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addressing the declining condition of 

wetlands based on the effectiveness of 

treatment, environmental and social 

consequences, and cost. 

Next Steps 

After this comment period ends, we 

will analyze the comments we may issie 

a finding of no significant impact and 

final CCP, or if significant impacts are 

identified, the Service will prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

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 29, 2012. 

Matt Hogan 

Acting Deputy Regional Director, MountainPrairie Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R9–IA–2012–N075; 

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 30, 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: Paulina Hechenleitner, Royal 

Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, UK; 

PRT–63796A 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export dried leaf material from 

Hawaiian vetch (Vicia menziessii) to the 

Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, 

United Kingdom, for the purpose of 

enhancement of the species through 

scientific research. This notification 

covers activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Applicant: North Carolina Zoological 

Park, Asheboro, NC; PRT–679557 

The applicant requests renewal of 

their captive-bred wildlife registration 

under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following 

families, genus, and species, to enhance 

their propagation or survival. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 

5-year period. 

Family: 

Canidae 

Cercopithecidae 

Equidae 

Felidae (does not include jaguar, 

margay or ocelot) 

Hominidae 

Indriidae 

Lemuridae 

Columbidae 

Gruidae 

Sturnidae (does not include Aplonis 

pelzelni) 

Crocodylidae (does not include 

American crocodile) 

Testudinidae 

Varanidae 

Species: 

Parma wallaby (Macropus parma) 

Applicant: The Maryland Zoo, 

Baltimore, MD; PRT–671151 

The applicant requests renewal and 

amendment of their captive-bred 

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wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for the following families, 

genus, and species, to enhance their 

propagation or survival. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 

5-year period. 

Families: 

Callithricidae 

Cercopithecidae (includes Colobus) 

Felidae (does not include jaguar, 

margay or ocelot) 

Hominidae 

Hylobatidae 

Macropodidae 

Gruidae 

Sturnidae 

Species: 

Jackass penguin (Spheniscus 

demersus) 

Dama gazelle (Nanger dama) 

Applicant: Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo, 

Green Bay, WI; PRT–189854 

The applicant requests renewal of 

their captive-bred wildlife registration 

under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the snow 

leopard (Uncia uncial), and jackass 

penguin (Spheniscus demersus) to 

enhance their propagation or survival. 

This notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 

5-year period. 

Applicant: Bruce Fairchild, Johnson 

City, TX; PRT–69947A 

The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for the barasingha (Rucervus 

duvaucelii), Arabian oryx (Oryx 

leucoryx), scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx 

dammah), addax (Addax 

nasomaculatus), bontebok (Damaliscus 

pygargus pygargus) and Hartmann’s 

mountain zebra (Equus zebra 

hartamnae), to enhance their 

propagation or survival. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 

5-year period. 

Applicant: Bruce Fairchild, Johnson 

City, TX; PRT–69946A 

The applicant requests a permit 

authorizing interstate and foreign 

commerce, export, and cull of excess 

Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), scimitarhorned oryx (Oryx dammah), and addax 

(Addax nasomaculatus), from the 

captive herd 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: Hacienda Yturria LLC, 

Brownsville, TX; PRT–69566A 

The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for the scimitar-horned oryx 

(Oryx dammah), to enhance their 

propagation or survival. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: Hacienda Yturria LLC, 

Brownsville, TX; PRT–69568A 

The applicant requests a permit 

authorizing interstate and foreign 

commerce, export, and cull of excess 

scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), 

from the captive herd 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: Los Senderos Ranch, Nixon, 

TX; PRT–69142A 

The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for the scimitar-horned oryx 

(Oryx dammah), to enhance their 

propagation or survival. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: Los Senderos Ranch, Nixon, 

TX; PRT–69141A 

The applicant requests a permit 

authorizing interstate and foreign 

commerce, export, and cull of excess 

scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), 

from the captive herd 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: Wilco Ranch, LP, Floresville, 

TX; PRT–69143A 

The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for the scimitar-horned oryx 

(Oryx dammah), to enhance their 

propagation or survival. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: Wilco Ranch, LP, Floresville, 

TX; PRT–69144A 

The applicant requests a permit 

authorizing interstate and foreign 

commerce, export, and cull of excess 

scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), 

from the captive herd 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: NNNN Operations LLC, San 

Angelo, TX; PRT–67412A 

The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for the scimitar-horned oryx 

(Oryx dammah), to enhance their 

propagation or survival. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: NNNN Operations LLC, San 

Angelo, TX; PRT–67414A 

The applicant requests a permit 

authorizing interstate and foreign 

commerce, export, and cull of excess 

scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), 

from the captive herd 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: David Howerton, Salem, OR; 

PRT–66557A 

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 enhancement of the 

survival of the species. 

Applicant: Fallow Creek Ranch, 

Industry, TX; PRT–66619A 

The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for the scimitar-horned oryx 

(Oryx dammah), to enhance their 

propagation or survival. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: Fallow Creek Ranch, 

Industry, TX; PRT–66618A 

The applicant requests a permit 

authorizing interstate and foreign 

commerce, export, and cull of excess 

scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), 

from the captive herd 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. 

Brenda Tapia, 

Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch 

of Permits, Division of Management 

Authority. 

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