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Common name Scientific name 

Tomistoma ................ Tomistoma schlegelii. 

Yellow-footed rock 

wallaby.

Petrogale xanthopus. 

Applicant: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, 

Cleveland, OH; Permit No. 

PER13556893 

The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for the koala (Phascolarctos 

cinereus), 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: Recordbuck Ranch, Utopia, 

TX; Permit No. PER13957023 

The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for Arabian oryx (Oryx 

leucoryx), swamp deer (Cervus 

duvauceli), and red lechwe (Kobus 

leche), 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: Northeastern University, 

Ocean Genome Legacy Center, Nahant, 

MA; Permit No. PER13438490 

The applicant requests the renewal of 

their permit to export and re-import 

non-living museum specimens of 

endangered and threatened species 

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. 

Applicant: Recordbuck Ranch, Utopia, 

TX; Permit No. PER13967618 

The applicant requests a permit 

authorizing the culling of excess 

Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), swamp 

deer (Cervus duvauceli), and red lechwe 

(Kobus leche), from the captive herd 

maintained at their facility, to enhance 

the species’ propagation and survival. 

This notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Multiple Trophy Applicants 

The following applicants request 

permits to import sport-hunted trophies 

of 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. 

• Adam Hall, Troy, PA; Permit No. 

PER13371204 

• Todd Harmon, O’Fallon, MO; Permit 

No. PER13372478 

• Alan Freilich, Moorhead, IA; Permit 

No. PER13301853 

• James Hall, Troy, PA; Permit No. 

PER13373724 

• Jason Soulliere, Romeo, MI; Permit 

No. PER13374211 

• Christopher E. O’Connor, Dumfries, 

VA; Permit No. PER13406047 

• James Phillip Bryant, Austin, TX; 

Permit No. PER13408401 

• Mark T. Fitzgibbons, Topeka, KS; 

Permit No. PER13078805 

• Douglas Milkey, Chelsea, MI; Permit 

No. PER12805698 

• Alton J. Hall Jr., Covington, LA; 

Permit No. PER12714679 

• Christopher E. McClain, Nashotah, 

WI; Permit No. PER13136192 

• James Doty Jr., Broadview Heights, 

OH; Permit No. PER13301163 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30397 Filed 12–19–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–HQ–NWRS–2024–0136; 

FF09R81000.FVRS80810900000.XXX] 

Green River National Wildlife Refuge, 

KY; Establishment of Hunting Permit 

Fees 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife 

Service, announce our intent to 

establish and implement amenity fees at 

Green River National Wildlife Refuge 

(Refuge), located in Kentucky, as 

authorized by the Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA). 

We intend to implement hunting permit 

fees. Under FLREA provisions, the 

refuge will identify and post the fees. 

Unless we publish a notice in the 

Federal Register withdrawing this 

action, we will implement the fees on 

the date shown in the DATES section. We 

invite comments on our intended action 

from the public and local, State, Tribal, 

and Federal agencies. 

DATES: We must receive any written 

comments on or before March 20, 2025. 

For more information, see Public 

Comments under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. Unless we publish a notice 

in the Federal Register withdrawing 

this action, we will implement the 

amenity fees on July 1, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Submitting Comments: If 

you wish to submit comments, 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–HQ–NWRS–2024– 

0136. 

• U.S. mail: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–HQ– 

NWRS–2024–0136; U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 

Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– 

3803. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Johnson, by telephone at 270– 

527–5770 or via email at michael_

johnson@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: 

Introduction 

Established in November 2019, Green 

River National Wildlife Refuge (refuge) 

is located in Henderson, Kentucky, near 

the confluence of the Ohio and Green 

Rivers, an area known for bottomland 

hardwood forest. This important habitat 

helps support migrating waterfowl, 

songbirds, fish, and other wildlife. 

Intent To Implement Amenity Fees 

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, announce our intent to 

implement amenity fees at the refuge, as 

authorized by the Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 

6801–6814; FLREA). We intend to 


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implement hunting permit fees. Under 

FLREA provisions, the refuge will 

identify and post the specific hunting 

fees. Unless we publish a notice in the 

Federal Register withdrawing this 

action, we will implement the fees on 

the date in the DATES section. 

