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Availability of Documents 

The permittees’ original permit 

application materials, along with public 

comments we received during public 

comment periods for the applications, 

are available for review. To locate the 

application materials and received 

comments, go to www.regulations.gov 

and search for the appropriate permit 

number (e.g., 12345C) provided in the 

following table: 

Permit No. ePermit No. Applicant Permit issuance date 

Endangered Species 

56547D ................................ ............................................ Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments January 12, 2021. 

56679D ................................ ............................................ Tufts University .............................................................. March 3, 2021. 

71918D ................................ ............................................ Saint Louis Zoo ............................................................. March 5, 2021. 

Marine Mammals 

672624 ................................. ............................................ U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ................................... December 7, 2020. 

73634A ................................ ............................................ Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine 

Science dba Alaska Sealife Center.

December 8, 2020. 

Authorities 

We issue this notice under the 

authority of the Endangered Species 

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

seq.), and the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act as amended (16 U.S.C. 

1361 et seq.) and their implementing 

regulations. 

Timothy MacDonald, 

Information Specialist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11488 Filed 5–28–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2021–0021; 

FXIA16710900000–212–FF09A30000] 

Foreign Endangered Species; Marine 

Mammals; 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 an applications to 

conduct certain activities with foreign 

species that are listed as endangered 

under the Endangered Species Act 

(ESA) and foreign or native species for 

which the Service has jurisdiction 

under the Marine Mammal Protection 

Act (MMPA). With some exceptions, the 

ESA and the MMPA prohibit activities 

with listed species unless Federal 

authorization is issued that allows such 

activities. The ESA and MMPA also 

require that we invite public comment 

before issuing permits for any activity 

otherwise prohibited by the ESA or 

MMPA with respect to any endangered 

species or marine mammals. 

DATES: We must receive comments by 

July 1, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: The 

applications, application supporting 

materials, and any comments and other 

materials that we receive will be 

available for public inspection at http:// 

www.regulations.gov in Docket No. 

FWS–HQ–IA–2021–0021. 

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: http://

www.regulations.gov. Search for and 

submit comments on Docket No. FWS– 

HQ–IA–2021–0021. 

• U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public 

Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. 

FWS–HQ–IA–2021–0021; 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, via email at DMAFR@fws.gov, 

or via the Federal Relay Service at 800– 

877–8339. 

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 http://

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 http://

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. 


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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.), 

and section 104(c) of the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as 

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

seq.), we invite public comments on 

permit applications before final action is 

taken. With some exceptions, the ESA 

and MMPA prohibit 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. 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. 

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 Application 

We invite comments on the following 

applications. 

A. Endangered Species 

Applicant: University of Michigan 

Museum of Zoology, Ann Arbor, MI; 

Permit No. 77243D 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import biological samples derived from 

wild mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta 

palliata), taken in Tabasco, Mexico, for 

the purpose of scientific research. This 

notification is for a single import. 

Applicant: University of WisconsinMadison, Madison, WI; Permit No. 

PER0004488 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import biological samples from 5 wildborn and 5 captive-born jaguars 

(Panthera onca) for the purpose of 

scientific research. This notification is 

for a single import. 

Applicant: Duke University Lemur 

Center, Durham, NC; Permit No. 12767D 

The applicant requests to amend their 

permit to export one additional male 

and one additional female Coquerel’s 

sifaka (Propithecus coquereli), and to 

amend the destination to Tierpark 

Berlin, Berlin, Germany, for the purpose 

of enhancing the propagation or survival 

of the species. This notification is for a 

single export. 

Applicant: Wright Family LLC, dba J Bar 

J Ranch, Clarendon, TX; Permit No. 

42009B 

The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for Arabian oryx (Oryx 

leucoryx), barasingha (Rucervus 

duvaucelii), 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: Wright Family LLC, dba J Bar 

J Ranch, Clarendon, TX; Permit No. 

42018B 

The applicant requests a permit 

authorizing the culling of excess 

Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) and 

barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii) 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. 

Applicant: Robert MacKnight, Reno, 

NV; Permit No. 66008D 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import a sport-hunted trophy of one 

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. 

B. Endangered Marine Mammals and 

Marine Mammals 

Applicant: Wildstar Films, LTD, 

Washington, DC; Permit No. 

PER0004906 

The applicant requests a permit to 

conduct photography (both still and 

video photography) on a non-ESA listed 

population of northern sea otters 

(Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Alaska for a 

total of 10 days, for the purpose of 

photography. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 1-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 http://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, 

and the Marine Mammal Protection Act 

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

seq.), and its implementing regulations. 

Timothy MacDonald, 

Government Information Specialist, Branch 

of Permits, Division of Management 

Authority. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11489 Filed 5–28–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2021–0049; 

FXES11140400000–212–FF04EF4000] 

Receipt of Incidental Take Permit 

Application and Proposed Habitat 

Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink, 

Orange County, FL; Categorical 

Exclusion 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comment and information. 

SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service), announce receipt of 

an application from Spring Grove, LLC 

(applicant) for an incidental take permit 

(ITP) under the Endangered Species Act. 

The applicant requests the ITP to take 

the federally listed sand skink 

incidental to the construction of a 

housing development in Orange County, 

Florida. We request public comment on 

the application, which includes the 

applicant’s proposed habitat 

conservation plan (HCP), and the 

Service’s preliminary determination that 

this HCP qualifies as ‘‘low-effect,’’ 

categorically excluded, under the 

National Environmental Policy Act. To 

make this determination, we used our 

environmental action statement and 

low-effect screening form, both of which 

are also available for public review. 

DATES: We must receive your written 

comments on or before July 1, 2021. 


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