Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 79 / Monday, April 25, 2022 / Notices 24339 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08738 Filed 4–22–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

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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 

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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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