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Department’s management and City and will be available to speak with the public; however, transportation, administration of the trust assets within if you wish to provide input and lodging, and meals are the responsibility a two-year period and offer recommendations. The Commission of the participating public. To review all recommendations to the Secretary of the encourages individuals to take the related material on the Commission’s Interior of how to improve in the future. opportunity to provide Grant Thornton work, please refer to http:// The Commission will: with your perspective on how the trust www.doi.gov/cobell/commission/ (1) Conduct a comprehensive administration system currently index.cfm. evaluation of the Department’s operates. To contact Grant Thornton Dated: May 17, 2013. management and administration of the directly, you may send an email to David J. Hayes, trust administration system; [email protected]. (2) Review the Department’s provision Deputy Secretary. of services to trust beneficiaries; Sovereignty Symposium 2013 [FR Doc. 2013–12199 Filed 5–21–13; 8:45 am] (3) Review input from the public, Members of the Commission have BILLING CODE 4310–W7–P interested parties, and trust been asked to sit on a panel to discuss beneficiaries, which should involve the Trust Commission’s work and share conducting a number of regional any draft recommendations regarding DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR listening sessions; trust management and administration, Fish and Wildlife Service (4) Consider the nature and scope of and invite feedback from attendees. necessary audits of the Department’s Members of the public will need to [FWS–HQ–IA–2013–N122; trust administration system; register separately and pay appropriate FXIA16710900000P5–123–FF09A30000] (5) Recommend options to the registration fees by visiting the Secretary to improve the Department’s Sovereignty Symposium 2013 Web page ; Marine management and administration of the at www.thesovereigntysymposium.com. ; Receipt of Applications for trust administration system based on The Commission’s panel session is Permit information obtained from the scheduled for Thursday, June 6, 2013, AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Commission’s activities, including from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Skirvin Interior. whether any legislative or regulatory Hilton Hotel, One Park Avenue, ACTION: changes are necessary to permanently Notice of receipt of applications Oklahoma City, OK 73102. The for permit. implement such improvements; and Commission would like the attendees of (6) Consider the provisions of the the Sovereignty Symposium to be aware SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and American Indian Trust Fund that Grant Thornton, the management Wildlife Service, invite the public to Management Reform Act of 1994 consultant, will be onsite Thursday, comment on the following applications providing for the termination of the June 6, to interview allottees, to conduct certain activities with Office of the Special Trustee for beneficiaries, and tribal representatives. endangered species, marine mammals, American Indians, and make The Commission encourages or both. With some exceptions, the recommendations to the Secretary individuals to take the opportunity to Endangered Species Act (ESA) and regarding any such termination. provide Grant Thornton with your [Marine Protection Act Comprehensive Evaluation perspective on how the trust (MMPA) prohibit activities with listed administration system currently species unless Federal authorization is The Commission’s purpose is to operates. To contact Grant Thornton acquired that allows such activities. provide a thorough evaluation of the directly, you may send an email to existing Indian trust management and DATES: We must receive comments or [email protected]. trust administration system to support a requests for documents on or before reasoned and factually based set of Public Meeting Details June 21, 2013. We must receive requests options for potential management for marine mammal permit public On Friday, June 7, 2013, the hearings, in writing, at the address improvements. Grant Thornton LLP in Commission will hold a meeting open to partnership with Cherokee Services shown in the ADDRESSES section by June the public. The following items will be 21, 2013. Group has been awarded a contract to on the agenda: perform a comprehensive evaluation of ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, Division of the Department’s management of the Friday, June 7, 2013 Management Authority, U.S. Fish and trust administration system in support • Invocation Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax of the Commission’s efforts. • Welcome, introductions, agenda Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA 22203; This evaluation will depend on a review fax (703) 358–2280; or email nationwide information-gathering effort • Commission operations reports and [email protected]. to produce meaningful decision making • FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: recommendations. Over the next few Panel session regarding an update on Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104 months the management consultant will leasing regulations and HEARTH Act (telephone); (703) 358–2280 (fax); be contacting individuals, tribes, and implementation [email protected] (email). Interior bureaus and offices to discuss • Gain insights and knowledge from SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: current approaches to trust management invited speakers and attendees about and recommendations for improvement. the trust relationship, other trust I. Public Comment Procedures The management consultant will also be models, and trust reform assessing past trust reform efforts and • Review action items, meeting A. How do I request copies of capturing current initiatives already accomplishments and applications or comment on submitted underway which contribute to a more • Closing blessing, adjourn applications? effective trust management effort. Written comments may be sent to the Send your request for copies of The management consultant will be Designated Federal Official listed in the applications or comments and materials attending the upcoming Indian Trust FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT concerning any of the applications to Commission’s meeting in Oklahoma section above. All meetings are open to the contact listed under ADDRESSES.

