55062 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 205 / Monday, October 26, 2009 / Notices

Service Concessions Management applications to the address shown in DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Advisory Board is necessary and in the ADDRESSES. public interest in connection with the National Park Service performance of duties imposed on the Applicant: Fort Worth , Fort Worth, Department of the Interior by the Act of TX, PRT-220887 Notice of Availability of Final August 25, 1916, 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq., and Management Plan and Environmental The applicant requests a permit to Impact Statement for Wind Cave other statutes relating to the export one captive-bred female black administration of the National Park National Park, South Dakota rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) to the System. Africam Safari, , , for the AGENCY: National Park Service, Dated: August 26, 2009. purpose of enhancement of the survival Department of the Interior. Ken Salazar, of the species. ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final Secretary of the Interior. Elk Management Plan and Applicant: Virginia Institute of Marine [FR Doc. E9–25670 Filed 10–23–09; 8:45 am] Environmental Impact Statement for Science, Gloucester Point, VA, PRT- Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota. BILLING CODE 4312–53–P 230437 SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) The applicant requests a permit to of the National Environmental Policy DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR export and re-import non-living Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service (NPS) announces Fish and Wildlife Service museum specimens of endangered and threatened species of animals the availability of a Final Elk [FWS-R9-IA-2009-N228 96300-1671-0000-P5] previously accessioned into the Management Plan and Environmental applicant’s collection for the purpose of Impact Statement (Plan/EIS) for Wind Receipt of Applications for Permit scientific research. This notification Cave National Park, South Dakota (Park). AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, covers activities to be conducted by the DATES: The final Plan/EIS will remain Interior. applicant over a 5–year period. available for public review for 30 days ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications Applicant: Florida State University, following the publishing of the notice of for permit. Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium, availability in the Federal Register by Tallahassee, FL, PRT-230539 the U.S. Environmental Protection SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Agency. Wildlife Service, invite the public to The applicant requests a permit to comment on the following applications export and re-import non-living ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the for permits to conduct certain activities museum specimens of endangered and final Plan/EIS should be sent to the with . The threatened species of plants previously Superintendent, Wind Cave National Park, 26611 U.S. Highway 385, Hot Endangered Species Act requires that accessioned into the applicant’s Springs, SD 57747–9430. You may also we invite public comment on these collection for the purpose of scientific view the document via the Internet permit applications. research. This notification covers DATES: Written data, comments or through the NPS Planning, activities to be conducted by the Environment, and Public Comment Web requests must be received by November applicant over a 5–year period. 25, 2009. site (http://parkplanning.nps.gov); The following applicants each request simply click on the link to Wind Cave ADDRESSES: Documents and other a permit to import the sport-hunted National Park. information submitted with these trophy of one male bontebok SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPS applications are available for review, (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled prepared a draft plan/EIS for the Park, subject to the requirements of the pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information from a captive herd maintained under National Environmental Policy Act of Act, by any party who submits a written the management program of the Republic of South , for the 1969. The Park is proposing to manage request for a copy of such documents its elk population, primarily to prevent within 30 days of the date of publication purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. impacts to other natural resources in the of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Park, which would occur as the herd Service, Division of Management Applicant: Wilson W. Crook, Kingwood, size increases. The principal tool Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, TX, PRT-223348 (translocation of live elk) the Park had Room 212, Arlington, Virginia 22203; Applicant: Sandra A. Summers, Oxford, been using to keep population numbers fax 703/358-2281. in line with its historic management MS, PRT-227930 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: goals is no longer an option because Division of Management Authority, Applicant: Bradford T. Black, North chronic wasting disease (CWD) is telephone 703/358-2104. Canton, OH, PRT-228076 present in the elk population. Therefore, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: this planning process and EIS was Applicant: James C. Faith, needed to examine alternatives to Endangered Species Hollidaysburg, PA, PRT-229221 translocation. The purpose of this EIS is The public is invited to comment on Dated: October 16, 2009 to identify elk management strategies for the following applications for a permit the Park that will help achieve elk to conduct certain activities with Lisa J. Lierheimer population levels that are in balance endangered species. This notice is Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, with other native species in the Park, provided pursuant to Section 10(c) of Division of Management Authority including wildlife and vegetation the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as [FR Doc. E9–25637 Filed 10–23–09; 8:45 am] communities, natural ecosystem amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). BILLING CODE 4310–55–S functions, and other Park resources. Submit your written data, comments, or The draft Plan/EIS was made requests for copies of the complete available for public review for 61 days,

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