24338 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 79 / Monday, April 25, 2022 / Notices 

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. 

Authority 

We issue this notice pursuant to 

section 10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 

1539) and its implementing regulations 

(50 CFR 17.22), and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.) and its implementing 

regulations (40 CFR 1506.6 and 43 CFR 

46.305). 

Scott Sobiech, 

Field Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife 

Office, Carlsbad, California. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08688 Filed 4–22–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2022–0007; 

FXIA16710900000–223–FF09A30000] 

Marine Mammal Protection Act and 

Wild Bird Conservation Act; 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 (Service), invite the 

public to comment on foreign or native 

species for which the Service has 

jurisdiction under the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act (MMPA) and foreign bird 

species covered under the Wild Bird 

Conservation Act (WBCA). With some 

exceptions, the MMPA and WBCA 

prohibit activities with listed species 

unless Federal authorization is issued 

that allows such activities. These Acts 

also require that we invite public 

comment before issuing permits for any 

activity they otherwise prohibit with 

respect to any species. 

DATES: We must receive comments by 

May 25, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: The 

application, 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–2022–0007. 

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–2022–0007. 

• U.S. mail: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–HQ– 

IA–2022–0007; 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, 

TTD, 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 fax, 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 104(c) of the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 

as amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

seq.), and section 112(4) of the Wild 

Bird Conservation Act of 1992 (WBCA; 

16 U.S.C. 4901–4916), we invite public 

comments on permit applications before 

final action is taken. With some 

exceptions, these Acts prohibit certain 

activities with listed species unless 

Federal authorization is issued that 

allows such activities. Service 

regulations regarding permits for any 

activity otherwise prohibited by the 

MMPA with respect to any marine 

mammals are available in title 50 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations in part 18. 

Service regulations regarding permits 

for any activity otherwise prohibited by 

the WBCA with respect to any wild 

birds are available in title 50 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations in part 15. 

Concurrent with publishing this 

notice in the Federal Register, we are 

forwarding copies of the marine 

mammal applications to the Marine 

Mammal Commission and the 

Committee of Scientific Advisors for 

their review. 

III. Permit Applications 

We invite comments on the following 

applications. 


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A. Marine Mammal Protection Act 

Applicant: Matson’s Laboratory, 

Manhattan, MT; Permit No. 166346 

The applicant requests to renew a 

permit to obtain samples of polar bears 

(Ursus maritimus) that have been legally 

harvested or were taken from the wild 

for the purpose of scientific research. 

This notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: Alaska Department of Fish 

and Game, Fairbanks, AK; Permit No. 

57198B 

The applicant requests to renew a 

permit to deploy transmitters and 

collect skin biopsies to monitor the 

movement, timing, behavior, and habitat 

use of walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) in 

the wild for the purpose of scientific 

research. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Applicant: Point Defiance Zoo and 

Aquarium, Tacoma, WA; Permit No. 

PER0028852 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import and maintain one male and one 

female captive born live walrus 

(Odobenus rosmarus) for the purpose of 

public display. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted once within a 

1-year time frame. 

Applicant: USGS Alaska Science Center, 

Santa Cruz, CA; Permit No. PER0030527 

The applicant requests to amend a 

permit to measure the oxygen 

consumption of two captive adult polar 

bears (Ursus maritimus) to inform data 

collected from wild polar bears on the 

energetic costs of swimming for the 

purpose of scientific research. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

B. Wild Bird Conservation Act 

Applicant: Vernon Padgett, Atlanta, GA; 

Permit No. PER0026547 

The applicant wishes to amend the 

Cooperative Breeding Program CB042 to 

add the following new species: 

Wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros 

undulatus), wrinkled hornbill 

(Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus), 

rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros 

rhinoceros), and Indian hornbill 

(Buceros bicornis), and to increase the 

approved number of imports for the 

Papuan hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus) 

and rufous hornbill (Buceros 

hydrocorax) to their already existing 

program. 

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 

https://www.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, 

and the Marine Mammal Protection Act 

of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

seq.), and its implementing regulations. 

Brenda Tapia, 

Supervisory Program Analyst/Data 

Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division 

of Management Authority. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[223A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900] 

Indian Gaming; Approval of TribalState Class III Gaming Compact in the 

State of Wisconsin 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes the 

approval of the Third Amendment to 

the Gaming Compact (Amendment) 

between the St. Croix Chippewa Indians 

of Wisconsin (Tribe) and the State of 

Wisconsin (State). 

DATES: The Amendment takes effect on 

April 25, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian 

Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant 

Secretary—Policy and Economic 

Development, Washington, DC 20240, 

paula.hart@bia.gov, (202) 219–4066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

section 11 of the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act (IGRA), Public Law 100– 

497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., the 

Secretary of the Interior shall publish in 

the Federal Register notice of approved 

Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of 

engaging in Class III gaming activities 

on Indian lands. As required by 25 CFR 

293.4, all compacts and amendments are 

subject to review and approval by the 

Secretary. 

The Amendment provides for onreservation remote and retail event 

wagering consistent with the Tribe’s 

minimum internal control standards, 

contains several technical changes 

including removing obsolete language, 

and includes a forward-looking 

provision which positions the Tribe to 

offer state-wide hub and spoke event 

wagering if State law is changed to 

allow such gaming, another Tribe’s 

compact with the State authorizes such 

gaming, and the Tribe’s Compact is 

amended. The Amendment is approved. 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08736 Filed 4–22–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[212D0102DR/DS5A300000/ 

DR.5A311.IA000118] 

Native American Business 

Development Institute (NABDI) Grant; 

Solicitation of Proposals 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Indian Energy 

and Economic Development (OIED), 

through its Native American Business 

Development Institute (NABDI), is 

soliciting grant proposals from eligible 

federally recognized Tribes and Tribal 

organizations. NABDI award funding 

will be used to explore economic 

development opportunities through 

feasibility studies and business plans. 

Feasibility studies may concern the 

viability of an economic development 

project or business, or the practicality of 

a technology, that a Tribe may choose to 

pursue to explore how a current Tribal 

business or enterprises could recover 

from and adapt to the challenges 

resulting from the COVID–19 pandemic. 

Business plans may concern goals for 

economic opportunity and recovery 

from the impacts of the COVID–19 

pandemic. 

DATES: Applications will be accepted 

until 5 p.m. ET on Monday, June 27, 

2022. OIED will not consider proposals 

received after this time and date. 

ADDRESSES: The required method of 

submitting proposals is through 

Grants.gov. For information on how to 

apply for grants in Grants.gov, see the 


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