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Dated: April 25, 2013. which we seek comments in this notice, The applicant requests a permit to re- Erika C. Poethig, and explain the basis for your import one live Asian elephant (Elephas Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy comments. Include sufficient maximus) born in captivity from Development. information with your comments to Calgary , Garden & Prehistoric Park, [FR Doc. 2013–10171 Filed 4–29–13; 8:45 am] allow us to authenticate any scientific or Alberta, Canada, for the purpose of BILLING CODE 4210–67–P commercial data you include. enhancing the survival of the species. The comments and recommendations Applicant: Minnesota Zoological that will be most useful and likely to Gardens, Apple Valley, MN; PRT– DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR influence agency decisions are: (1) 676793 Those supported by quantitative The applicant requests renewal of Fish and Wildlife Service information or studies; and (2) Those that include citations to, and analyses their captive-bred wildlife registration [FWS–HQ–IA–2013–N100: of, the applicable laws and regulations. under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following FXIA16710900000P5–123–FF09A30000] We will not consider or include in our families, and species, to enhance their propagation or survival. This ; Receipt of administrative record comments we receive after the close of the comment notification covers activities to be Applications for Permit conducted by the applicant over a 5- period (see DATES) or comments AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, delivered to an address other than those year period. Interior. listed above (see ADDRESSES). Families ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications B. May I review comments submitted by for permit. others? SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Comments, including names and Cathartidae Wildlife Service, invite the public to street addresses of respondents, will be Cercopithecidae comment on the following applications available for public review at the street Cervidae to conduct certain activities with address listed under ADDRESSES. The Equidae endangered species. With some public may review documents and other Felidae (does not include jaguar, exceptions, the Endangered Species Act information applicants have sent in margay or ocelot) (ESA) prohibits activities with listed support of the application unless our Hylobatidae species unless Federal authorization is allowing viewing would violate the Lemuridae acquired that allows such activities. Privacy Act or Freedom of Information Tapiridae DATES: We must receive comments or Act. Before including your address, Tarsiidae requests for documents on or before phone number, email address, or other Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis May 30, 2013. personal identifying information in your pelzelni) Crocodylidae (does not include ADDRESSES: comment, you should be aware that Brenda Tapia, Division of American crocodile) Management Authority, U.S. Fish and your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may Varanidae Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Species Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA 22203; be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment Lesser slow (Nycticebus fax (703) 358–2280; or email pygmaeus) [email protected]. to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we Dhole (Cuon alpinus) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: cannot guarantee that we will be able to Golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba) Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104 do so. African penguin (Spheniscus (telephone); (703) 358–2280 (fax); demersus) [email protected] (email). II. Background Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To help us carry out our conservation Applicant: Sedgwick County Zoo, responsibilities for affected species, and Wichita, KS; PRT–673458 I. Public Comment Procedures in consideration of section 10(a)(1)(A) of The applicant requests renewal of A. How do I request copies of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as their captive-bred wildlife registration applications or comment on submitted amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), along under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following applications? with Executive Order 13576, families, to enhance their propagation or Send your request for copies of ‘‘Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and survival. This notification covers applications or comments and materials Accountable Government,’’ and the activities to be conducted by the concerning any of the applications to President’s Memorandum for the Heads applicant over a 5-year period. the contact listed under ADDRESSES. of Executive Departments and Agencies Families Please include the Federal Register of January 21, 2009—Transparency and Bovidae notice publication date, the PRT- Open Government (74 FR 4685; January Canidae number, and the name of the applicant 26, 2009), which call on all Federal Cebidae in your request or submission. We will agencies to promote openness and Cervidae not consider requests or comments sent transparency in Government by Equidae to an email or address not listed under disclosing information to the public, we Felidae (does not include jaguar, ADDRESSES. If you provide an email invite public comment on these permit ocelot or margay) address in your request for copies of applications before final action is taken. Lemuridae applications, we will attempt to respond III. Permit Applications to your request electronically. Rhinocerotidae Please make your requests or A. Endangered Species Tapiridae comments as specific as possible. Please Applicant: Busch Gardens, Tampa, FL; Psittacidae confine your comments to issues for PRT–93277A Iguanidae

