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III. Permit Applications 

We invite comments on the following 

applications. 

Applicant: University of CaliforniaSanta Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA; Permit No. 

PER4073903 

The applicant requests authorization 

to export biological samples collected 

from individual animals of cetacean and 

pinniped species (except walrus) for the 

purpose of scientific research. Samples 

are collected from live wild and captive 

individuals or salvaged from dead wild 

and captive individuals. This 

notification covers activities conducted 

by the applicant over a 5-year period. 

Applicant: University of California 

Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA; Permit No. 

PER4871061 

The applicant requests authorization 

to import biological samples collected 

from individual animals of cetacean and 

pinniped species (except walrus) for the 

purpose of scientific research. Samples 

are collected from live wild and captive 

individuals or salvaged from dead wild 

and captive individuals. This 

notification covers activities conducted 

by the applicant over a 5-year period. 

Applicant: Mario Gutierrez, San 

Antonio, TX; Permit No. PER3979790 

The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for radiated tortoise 

(Astrochelys radiata), to enhance the 

propagation or survival of the species. 

This notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: National Marine Fisheries 

Service, Southwest Fisheries Science 

Center (NMFS), La Jolla, CA; Permit No. 

PER4479189 

The applicant requests renewal of a 

permit to import biological samples 

collected from wild and captive-bred 

animals of Kemp’s ridley turtle 

(Lepidochelys kempii), hawksbill sea 

turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), 

leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys 

coriacea), green sea turtle (Chelonia 

mydas), loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta 

caretta), and olive ridley sea turtle 

(Lepidochelys olivacea) for the purpose 

of scientific research. Samples are 

collected from live or salvaged 

specimens. This notification covers 

activities conducted by the applicant 

over a 5-year period. 

Applicant: World Bird Sanctuary, Valley 

Park, MO; Permit No. PER5047417 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import an Andean condor (Vultur 

gryphus), to enhance the propagation or 

survival of the species. This notification 

covers activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Applicant: Shawn Dooley, Belle Plaine, 

KS; Permit No. PER4621221 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import a sport-hunted trophy of one 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus) culled from a captive herd 

maintained under the management 

program of the Republic of South Africa, 

for the purpose of enhancing the 

propagation or survival of the species. 

IV. Next Steps 

After the comment period closes, we 

will make decisions regarding permit 

issuance. If we issue permits to any of 

the applicants listed in this notice, we 

will publish a notice in the Federal 

Register. You may locate the notice 

announcing the permit issuance by 

searching https://www.regulations.gov 

for the permit number listed above in 

this document. For example, to find 

information about the potential issuance 

of Permit No. 12345A, you would go to 

regulations.gov and search for 

‘‘12345A’’. 

V. Authority 

We issue this notice under the 

authority of the Endangered Species Act 

of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.), and its implementing regulations. 

Brenda Tapia, 

Supervisory Program Analyst/Data 

Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division 

of Management Authority. 

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BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2023–0183; 

FXIA16710900000–234–FF09A30000] 

Wild Bird Conservation Act; Receipt of 

Permit Application 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit 

application; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), invite the 

public to comment on a permit 

application regarding a foreign bird 

species for which the Service has 

jurisdiction under the Wild Bird 

Conservation Act (WBCA). With some 

exceptions, the WBCA prohibits 

activities with listed species unless 

Federal authorization is issued that 

allows such activities. The WBCA also 

requires that we invite public comment 

before issuing permits for any activity it 

otherwise prohibits. 

DATES: We must receive comments by 

December 6, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: The 

application, application supporting 

materials, and any comments and other 

materials that we receive will be 

available for public inspection at 

https://www.regulations.gov in Docket 

No. FWS–HQ–IA–2023–0183. 

Submitting Comments: When 

submitting comments, please specify the 

name of the applicant and the permit 

number at the beginning of your 

comment. You may submit comments 

by one of the following methods: 

• internet: https://

www.regulations.gov. Search for and 

submit comments on Docket No. FWS– 

HQ–IA–2023–0183. 

• U.S. mail: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–HQ– 

IA–2023–0183; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service Headquarters, MS: PRB/3W; 

5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA 

22041–3803. 

For more information, see Public 

Comment Procedures under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703–358– 

2185 or via email at DMAFR@fws.gov. 

Individuals in the United States who are 

deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have 

a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

A. How do I comment on submitted 

applications? 

We invite the public and local, State, 

Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment 

on this application. Before issuing any 

requested permit, we will take into 

consideration any information that we 

receive during the public comment 

period. 

You may submit your comments and 

materials by one of the methods in 

ADDRESSES. We will not consider 

comments sent by email, or to an 

address not in ADDRESSES. We will not 

consider or include in our 

administrative record comments we 

receive after the close of the comment 

period (see DATES). 

