Federal Register/Vol. 84, No. 62/Monday, April 1, 2019/Notices
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12268 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 62 / Monday, April 1, 2019 / Notices the draft EA and related documents is: submit comments on Docket No. FWS– personal identifying information, such https://www.regulations.gov/ HQ–IA–2019–0011. as your address, phone number, or docket?D=USCG-2018-1085. • U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public email address, you may request at the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. top of your document that we withhold you have questions on this notice please FWS–HQ–IA–2019–0011; U.S. Fish and this information from public review. contact Mr. Steven Fischer, District Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS: However, we cannot guarantee that we Bridge Manager, Thirteenth Coast Guard BPHC; 5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls will be able to do so. Moreover, all District, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone Church, VA 22041–3803. submissions from organizations or 206–220–7282. For more information, see Public businesses, and from individuals Comment Procedures under identifying themselves as Dated: March 27, 2019. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. representatives or officials of Brian L. Dunn, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: organizations or businesses, will be Chief, Office of Bridge Programs, U.S. Coast Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703–358– made available for public disclosure in Guard. 2104, via email at [email protected], or their entirety. [FR Doc. 2019–06241 Filed 3–29–19; 8:45 am] via the Federal Relay Service at 800– II. Background BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 877–8339. To help us carry out our conservation SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: responsibilities for affected species, and DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR I. Public Comment Procedures in consideration of section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as Fish and Wildlife Service A. How do I comment on submitted amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), applications? [Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2019–0011; and section 104(c) of the Marine FXIA16710900000–178–FF09A30000] We invite the public and local, State, Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et Foreign Endangered Species; Marine on these applications. Before issuing seq.), we invite public comments on Mammals; Receipt of Permit any of the requested permits, we will permit applications before final action is Applications take into consideration any information taken. With some exceptions, the ESA that we receive during the public and MMPA prohibit certain activities AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, comment period. with listed species unless Federal Interior. You may submit your comments and authorization is issued that allows such ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit materials by one of the methods in activities. Permits issued under section applications; request for comments. ADDRESSES. We will not consider 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA allow otherwise comments sent by email or fax, or to an prohibited activities for scientific SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and address not in ADDRESSES. We will not purposes or to enhance the propagation Wildlife Service (Service), invite the consider or include in our or survival of the affected species. public to comment on applications to administrative record comments we Service regulations regarding prohibited conduct certain activities with foreign receive after the close of the comment activities with endangered species, species that are listed as endangered period (see DATES). captive-bred wildlife registrations, and under the Endangered Species Act When submitting comments, please permits for any activity otherwise (ESA) and foreign or native species for specify the name of the applicant and prohibited by the ESA with respect to which the Service has jurisdiction the permit number at the beginning of any endangered species are available in under the Marine Mammal Protection your comment. Provide sufficient title 50 of the Code of Federal Act (MMPA). With some exceptions, the information to allow us to authenticate Regulations in part 17. Service ESA and the MMPA prohibit activities any scientific or commercial data you regulations regarding permits for any with listed species unless Federal include. The comments and activity otherwise prohibited by the authorization is issued that allows such recommendations that will be most MMPA with respect to any marine activities. The ESA and MMPA also useful and likely to influence agency mammals are available in title 50 of the require that we invite public comment decisions are: (1) Those supported by Code of Federal Regulations in part 18. before issuing permits for any activity quantitative information or studies; and Concurrent with publishing this notice otherwise prohibited by the ESA or (2) those that include citations to, and in the Federal Register, we are MMPA with respect to any endangered analyses of, the applicable laws and forwarding copies of the marine species or marine mammals. regulations. mammal applications to the Marine DATES: We must receive comments by Mammal Commission and the May 1, 2019. B. May I review comments submitted by Committee of Scientific Advisors for ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: The others? their review. applications, application supporting You may view and comment on III. Permit Applications materials, and any comments and other others’ public comments at http:// materials that we receive will be www.regulations.gov, unless our We invite comments on the following available for public inspection at http:// allowing so would violate the Privacy applications. www.regulations.gov in Docket No. Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or Freedom of A. Endangered Species FWS–HQ–IA–2019–0011. Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). Submitting Comments: When Applicant: Tony Goldberg, University of submitting comments, please specify the C. Who will see my comments? Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Permit No. name of the applicant and the permit If you submit a comment at http:// 09881D number at the beginning of your www.regulations.gov, your entire The applicant requests a permit to comment. You may submit comments comment, including any personal import biological samples of wild-born by one of the following methods: identifying information, will be posted and captive-born chimpanzees (Pan • Internet: http:// on the website. If you submit a troglodytes) from Ngamba Island www.regulations.gov. Search for and hardcopy comment that includes Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Uganda, for the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:22 Mar 29, 2019 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01APN1.SGM 01APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 62 / Monday, April 1, 2019 / Notices 12269 purpose of scientific research. This Applicant: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Common name Scientific name notification is for a single import. Cleveland, OH; Permit No. 04323D The applicant requests a permit to Mandrill ...................... Mandrillus sphinx Applicant: Denver Zoological Maned wolf ................ Chrysocyon Foundation, Denver, CO; Permit No. import one female captive-born Siberian brachyurus 17573D tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) for the Peninsular pronghorn Antilocapra ameri- purpose of enhancing the propagation or cana peninsularis The applicant requests a permit to survival of the species. This notification Radiated tortoise ....... Astrochelys radiata export one captive-born Malay tapir is for a single import. Ring-tailed lemur ....... Lemur catta (Tapirus indicus) to Africam, Mexico, San Esteban Island Sauromalus varius Applicant: Seneca Park Zoo, Rochester, for the purpose of enhancing the chuckwalla. NY; Permit No. 02406D Siamang .................... Symphalangus propagation or survival of the species. The applicant requests a captive-bred syndactylus This notification is for a single export. Snow leopard ............ Uncia uncia wildlife registration under 50 CFR Applicant: University of Illinois, Southern pudu .......... Pudu puda 17.21(g) for snow leopard (Panthera Tiger .......................... Panthera tigris Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, uncia) and African penguin (Spheniscus Tomistoma ................ Tomistoma schlegeli Brookfield, IL; Permit No. 21469B demersus) to enhance the propagation Verreaux’s sifaka ...... Propithecus verreauxi or survival of the species. This Western gorilla .......... Gorilla gorilla The applicant requests to import Woylie ....................... Bettongia penicillata biological samples from chimpanzee notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5- Yellow-footed rock Petrogale xanthopus (Pan troglodytes) in Tanzania for the wallaby. purpose of scientific research. This year period. notification covers activities to be Applicant: Virginia Safari Park, Natural Applicant: William Tatom, Amarillo, conducted by the applicant over a 5- Bridge, VA; Permit No. 02395D TX; Permit No. 98275C year period. The applicant requests a captive-bred The applicant requests a permit to Applicant: LMBI, Fort Worth, TX; Permit wildlife registration under 50 CFR import the sport-hunted trophy of one No. 18708D 17.21(g) for African penguin scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) (Spheniscus demersus) and southern culled from a captive herd in Mexico, The applicant requests a permit to white rhino (Ceratotherium simum for the purpose of enhancing the export one captive-born southern black simum) to enhance the propagation or propagation or survival of the species. rhino (Diceros bicornis) to Taronga Zoo, survival of the species. This notification Australia, for the purpose of enhancing covers activities to be conducted by the Applicant: Rita Kalmon, Medford,