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Varanidae scimitar-horned (Oryx dammah), Applicant: Zoological Society of San Applicant: Armando Bazaldua, Ventura, Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), Diego, San Diego, CA; PRT–057398 CA; PRT–203351 (Addax nasomaculatus), The applicant requests renewal of The applicant requests renewal of ( dama), red lechwe ( their permit to authorize the import of their captive-bred wildlife registration leche), bontebok ( pygargus wild live specimens, viable and non- under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the radiated pygargus), slender-horned gazelle viable eggs, biological samples and tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) to enhance (Gazella leptoceros), Grevy’s zebra salvaged materials of California condors their propagation or survival. This (Equus grevyi) and Hartmann’s (Gymnogyps californianus) originating notification covers activities to be mountain zebra (Equus zebra in Mexico, as well as the re-import of conducted by the applicant over a 5- hartmannae) to enhance the species’ captive-bred/captive hatched live year period. propagation or survival. This specimens, viable and non-viable eggs, Applicant: Terry Shinn, Yukon, OK; notification covers activities to be biological samples and salvaged PRT–228672 conducted by the applicant over a 5- materials of condors originating in the year period. The applicant requests renewal of United States, to enhance the survival of Applicant: Coastal Exotics Inc., their captive-bred wildlife registration the species through completion of Jacksonville, FL; PRT–03596B under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the radiated identified tasks and objectives tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) to enhance The applicant requests a captive-bred mandated under the U.S. Fish and their propagation or survival. This wildlife registration under 50 CFR Wildlife Service California Condor notification covers activities to be 17.21(g) for radiated tortoise Recovery Plan. This notification covers conducted by the applicant over a 5- (Astrochelys radiata) and black and activities to be conducted by the year period. white ruffed (Varecia variegata) applicant over a 5-year period. to enhance the species’ propagation or Applicant: David Hanson, Bend, OR; Brenda Tapia, survival. This notification covers PRT–701525 Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch activities to be conducted by the of Permits, Division of Management The applicant requests renewal of applicant over a 5-year period. their captive-bred wildlife registration Authority. Applicant: Susan Minor, Medina, TX; under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for Bengal tiger [FR Doc. 2013–10128 Filed 4–29–13; 8:45 am] PRT–03445B (Panthera tigris tigris), leopard BILLING CODE 4310–55–P (Panthera pardus) and snow leopard The applicant requests a captive-bred (Uncia uncia) to enhance their wildlife registration under 50 CFR propagation or survival. This 17.21(g) for the barasingha ( DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR duvaucelii), Eld’s (Rucervus eldii), notification covers activities to be Fish and Wildlife Service conducted by the applicant over a 5- scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), year period. Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), addax [FWS–R4–R–2013–N052; (Addax nasomaculatus), dama gazelle FXRS12650400000S3–123–FF04R02000] Applicant: Patterson Energy of Texas (Nanger dama), and red lechwe (Kobus LLC, Hondo, TX; PRT–71533A leche) to enhance the species’ Programmatic Environmental The applicant requests amendment of propagation or survival. This Assessment their captive-bred wildlife registration notification covers activities to be under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to add the conducted by the applicant over a 5- AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), Eld’s year period. Interior. deer (Rucervus eldii), Arabian oryx Applicant: Four A Ranch, Oglesby, TX; ACTION: Notice of intent. (Oryx leucoryx), addax (Addax PRT–03434B nasomaculatus), dama gazelle (Nanger SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife The applicant requests a captive-bred dama), and red lechwe (Kobus leche) to Service (Service), intend to prepare a wildlife registration under 50 CFR enhance the species’ propagation or programmatic environmental 17.21(g) for the barasingha (Rucervus survival. This notification covers assessment (PEA) to evaluate the effects duvaucelii), Eld’s deer (Rucervus eldii), activities to be conducted by the of the cultivation and use of genetically scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), applicant over a 5-year period. modified crops (GMCs) on lands that are Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), addax part of the National Wildlife Refuge Applicant: Patterson Energy of Texas (Addax nasomaculatus), dama gazelle LLC, Hondo, TX; PRT–03577B System in the Southeast Region (Refuge (Nanger dama), and red lechwe (Kobus System lands). The Service’s Southeast The applicant requests a permit leche) to enhance the species’ Region includes: Alabama, Arkansas, authorizing interstate and foreign propagation or survival. This Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, commerce, export, and cull of excess notification covers activities to be Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) conducted by the applicant over a 5- South Carolina, and the Caribbean. We from the captive herd maintained at year period. provide this notice to advise other their facility, for the purpose of Applicant: Four A Ranch, Oglesby, TX; Federal and State agencies, Native enhancement of the survival of the PRT–03435B American tribes, non-governmental species. This notification covers The applicant requests a permit organizations, and the public of our activities to be conducted by the authorizing interstate and foreign intention as well as to obtain applicant over a 5-year period. commerce, export, and cull of excess suggestions and information on the Applicant: Tiemann Land and Cattle scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) scope of issues to consider during the Development Inc., Pflugerville, TX; from the captive herd maintained at PEA planning process. PRT–03591B their facility, for the purpose of These actions are part of our effort to The applicant requests a captive-bred enhancement of the survival of the comply with the general provisions of wildlife registration under 50 CFR species. This notification covers the National Environmental Policy Act 17.21(g) for the barasingha (Rucervus activities to be conducted by the of 1969, as amended (NEPA); NEPA duvaucelii), Eld’s deer (Rucervus eldii), applicant over a 5-year period. regulations; other appropriate Federal

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