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AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
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
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otherwise prohibited by the ESA with respect to any endangered species.
DATES:
We must receive comments by July 29, 2022.
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-2022-0076.
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:
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Internet: https://www.regulations.gov.
Search for and submit comments on Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2022-0076.
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U.S. mail:
Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2022-0076; 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
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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-of-contact in the United States.
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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 fax, 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: Greensboro Science Center, dba Natural Science Center of Greensboro, Greensboro, NC; Permit No. PER0003859
The applicant requests a permit to export one male captive-bred silvery Javan gibbon (
Hylobates moloch
) to the Tasmania Zoo, Riverside, Tasmania, for the purpose of enhancing the propagation or survival of the species. This notification is for a single export.
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.
Applicant:
Robert Wier, Hockley, TX; Permit No. 42192D
Applicant:
Roger Bennett, Ardmore, TN; Permit No. 93048C
Applicant:
Danny Hendrickson, Abilene, TX; Permit No. 47478C
Applicant:
Michael Stein, Francisco, IN; Permit No. 97800C
Applicant:
Jorge Vazquez, Homestead, FL; Permit No. 78078C
Applicant:
Bernard McMasters, Belton, TX; Permit No. 46595D
Applicant:
Arnold Beck, Spring Creek, NV; Permit No. 32317D
Applicant:
Ronnie Williams, Highland Village, TX; Permit No. 37469D
Applicant:
David Seeno, Concord, CA; Permit No. 72306C
Applicant:
Mathew Bell, Midland, TX; Permit No. 03114D
Applicant:
Owen Lawrence, Memphis, TN; Permit No. 02698D
Applicant:
Stewart Schanzenbach, Grand Forks, ND; Permit No. 73080C
Applicant:
Hugh Richardson, Houston, TX; Permit No. 08288D
Applicant:
John Maditz, Nokesville, VA; Permit No. 82173D
Applicant:
Robert Buker Jr., Moore Haven, FL; Permit No. 41797D
Applicant:
Edwin Whitney, San Antonio, TX; Permit No. 60580C
Applicant:
Jeremey Hammond, Cody, WY; Permit No. PER0042600
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
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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.
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Brenda Tapia,
Supervisory Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority.
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