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Public Availability of Comments 

Written comments we receive become 

part of the administrative record 

associated with this action. 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. 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. 

Next Steps 

If we decide to issue a permit to an 

applicant listed in this notice, we will 

publish a notice in the Federal Register. 

Authority 

We publish this notice under section 

10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 

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

seq.). 

Marjorie Nelson, 

Acting Assistant Regional Director, MountainPrairie Region. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2024–0027; 

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 

April 1, 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–2024–0027. 

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–2024–0027. 

• U.S. mail: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–HQ– 

IA–2024–0027; 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: 

Timothy MacDonald, 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. 


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Applicant: San Antonio Zoo, San 

Antonio, TX; Permit No. PER7750719 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export one live, captive-born black-andwhite ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata 

variegata) to Zoo de Granby, Quebec, 

Canada, for the purpose of enhancing 

the propagation or survival of the 

species. This notification is for a single 

export. 

Applicant: Duke University Lemur 

Center, Durham, NC; Permit No. 

PER7799033 

The applicant requests authorization 

to export one live, captive-born blackand-white ruffed lemur (Varecia 

variegata variegata) to Zoo de Granby, 

Quebec, Canada, for the purpose of 

enhancing the propagation or survival of 

the species. This notification is for a 

single export. 

Applicant: Smithsonian Conservation 

Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA; 

Permit No. PER7835252 

The applicant requests an amendment 

to a previously issued permit to export 

live, captive-born Japanese (redcrowned) crane (Grus japonensis) 

Assiniboine Park Zoo in Manitoba, 

Canada, for the purpose of enhancing 

the propagation or survival of the 

species. The amendment will increase 

the number of individuals requested 

from one crane to two cranes. This 

notification is for a single export. 

Applicant: Busch Gardens, Tampa, FL; 

Permit No. PER7485063 

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. 

Common name Scientific name 

Black rhino ................ Diceros bicornis. 

Southern white rhinoceros.Ceratotherium simum 

simum. 

African slender-snouted crocodile.Crocodylus 

cataphractus. 

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

Cheetah ..................... Acinonyx jubatus. 

Tiger .......................... Panthera tigris. 

Gorilla ........................ Gorilla gorilla. 

Orangutan ................. Pongo pygmaeus. 

Chimpanzee .............. Pan troglodytes. 

Red-fronted lemur ..... Eulemur rufus. 

Ring-tailed lemur ....... Lemur catta. 

Red-ruffed lemur ....... Varecia rubra. 

Grevy’s zebra ............ Equus grevyi. 

African penguin ......... Spheniscus 

demersus. 

Komodo dragon ........ Varanus 

komodoensis. 

Applicant: Henry Vilas Zoo, Madison, 

WI; Permit No. PER7746895 

The applicant requests to amend their 

captive-bred wildlife registration under 

50 CFR 17.21(g) to remove the Bactrian 

camel (Camelus bactrianus). This 

notification is for a single amendment. 

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. 

Timothy MacDonald, 

Government Information Specialist, Branch 

of Permits, Division of Management 

Authority. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[Docket No. BOEM–2024–0011] 

Notice of Availability of a Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Park City Wind LLC’s Proposed New 

England Wind Farm Offshore 

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New 

York 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; final 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM) announces the 

availability of the final environmental 

impact statement (FEIS) for Park City 

Wind LLC’s (PCW) construction and 

operations plan (COP) for its proposed 

New England Wind Farm Project 

(Project) offshore Massachusetts, Rhode 

Island, and New York. The FEIS 

analyzes the potential environmental 

impacts of the Project as described in 

the COP (the proposed action) and the 

alternatives to the proposed action, 

including the no action alternative. The 

FEIS will inform BOEM’s decision 

whether to approve, approve with 

modifications, or disapprove the COP. 

ADDRESSES: The FEIS and detailed 

information about the Project, including 

the COP, can be found on BOEM’s 

website at: https://www.boem.gov/ 

renewable-energy/state-activities/newengland-wind-formerly-vineyard-windsouth. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lindy Nelson, BOEM Office of 

Renewable Energy Programs, 45600 

Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia 

20166, (571) 789–6485 or lindy.nelson@

boem.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Proposed Action: Park City Wind 

seeks approval to construct, operate, 

and maintain a wind energy facility and 

its associated export cables on the Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore 

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New 

York. The Project would be developed 

within the range of design parameters 

outlined in the New England Wind 

COP, subject to the applicable 

mitigation measures. 

The Project as proposed in the COP 

would be developed in two phases. The 

entire Project would include a 

combined maximum 130 wind turbine 

generators (WTGs) and electrical service 

platforms (ESPs, inter-array and interlink cables connecting the individual 

WTGs and ESPs, five offshore export 

cables (two for phase I and three for 

phase II), onshore substations and 

interconnection cables connecting to the 

existing electrical grid in Massachusetts. 

The WTGs, offshore substation, and 

inter-array cables would be located on 

the OCS approximately 32 kilometers 

(km) (20 miles) south of Martha’s 

Vineyard and approximately 38 km (24 

miles) southwest of Nantucket, within 

the area defined by Renewable Energy 

Lease OCS–A 0534. The Project would 

be adjacent to the Vineyard Wind 1 

(VW1) project (OCS–A 0501). The 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

evaluates the potential to utilize unused 

positions of the VW1 project that VW1 

could reassign to the Project. The 

offshore export cables would be buried 

below the seabed surface in the OCS 

and State of Massachusetts-owned 

submerged lands. The onshore export 

cables, substations, and grid 

connections would be in Barnstable, 

MA. 

Alternatives: BOEM considered 15 

alternatives when preparing the draft 

EIS and carried forward three 

alternatives for further analysis in the 

FEIS. These three alternatives include 

the proposed action, one other action 

alternative, and the no action 


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