When submitting comments, please 

specify the name of the applicant and 


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the permit number at the beginning of 

your comment. Provide sufficient 

information to allow us to authenticate 

any scientific or commercial data you 

include. The comments and 

recommendations that will be most 

useful and likely to influence agency 

decisions are: (1) Those supported by 

quantitative information or studies; and 

(2) those that include citations to, and 

analyses of, the applicable laws and 

regulations. 

B. May I review comments submitted by 

others? 

You may view and comment on 

others’ public comments at https://

www.regulations.gov unless our 

allowing so would violate the Privacy 

Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). 

C. Who will see my comments? 

If you submit a comment at https://

www.regulations.gov, your entire 

comment, including any personal 

identifying information, will be posted 

on the website. If you submit a 

hardcopy comment that includes 

personal identifying information, such 

as your address, phone number, or 

email address, you may request at the 

top of your document that we withhold 

this information from public review. 

However, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. Moreover, all 

submissions from organizations or 

businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

made available for public disclosure in 

their entirety. 

II. Background 

To help us carry out our conservation 

responsibilities for affected species, and 

in consideration of section 112(4) of the 

Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992 

(WBCA; 16 U.S.C. 4901–4916), we 

invite public comments on permit 

applications before final action is taken. 

With some exceptions, the WBCA 

prohibits certain activities with listed 

species unless Federal authorization is 

issued that allows such activities. 

Service regulations regarding permits 

for any activity otherwise prohibited by 

the WBCA with respect to any wild 

birds are available in title 50 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations in part 15. 

III. Permit Applications 

We invite comments on the following 

application. 

Applicant: Gerald Bobak c/o David 

Garcia, Homestead, FL; Permit No. 

PER0051912 

The applicant, along with member 

Laurella Desborough, and the oversight 

committee, the Organization of 

Professional Aviculturists (OPA), 

wishes to establish a Cooperative 

Breeding Program covering the eclectus 

parrot (Eclectus roratus). 

IV. Next Steps 

After the comment period closes, we 

will make decisions regarding permit 

issuance. If we issue permits to any of 

the applicants listed in this notice, we 

will publish a notice in the Federal 

Register. You may locate the notice 

announcing the permit issuance by 

searching https://www.regulations.gov 

for the permit number listed above in 

this document. For example, to find 

information about the potential issuance 

of Permit No. 12345A, you would go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and search 

for ‘‘12345A’’. 

V. Authority 

We issue this notice under the 

authority of the Wild Bird Conservation 

Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 4901–4916). This 

notice is provided pursuant to section 

112(4) of the Wild Bird Conservation 

Act of 1992, 50 CFR 15.26(c). 

Brenda Tapia, 

Supervisory Program Analyst/Data 

Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division 

of Management Authority. 

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BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2023–0199; 

FXES11140400000–245–FF04EF4000] 

Receipt of Incidental Take Permit 

Application and Proposed Habitat 

Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink; 

Lake County, FL; Categorical 

Exclusion 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service), announce receipt of 

an application from PMF Leesburg 

Michigan, LLC (Michigan Property) 

(applicant) for an incidental take permit 

(ITP) under the Endangered Species Act. 

The applicant requests the ITP to take 

the federally listed sand skink (Neoseps 

reynoldsi) incidental to the construction 

of a multi-family development in Lake 

County, Florida. We request public 

comment on the application, which 

includes the applicant’s proposed 

habitat conservation plan (HCP), and on 

the Service’s preliminary determination 

that the proposed permitting action may 

be eligible for a categorical exclusion 

pursuant to the Council on 

Environmental Quality’s National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

regulations, the Department of the 

Interior’s (DOI) NEPA regulations, and 

the DOI Departmental Manual. To make 

this preliminary determination, we 

prepared a draft environmental action 

statement and low-effect screening form, 

both of which are also available for 

public review. We invite comment from 

the public and local, State, Tribal, and 

Federal agencies. 

DATES: We must receive your written 

comments on or before December 6, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: 

Obtaining Documents: You may 

obtain copies of the documents online 

in Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2023–0199 

at https://www.regulations.gov. 

Submitting Comments: If you wish to 

submit comments on any of the 

documents, you may do so in writing by 

one of the following methods: 

• Online: https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

on Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2023–0199. 

• U.S. mail: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R4– 

ES–2023–0199; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg 

Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

Gawera, by U.S. mail (see ADDRESSES), 

by telephone at 904–731–3121 or via 

email at erin_gawera@fws.gov. 

Individuals in the United States who are 

deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have 

a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), 

announce receipt of an application from 

PMF Leesburg Michigan, LLC (Michigan 

Property) (applicant) for an incidental 

take permit (ITP) under the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 

16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The applicant 

requests the ITP to take federally listed 

sand skinks (Neoseps reynoldsi) (skink) 

incidental to the construction and 

operation of a multi-family development 


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