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review all comments received on the 

draft maps and we will make 

adjustments to the draft maps, as 

appropriate, based on information 

received through public comments, 

updated aerial imagery, CBRA criteria, 

and objective mapping protocols. We 

will then prepare final recommended 

maps to be submitted to Congress. The 

final recommended maps will become 

effective only if they are enacted by 

Congress through new legislation. 

Availability of Draft Maps and Related 

Information 

The draft maps, summaries of the 

proposed boundary changes, and digital 

boundary data can be accessed and 

downloaded from the Service’s Internet 

site: http://www.fws.gov/CBRA/. The 

digital boundary data are available in 

shapefile format for reference purposes 

only. The Service is not responsible for 

any misuse or misinterpretation of the 

digital boundary data. 

Interested parties may also contact the 

Service individual identified in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 

above to make arrangements to view the 

draft maps at the Service’s Washington 

Office. In the past, draft CBRS maps 

were also made available for public 

viewing at the appropriate Service 

regional and field offices. Because most 

interested parties now access the draft 

maps via the Internet, the Service is no 

longer making the draft maps available 

for public viewing at its regional and 

field offices. Interested parties who are 

unable to access the draft maps via the 

Internet or at the Service’s Washington 

Office may contact the Service 

individual identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section above, and 

reasonable accommodations will be 

made to ensure the public’s ability to 

view the draft maps. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Dated: February 16, 2012. 

Bryan Arroyo, 

Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat 

Conservation. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5598 Filed 3–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R9–IA–2011–N060; 

FXIA16710900000P5–123–FF09A30000] 

Endangered Species; Receipt of 

Applications for Permit 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications 

for permit. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. With some 

exceptions, the Endangered Species Act 

(ESA) prohibits activities with listed 

species unless Federal authorization is 

acquired that allows such activities. 

DATES: We must receive comments or 

requests for documents on or before 

April 9, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, Division of 

Management Authority, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax 

Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA 22203; 

fax (703) 358–2280; or email 

DMAFR@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104 

(telephone); (703) 358–2280 (fax); 

DMAFR@fws.gov (email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

A. How do I request copies of 

applications or comment on submitted 

applications? 

Send your request for copies of 

applications or comments and materials 

concerning any of the applications to 

the contact listed under ADDRESSES. 

Please include the Federal Register 

notice publication date, the PRTnumber, and the name of the applicant 

in your request or submission. We will 

not consider requests or comments sent 

to an email or address not listed under 

ADDRESSES. If you provide an email 

address in your request for copies of 

applications, we will attempt to respond 

to your request electronically. 

Please make your requests or 

comments as specific as possible. Please 

confine your comments to issues for 

which we seek comments in this notice, 

and explain the basis for your 

comments. Include sufficient 

information with your comments 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. 

We will not consider or include in our 

administrative record comments we 

receive after the close of the comment 

period (see DATES) or comments 

delivered to an address other than those 

listed above (see ADDRESSES). 

B. May I review comments submitted by 

others? 

Comments, including names and 

street addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the 

address listed under ADDRESSES. The 

public may review documents and other 

information applicants have sent in 

support of the application unless our 

allowing viewing would violate the 

Privacy Act or Freedom of Information 

Act. Before including your address, 

phone number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

II. Background 

To help us carry out our conservation 

responsibilities for affected species, and 

in consideration of section 10(a)(1)(A) of 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), along 

with Executive Order 13576, 

‘‘Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and 

Accountable Government,’’ and the 

President’s Memorandum for the Heads 

of Executive Departments and Agencies 

of January 21, 2009—Transparency and 

Open Government (74 FR 4685; January 

26, 2009), which call on all Federal 

agencies to promote openness and 

transparency in Government by 

disclosing information to the public, we 

invite public comment on these permit 

applications before final action is taken. 

III. Permit Applications 

A. Endangered Species 

Applicant: San Diego Zoo Global, 

Escondido, CA; PRT–63409A 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export two captive-bred Andean 

condors (Vultur gryphus)—one male 

and one female—for the purpose of 

reintroduction to enhance the survival 

of the species. 

Applicant: Association for the 

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Inc. (ACTP) Loxahatchee, FL; PRT– 

62567A 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export 15 live, captive-born St. Vincent 

parrots (Amazona guildingii) to 

Germany, for the purpose of 

enhancement of the survival of the 

species. 

Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Billings, MT; PRT–59485A 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export 22 preserved juvenile pallid 

sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) 

hatched at the Gavins Point National 

Fish Hatchery in Yankton, SD, for the 

purpose of scientific research. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: Houston Zoo, Inc., Houston, 

TX; PRT–64106A 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export two live, captive-born redcrowned cranes (Grus japonensis) to 

Chile, for the purpose of enhancement 

of the survival of the species. 

Applicant: Adalgisa Caccone, Yale 

University, New Haven, CT; PRT– 

209142 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import biological samples of Galapagos 

giant tortoises (Geochelone nigra) from 

Galapagos, Ecuador, for the purpose of 

enhancement of the survival of the 

species through scientific research. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: Morani River Ranch, Uvalde, 

TX; PRT–46687A 

The applicant requests amendment of 

their captive-bred wildlife registration 

under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to add scimitarhorned oryx (Oryx dammah), addax 

(Addax nasomaculatus), and dama 

gazelle (Nanger dama) to enhance their 

propagation or survival. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: Morani River Ranch, Uvalde, 

TX; PRT–49112A 

The applicant requests amendment of 

their permit authorizing interstate and 

foreign commerce, export, and cull to 

include scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx 

dammah), addax (Addax 

nasomaculatus), and dama gazelle 

(Nanger dama) from the captive herds 

maintained at their facility, for the 

purpose of enhancement of the survival 

of the species. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Applicant: Donald Henderson, 

Ijamsville, MD; PRT–061184 

The applicant requests renewal of 

their captive-bred wildlife registration 

under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for radiated 

tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), to 

enhance their propagation or survival. 

This notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: Priour Brothers Ranch, 

Ingram, TX; PRT–672849 

The applicant requests amendment of 

their captive-bred wildlife registration 

under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to add scimitarhorned oryx (Oryx dammah), addax 

(Addax nasomaculatus), and dama 

gazelle (Nanger dama) to enhance their 

propagation or survival. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: Priour Brothers Ranch, 

Ingram, TX; PRT–707102 

The applicant requests amendment of 

their permit authorizing interstate and 

foreign commerce, export, and cull, to 

include scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx 

dammah,), and addax (Addax 

nasomaculatus) from the captive herds 

maintained at their facility, for the 

purpose of enhancement of the survival 

of the species. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Applicant: H. Yturria Land and Cattle 

Co., Brownsville, TX; PRT–179119 

The applicant requests amendment of 

their captive-bred wildlife registration 

under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to add scimitarhorned oryx (Oryx dammah), and addax 

(Addax nasomaculatus), to enhance 

their propagation or survival. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: H. Yturria Land and Cattle 

Co., Brownsville, TX; PRT–179117 

The applicant requests amendment of 

their permit authorizing interstate and 

foreign commerce, export, and cull to 

include scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx 

dammah), and addax (Addax 

nasomaculatus) from the captive herds 

maintained at their facility, for the 

purpose of enhancement of the survival 

of the species. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Applicant: Michale Soupios, East 

Northport, NY; PRT–042637 

The applicant requests renewal of 

their captive-bred wildlife registration 

under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for Galapagos 

tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra), to enhance 

their propagation or survival. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Multiple Applicants 

The following applicants each request 

a permit to import the 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 enhancement of the survival 

of the species. 

Applicant: John Lattimore, Bells, TX; 

PRT–66322A 

Applicant: Robert Shemonski, 

Perkiomenville, PA; PRT–63858A 

Applicant: Don Adams, Bloomington, 

IN; PRT–61190A 

Brenda Tapia, 

Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch 

of Permits, Division of Management 

Authority. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R1–ES–2011– 

N259;FXES11130100000D2–123– 

FF01E00000] 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

for Experimental Removal of Barred 

Owls to Benefit Threatened Northern 

Spotted Owls 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; 

announcement of public meetings; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, announce the 

availability of a draft environmental 

impact statement for experimental 

removal of barred owls to benefit 

threatened northern spotted owls. The 

barred owl, a species recently 

established in western North America, 

is displacing the northern spotted owl 

and threatening its viability. The draft 

environmental impact statement 

analyzes a no-action alternative and 

seven action alternatives to 

experimentally determine if removing 

barred owls will benefit northern 

spotted owl populations and to inform 

decisions on whether to move forward 

with future management of barred owls. 

The action alternatives vary by the 

number and location of study areas, the 

type of experimental design, duration of 

study, and method of barred owl 

removal. We also announce plans for 

public meetings and the opening of a 

public comment period on the draft 

environmental impact statement. All 


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