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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2024–0019; 

FXIA16710900000–245–FF09A30000] 

Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt 

of Permit Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit 

applications; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on applications to conduct 

certain activities with foreign species 

that are listed as endangered under the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA). With 

some exceptions, the ESA prohibits 

activities with listed species unless 

Federal authorization is issued that 

allows such activities. The ESA also 

requires that we invite public comment 

before issuing permits for any activity 

otherwise prohibited by the ESA with 

respect to any endangered species. 

DATES: We must receive comments by 

March 11, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: 

Obtaining Documents: The 

applications, 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–2024–0019. 

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–2024–0019. 

• U.S. mail: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–HQ– 

IA–2024–0019; 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 these applications. Before issuing 

any of the requested permits, 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 

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 10(c) of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

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

we invite public comments on permit 

applications before final action is taken. 

With some exceptions, the ESA 

prohibits certain activities with listed 

species unless Federal authorization is 

issued that allows such activities. 

Permits issued under section 10(a)(1)(A) 

of the ESA allow otherwise prohibited 

activities for scientific purposes or to 

enhance the propagation or survival of 

the affected species. Service regulations 

regarding prohibited activities with 

endangered species, captive-bred 

wildlife registrations, and permits for 

any activity otherwise prohibited by the 

ESA with respect to any endangered 

species are available in title 50 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations in part 17. 

III. Permit Applications 

We invite comments on the following 

applications. 

Applicant: Milwaukee County Zoo, 

Milwaukee, WI; Permit No. PER1012710 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import one wild jaguar (Panthera onca) 

from Belize Zoo, Belize, for the purpose 

of enhancing the propagation or survival 

of the species. This notification is for a 

single import. 

Applicant: University of New Orleans, 

New Orleans, LA; Permit No. 

PER5817086 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import hair and blood samples collected 

from wild lowland tapir (Tapirus 

terrestris) for the purpose of scientific 

research. This notification is for a single 

import. 

Applicant: Memphis Zoo, Memphis, 

TN; Permit No. PER3939197 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import two captive-bred Sumatran tigers 

(Panthera tigris sumatrae) from Taronga 

Conservation Society Australia in 

Mosman, Australia, for the purpose of 

enhancing the propagation or survival of 

the species. This notification is for a 

single import. 

Applicant: Audubon Nature Institute, 

New Orleans, LA; Permit No. 

PER0054404 

The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for the following species, to 

enhance the propagation or survival of 

the species. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 


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Common name Scientific name 

Panamanian golden frog .......................................................................... Atelopus varius zeteki. 

Fiji banded iguana .................................................................................... Brachylophus fasciatus. 

False gharial (Tomistoma) ........................................................................ Tomistoma schlegelii. 

Komodo dragon ........................................................................................ Varanus komodoensis. 

Amur leopard ............................................................................................ Panthera pardus. 

African wild dog ........................................................................................ Lycaon pictus. 

Sumatran orangutan ................................................................................. Pongo abelii. 

Asian elephant .......................................................................................... Elephas maximus. 

North Sulawesi babirusa .......................................................................... Babyrousa celebensis. 

Swamp deer (barasingha) ........................................................................ Cervus duvauceli. 

Bali myna (Rothschild’s [myna]) starling .................................................. Leucopsar rothschildi. 

Blue-throated macaw ................................................................................ Ara glaucogularis. 

Mandrill ..................................................................................................... Mandrillus (=Papio) sphinx. 

Applicant: Louisiana State University, 

Baton Rouge, LA; Permit No. 

PER6612201 

The applicant requests the renewal of 

their permit to export and re-import 

non-living museum/herbarium 

specimens of endangered and 

threatened species (excluding animals) 

previously legally accessioned into the 

permittee’s collection for scientific 

research. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02668 Filed 2–8–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–R6–ES–2014–0048; 

[FXES11140600000–245–FF06E22000] 

R-Project Transmission Line,

Nebraska; Revised Proposed Habitat

Conservation Plan for the American

Burying Beetle and Draft Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 

availability of documents related to an 

application for an incidental take permit 

(ITP) under the Endangered Species Act. 

The Nebraska Public Power District 

(NPPD) is applying for a permit 

associated with incidental take of the 

American burying beetle (Nicrophorus 

americanus; ABB) during construction, 

operation, and maintenance of a new 

transmission line in central Nebraska 

(known as the R-Project). NPPD has 

submitted a new application for a 50- 

year ITP, including a revised proposed 

habitat conservation plan (revised HCP) 

and associated documents. We 

previously issued an ITP for the 

R-Project and the applicant’s earlier

HCP to NPPD in 2019. However, that

ITP was remanded by a Court. In

response to the Court remand, NPPD has

prepared the revised HCP as part of the

new ITP application. In accordance with

the National Environmental Policy Act,

we now announce the availability of the

draft supplemental EIS (draft SEIS)

associated with the revised HCP. We

invite comment from the public and

local, State, Tribal, and Federal

agencies.

DATES: Submitting Comments: We must 

receive your written comments on or 

before April 9, 2024. Comments 

submitted online at https://

www.regulations.gov/ must be received 

by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on April 9, 

2024. 

Public Meetings: During the public 

comment period, the Service will hold 

two in-person public meetings in 

Nebraska, weather permitting, and one 

virtual public meeting. 

• In-person meetings:

Æ Tuesday, February 27, 2024, from

5:00 to 7:00 p.m. CST; North Platte, 

Nebraska, The Prairie Arts Center. 

Æ Thursday, February 29, 2024, from 

1:00 to 3:00 p.m. CST; Broken Bow, 

Nebraska, Mid Plains Community 

College. 

• Virtual meeting: Thursday, March

7, 2024, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. CST. 

Additional information on the public 

meetings will be posted at least one 

week prior on our website, at https://

fws.gov/office/nebraska-ecologicalservices. Following the virtual public 

meeting, an on demand recording of the 

virtual public meeting will be available 

for viewing by the public online, at 

https://fws.gov/office/nebraskaecological-services, and at the following 

locations: 

• North Platte Public Library, 120 W

4th St., North Platte, NE 69101. 

• Thomas County Library, 501 Main

St., Thedford, NE 69166. 

• Taylor Public Library, 106 William

St., Taylor, NE 68879. 

ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: The 

draft SEIS and revised HCP, as well as 

any comments and other materials that 

we receive, will be available for public 

inspection online in Docket No. FWS– 

R6–ES–2014–0048 at https://

www.regulations.gov. Copies of the 

documents will be available for viewing 

at the three libraries with the recording 

of the virtual public meeting (see 

DATES). 

Submitting Comments: You may 

submit comments by one of the 

following methods: 

• Online: https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments to 

Docket No. FWS–R6–ES–2014–0048. 


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