promise, doing business as Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, Glen Rose, TX, PRT223400
The applicant requests a permit to export one male captiveborn
black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) to the Africam Safari, Puebla,
Mexico, for the purpose of the enhancement of the survival of the species.
Applicant: New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY, PRT 225797
The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples of
skeletal parts salvaged from both captive and wild populations of black
rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla
beringei), chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes ), leopard (Panthera pardus),
and L'Hoest's monkey (Cercopithecus lhoesti) from the Office Rwandais
du Tourisme et des Parcs Nationaux, Kigali, Rwanda, for the purpose of
scientific research. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a fiveyear period.
Applicant: Ferdinand and Anton FercosHantig, Las Vegas, NV, PRT809334
On July 28, 2009, we published a Federal Register notice inviting the public to comment on several applications for permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species (74 FR 37240). We made an error in reporting the species of one animal in the Ferdinand and Anton FercosHantig applications, which starts at the bottom of column 1 on page 37241. The animal named Sarina (PRT809334) is not a female captiveborn tiger (Panthera tigris) as we reported in 74 FR 37240, but rather a female captiveborn leopard (Panthera pardus). All the other information we printed was correct. With this notice, we correct that error and reopen the comment period for PRT809334. The corrected entry for this application is as follows: The applicant requests reissuance of their permit to export/reexport and reimport one female captive born leopard (Panthera pardus), ``Sarina,'' to worldwide locations for the purpose of enhancement of the species through conservation education. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 3year period and the import of any potential progeny born while overseas.
The following applicants request a permit to import the sport hunted trophy of one male bontebok
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(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: George H. Brannen, Inverness, FL, PRT217639
Applicant: Ralph D. Miller, Delta Junction, AK, PRT221404
Applicant: Mark Peterson, Slinger, WI, PRT222050
Applicant: Leigh M. Barry, Dent, MN, PRT222865
Applicant: Patrick T. O'Brien, Bath, OH, PRT233187
Marine Mammals
The public is invited to comment on the following applications for a permit to conduct certain activities with endangered marine mammals and/or marine mammals. The applications were submitted to satisfy requirements of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and/or the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the regulations governing endangered species (50 CFR Part 17) and/or marine mammals (50 CFR Part 18). Submit your written data, comments, or requests for copies of the complete applications or requests for a public hearing on these applications to the address shown in ADDRESSES. If you request a hearing, give specific reasons why a hearing would be appropriate. The holding of such a hearing is at the discretion of the Director. Applicant: Charles Grossman, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, PRT 049136
The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to allow him to
acquire up to three larynxes (including pharynxes, trachea, and primary
bronchi) per year from dead, necropsied Florida manatees (Trichechus
manatus) from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in
St. Petersburg, Florida, for the purpose of scientific research on the
mechanics of manatee vocalizations. This notification covers activities
to be conducted by the applicant over the remainder of his fiveyear permit.
Applicant: Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fairbanks, AK, PRT 220876
The applicant requests a permit to tag and collect skin biopsy samples from up to 45 walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) and to harass up to 1800 nontarget animals per year for the purpose of scientific research. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a fiveyear period.
Concurrent with publishing this notice in the Federal Register, we are forwarding a copy of the above application to the Marine Mammal Commission and the Committee of Scientific Advisors for their review. Applicant: Emma K. Napper, The Natural World, BBC Natural History Unit, Bristol, United Kingdom, PRT221257
The applicant requests a permit to photograph Southern sea otters
(Enhydra lutris nereis), both above and under water, for commercial and
educational purposes. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a oneyear period.
Dated: August 28, 2009.
Lisa J. Lierheimer
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority
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