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margay or ocelot) Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) Applicant: Jackson Cox, Ruston, LA; Spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys PRT–26782B Hylobatidae hamiltonii) Applicant: Thomas Roles, Prior Lake, Lemuridae MN; PRT–21783B Bucerotidae Blyth’s tragopan (Tragopan blythii) Cracidae Cabot’s tragopan (Tragopan caboti) Applicant: Mike Williams; Boerne, TX; PRT–19248B Psittacidae (does not include thick- Golden parakeet (Guarouba guarouba) billed parrot) Applicant: Steven Faler, Fort Collins, Salmon-crested cockatoo (Cacatua Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis CO; PRT–21483B pelzelni) moluccensis) Applicant: Doyle Graham, Houston, TX; Boidae (does not include Puerto Rico Cuban parrot (Amazon leucocephala) PRT–28148B or Mona boa) Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) Testudinidae Applicant: Jeffrey Powell, Salt Lake : Ring-tailed (Lemur catta) City, UT; PRT–28634B Tragopan Black and white (Varecia Species: variegata) Brenda Tapia, Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch (Varecia rubra) of Permits, Division of Management Applicant: Fort Worth Zoo, Fort Worth, Brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus) Authority. TX; PRT–677952 Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus [FR Doc. 2014–04650 Filed 3–3–14; 8:45 am] The applicant requests renewal of oedipus) BILLING CODE 4310–55–P their captive-bred wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following Diana (Cercopithecus diana) families, and species, to enhance the Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR species’ propagation or survival. This Lar (Hylobates lar) Fish and Wildlife Service notification covers activities to be Leopard (Panthera pardus) conducted by the applicant over a 5- [FWS–R1–ES–2014–N035; year period. Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) FXES11130100000–145–FF01E00000] Family: Addax (Addax nasomaculatus) Endangered Wildlife and Plants; Red lechwe (Kobus leche) Interstate Commerce and Recovery Cercopithecidae Permit Applications Elephantidae Applicant: Martin Dieck, Palo Alto, CA; Felidae (does not include jaguar, PRT–25039B AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, margay or ocelot) Interior. The applicant requests a captive-bred Hominidae ACTION: Notice of availability; request wildlife registration under 50 CFR Hylobatidae for comments. Lemuridae 17.21(g) to include the Galapagos Macropodidae tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) to enhance SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Rhinocerotidae the species’ propagation or survival. Wildlife Service, invite the public to Gruidae This notification covers activities to be comment on the following applications Psittacidae (does not include thick- conducted by the applicant over a 5- for interstate commerce permits and billed parrots) year period. recovery permits to conduct activities Rheidae with the purpose of enhancing the Applicant: Western Foundation of Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis survival of endangered species. The pelzelni) Vertebrate Zoology, Camarillo, CA; Endangered Species Act of 1973, as Crocodylidae (does not include PRT–695190 amended (Act), prohibits certain activities with endangered species American crocodile) The applicant requests renewal of Iguanidae unless a Federal permit allows such their permit to export and re-import activity. The Act also requires that we Varanidae non-living museum specimens of Osteoglossidae invite public comment before issuing endangered and threatened species such permits. Species: (excluding bald eagles) previously DATES: To ensure consideration, please Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) legally accessioned into the permittee’s Lowland anoa (Bubalus send your written comments by April 3, collection for the purpose of scientific 2014. depressicornis) research. This notification covers ADDRESSES: Program Manager for Applicant: Southwick Wild activities conducted by the applicant for Restoration and Endangered Species Farm, Inc. dba Southwick’s Zoo, a 5-year period. Classification, Ecological Services, U.S. Mendon, MA; PRT–26116B Multiple Applicants Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific The applicant requests a captive-bred Regional Office, 911 NE. 11th Avenue, wildlife registration under 50 CFR The following applicants each request Portland, OR 97232–4181. Please refer 17.21(g) to include the following a permit to import the sport-hunted to the permit number for the application species, to enhance the species’ trophy of one male bontebok when submitting comments. propagation or survival. This (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: notification covers activities to be from a captive herd maintained under Colleen Henson, Fish and Wildlife conducted by the applicant over a 5- the management program of the Biologist, at the above address or by year period. Republic of South Africa, for the telephone (503–231–6131) or fax (503– Species: purpose of enhancement of the survival 231–6243). Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) of the species. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Background enhancement activities in Oregon for Public Availability of Comments The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) the purpose of enhancing the species’ All comments and materials we prohibits certain activities with respect survival. receive in response to this request will to endangered and threatened species Permit Number: TE–826600 be available for public inspection, by unless a Federal permit allows such appointment, during normal business activity. Along with our implementing Applicant: Michael G. Hadfield, hours at the address listed in the Honolulu, Hawaii regulations in the Code of Federal ADDRESSES section of this notice. Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17, the Act The applicant requests a renewal of a Before including your address, phone provides for certain permits, and recovery permit to take (capture, number, email address, or other requires that we invite public comment measure, mark, attach radio personal identifying information in your before issuing these permits for transmitters, collect tissue samples, comment, you should be aware that endangered species. release, remove from the wild, transport, your entire comment—including your A permit granted by us under section and captive breed) Oahu tree snails personal identifying information—may 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes the (Achatinella spp.) in conjunction with be made publicly available at any time. permittee to conduct activities gathering ecological and life history While you can ask us in your comment (including take or interstate commerce) date, and re-establishing wild to withhold your personal identifying with respect to U.S. endangered or populations in Hawaii for the purpose information from public review, we threatened species for scientific of enhancing the species’ survival. cannot guarantee that we will be able to purposes or enhancement of do so. propagation or survival. Our regulations Permit Number: TE–27877B implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Applicant: Nathan L. Haan, Seattle, Authority Act for these permits are found at 50 Washington We provide this notice under section CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened The applicant requests a new recovery wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for permit to take (survey, monitor, Dated: February 25, 2014. endangered plant species, and 50 CFR measure, captive rear, conduct Richard R. Hannan, 17.72 for threatened plant species. experimental release of larvae onto host Acting Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. plants, and conduct laboratory studies) Fish and Wildlife Service. Applications Available for Review and Taylor’s checkerspot butterflies [FR Doc. 2014–04694 Filed 3–3–14; 8:45 am] Comment (Euphydryas editha taylori) in BILLING CODE 4310–55–P We invite local, State, and Federal conjunction with studies to evaluate the agencies, and the public to comment on relative suitability of various food plants the following applications. Please refer for scientific purposes and for DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR to the appropriate permit number for the enhancing the species’ survival. Fish and Wildlife Service application when submitting comments. Permit Number: TE–28360B Documents and other information [FWS–HQ–EA–2014–N026; FF09D00000– submitted with these applications are Applicant: Institute of Pacific Islands FXGO1664091HCC05D–145] available for review by request from the Forestry, U.S. Forest Service, Hilo, Program Manager for Restoration and Hawaii Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Endangered Species Classification at the The applicant requests a new recovery Conservation Council address listed in the ADDRESSES section permit to remove and reduce to of this notice, subject to the AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, possession (collection of pollen, fruits, Interior. requirements of the Privacy Act (5 seeds, and/or cuttings; conduct ACTION: U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of pollination trials; and plant Notice of teleconference. Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). propagation) Haplostachys SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Permit Number: TE–28628B haplostachya (honohono), Portulaca Wildlife Service, announce a public sclerocarpa (po‘e), Silene lanceolata teleconference of the Wildlife and Applicant: Eric Westergard, Jupiter, (lance-leaf catchfly), Spermolepis Florida Hunting Heritage Conservation Council hawaiiensis (Hawaiian parsley), (Council). The applicant requests an interstate Stenogyne angustifolia (creeping mint), DATES: Teleconference: Friday March commerce permit to purchase nene and Tetramolopium arenarium ssp. 14, 2014, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. geese (Branta sandvicensis) in arenarium (Maui tetramolopium) for the (Mountain Daylight Time). For conjunction with captive propagation purpose of enhancing the species’ deadlines and directions on registering for the purpose of enhancing their survival. to listen to the teleconference, survival. This notification covers Permit Number: TE–09155B submitting written material, and giving activities conducted by the applicant an oral presentation, please see ‘‘Public over the next 5 years. Applicant: Renee Robinette Ha, Input’’ under SUPPLEMENTARY University of Washington, Seattle, Permit Number: TE–048385 INFORMATION. Washington Applicant: The Nature Conservancy, The applicant requests a permit FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eugene, Oregon amendment to take (use captive birds to Joshua Winchell, Council Coordinator, The applicant requests a renewal of a ‘‘lure’’ wild birds into mist nets) 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Mailstop recovery permit to take (harass by Mariana crow (Corvus kubaryi) in 3103–AEA, Arlington, VA 22203; telephone (703) 358–2639; fax (703) survey, capture, handle, release, and conjunction with survey and population _ sacrifice) the Fender’s blue butterfly monitoring activities on the island of 358–2548; or email joshua winchell@ (Icaricia icarioides fenderi) in Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern fws.gov. association with population monitoring Mariana Islands, for the purpose of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In and habitat restoration and enhancing the species’ survival. accordance with the requirements of the

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