Hunting Permit Fees 

Under section 3 of the FLREA, we 

will implement the hunting permit fees 

in table 1. 

TABLE 1—ANNUAL HUNTING PERMIT

FEES; GREEN RIVER NATIONAL

WILDLIFE REFUGE

Hunter type Permit fee 

Adult (16–64 years of age) ... $20.00 

Youth (under 16 years of 

age).

Free 

Youth—Quota Hunt ............... 10.00 

Veteran .................................. 10.00 

Adult over 65 years of age ... 10.00 

The implementation of these fees will 

provide the refuge with funds to offset 

expenses related to managing the hunt 

program, other visitor services, law 

enforcement salaries, and expansion 

and improvements of visitor amenities. 

It is our policy to allow only activities 

that are appropriate and compatible 

with the refuge’s purposes. 

Background 

In accordance with regulations 

governing the National Wildlife Refuge 

System (50 CFR part 25, subpart E) a 

refuge may implement fees and other 

reasonable charges for public 

recreational use of lands administered 

by that refuge. When considering fees, a 

refuge is required by our regulations to 

evaluate the following: 

• The direct and indirect cost to the 

Government; 

• The benefits to the permit holder; 

• The public policy or interest served; 

• The comparable fees charged by 

non-Federal public agencies; and 

• The economic and administrative 

feasibility of fee collection. 

The National Wildlife Refuge System 

Administration Act of 1966, as amended 

by the National Wildlife Refuge System 

Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 

668dd–668ee), allows National Wildlife 

Refuges to provide wildlife-dependent 

recreation to visitors, but these laws 

require refuges to manage for the 

conservation of fish, wildlife, and 

habitat for current as well as future 

generations of Americans. To fulfill 

these obligations, Green River National 

Wildlife Refuge plans to use collected 

fees to defray costs associated with 

visitor amenities. 

Public Comments 

Submitting Comments 

Please make your comments as 

specific as possible and explain the 

basis for them. In addition, please 

include sufficient information with your 

comments to allow us to authenticate 

any scientific or commercial data you 

reference or provide. Such information 

may lead to a final decision that differs 

from this proposal. 

Public Availability of 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. 

Next Steps 

If public comments were to provide 

substantive reasons why we should not 

implement the proposed hunting permit 

fee program at the refuge, we would 

reevaluate our plan and publish a 

subsequent notice in the Federal 

Register withdrawing this action. 

Otherwise, we will implement the 

proposed fee program at the Green River 

National Wildlife Refuge on the date 

specified in the DATES section of this 

document, and the refuge will post fee 

amounts and expenditures on site. 

Authority 

Federal Lands Recreation 

Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801– 

6814). 

Michael Oetker, 

Regional Director, Southeast Region, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30442 Filed 12–19–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[PO4820000251] 

Notice of Availability of the Record of 

Decision for the Tri-State Fuel Breaks 

Project 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) announces the 

availability of the Record of Decision 

(ROD) for the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Tri-state 

Fuel Breaks Project located in 

southeastern Oregon. The ROD 

constitutes the decision of the BLM. 

DATES: The ROD was signed on 

December 13, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: The ROD is available online 

at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanningui/project/2034234/510. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larisa Bogardus, Public Affairs 

Specialist, telephone (541) 523–1407; 

address 100 Oregon Street Vale, OR 

97918; email lbogardus@blm.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: The BLM 

has determined that the analysis 

contained within the FEIS is adequate to 

reach an informed decision regarding 

implementation of the Project in 

Oregon. The BLM selects Alternative 5, 

with minor route segments selected 

from other alternatives as described in 

the FEIS, for construction and 

maintenance of approximately 26,585 

acres of fuel breaks, along 

approximately 552 miles of roads and 

within approximately 332 miles of the 

roadbed through mechanical, chemical, 

and/or biological (i.e., targeted grazing) 

treatments on BLM-administered lands 

in Oregon. Alternative 5 was developed 

in response to public comments. 

Individually, Alternatives 2, 3, and 4 

each primarily benefit a single resource. 

Alternative 5 blends elements of 

Alternatives 2, 3, and 4 to provide a 

strategic benefit to firefighters while 

minimizing disturbance to natural and 

cultural resources. A phased 

implementation of actions will occur to 

provide opportunity to review treatment 


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