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Please include the Federal Register of Executive Departments and Agencies Applicant: Comanche Spring Ranch, notice publication date, the PRT- of January 21, 2009—Transparency and New Iberia, LA; PRT–05056B number, and the name of the applicant Open Government (74 FR 4685; January in your request or submission. We will 26, 2009), which call on all Federal The applicant requests a permit not consider requests or comments sent agencies to promote openness and authorizing interstate and foreign to an email or address not listed under transparency in Government by commerce, export, and cull of excess ADDRESSES. If you provide an email disclosing information to the public, we barasingha ( duvaucelii) and address in your request for copies of invite public comment on these permit scimitar-horned (Oryx dammah) applications, we will attempt to respond applications before final action is taken. from the captive herd maintained at to your request electronically. Under the MMPA, you may request a their facility, for the purpose of Please make your requests or hearing on any MMPA application enhancement of the survival of the comments as specific as possible. Please received. If you request a hearing, give species. This notification covers confine your comments to issues for specific reasons why a hearing would be activities to be conducted by the which we seek comments in this notice, appropriate. The holding of such a applicant over a 5-year period and explain the basis for your comments. Include sufficient hearing is at the discretion of the Applicant: Yang Li, Philadelphia, PA; information with your comments to Service Director. PRT–05176B allow us to authenticate any scientific or III. Permit Applications commercial data you include. The applicant requests a captive-bred The comments and recommendations A. Endangered Species wildlife registration under 50 CFR that will be most useful and likely to 17.21(g) for the radiated tortoise Applicant: Thirsty River Ranch, Eden, influence agency decisions are: (1) (Astrochelys radiata) to enhance their TX; PRT–05058B Those supported by quantitative propagation or survival. This information or studies; and (2) Those The applicant requests a permit notification covers activities to be that include citations to, and analyses authorizing interstate and foreign conducted by the applicant over a 5- of, the applicable laws and regulations. commerce, export, and cull of excess year period. We will not consider or include in our barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), Applicant: Zoological Society of administrative record comments we scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; PRT– receive after the close of the comment Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), and 03413B period (see DATES) or comments (Addax nasomaculatus) from the delivered to an address other than those captive herd maintained at their facility, The applicant requests a permit for listed above (see ADDRESSES). for the purpose of enhancement of the the export of bonobo (Pan paniscus), B. May I review comments submitted by survival of the species. This notification two , captive bred for the others? covers activities to be conducted by the purpose of scientific research. This Comments, including names and applicant over a 5-year period. notification covers activities to be street addresses of respondents, will be Applicant: Thirsty River Ranch, Eden, conducted by the applicant over a 5- available for public review at the street TX; PRT–05059B year period. address listed under ADDRESSES. The public may review documents and other The applicant requests a captive-bred B. Endangered Marine Mammals information applicants have sent in wildlife registration under 50 CFR Applicant: Dr. Graham Worthy, support of the application unless our 17.21(g) for the barasingha (Rucervus University of Central Florida, Orlando, allowing viewing would violate the duvaucelii), Eld’s (Rucervus eldii), FL; PRT–056326 Privacy Act or Freedom of Information scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), Act. Before including your address, Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), addax The applicant requests renewal of the phone number, email address, or other (Addax nasomaculatus), permit to take captive-held West Indian personal identifying information in your ( dama), and red lechwe ( manatees (Trichechus manatus) and comment, you should be aware that leche) to enhance the species’ tissue specimens from stranded dead your entire comment—including your propagation or survival. This manatees for the purpose of scientific personal identifying information—may notification covers activities to be research on the physiological ecology of be made publicly available at any time. conducted by the applicant over a 5- the manatee. This notification covers While you can ask us in your comment year period. activities to be conducted by the to withhold your personal identifying applicant over a 5-year period. Applicant: Comanche Spring Ranch, information from public review, we Concurrent with publishing this notice New Iberia, LA; PRT–05055B cannot guarantee that we will be able to in the Federal Register, we are do so. The applicant requests a captive-bred forwarding copies of the above II. Background wildlife registration under 50 CFR applications to the Marine Mammal To help us carry out our conservation 17.21(g) for the barasingha (Rucervus Commission and the Committee of responsibilities for affected species, and duvaucelii), Eld’s deer (Rucervus eldii), Scientific Advisors for their review. scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), in consideration of section 10(a)(1)(A) of Brenda Tapia, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), addax (Addax nasomaculatus), dama gazelle Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and of Permits, Division of Management (Nanger dama), and red lechwe (Kobus the Marine Mammal Protection Act of Authority. 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et leche) to enhance the species’ [FR Doc. 2013–12227 Filed 5–21–13; 8:45 am] seq.), along with Executive Order 13576, propagation or survival. This ‘‘Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and notification covers activities to be BILLING CODE 4310–55–P Accountable Government,’’ and the conducted by the applicant over a 5- President’s Memorandum for the Heads year period.

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