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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. 

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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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ADDRESSES: 

Obtaining Documents: You may 

obtain copies of the documents online 

in Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2021–0049 

at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Submitting Comments: If you wish to 

submit comments on any of the 

documents, you may do so in writing by 

any of the following methods: 

• Online: http://www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments on Docket No. FWS–R4–ES– 

2021–0049. 

• U.S. mail: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R4– 

ES–2021–0049; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg 

Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

M. Gawera, by telephone at 904–731– 

3121 or via email at erin_gawera@

fws.gov. Individuals who are hearing or 

speech impaired may call the Federal 

Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 for 

TTY assistance. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

Fish and Wildlife Service, announce 

receipt of an application from Spring 

Grove, LLC (applicant) for an incidental 

take permit (ITP) under the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 

16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The applicant 

requests the ITP to take the federally 

listed sand skink (Neoseps reynoldsi) 

incidental to the construction of a 

housing development (project) in 

Orange County, Florida. We request 

public comment on the application, 

which includes the applicant’s 

proposed habitat conservation plan 

(HCP), and on the Service’s preliminary 

determination that this HCP qualifies as 

‘‘low-effect,’’ categorically excluded, 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4231 et 

seq.). To make this determination, we 

used our environmental action 

statement and low-effect screening form. 

Project 

Spring Grove, LLC (Cross Property) 

requests a 5-year ITP to take sand skinks 

through the conversion of 

approximately 9.60 acres (ac) of 

occupied sand skink foraging and 

sheltering habitat incidental to the 

construction of a housing development 

in Orange County, Florida, on a 204-ac 

parcel located in Section 18 and 19, 

Township 24 South, Range 27 East on 

Parcel ID numbers 18–24–27–0000–00– 

003, 18–24–27–0000–00–004, 19–24– 

27–0000–00–001, 19–24–27–0000–00– 

017, 19–24–27–0000–00–018 and 19– 

24–27–0000–00–019. The applicant 

proposes to mitigate for take of the sand 

skinks by purchasing 19.20 credits from 

the Lake Wales Ridge Conservation 

Bank or another Service-approved 

conservation bank. The Service would 

require the applicant to purchase the 

credits prior to engaging in activities 

associated with the project. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, be aware that your entire 

comment, including your personal 

identifying information, may be made 

available to the public. While you may 

request that we withhold your personal 

identifying information, we cannot 

guarantee that we will be able to do so. 

Our Preliminary Determination 

The Service has made a preliminary 

determination that the applicant’s 

project, including land clearing, 

infrastructure building, landscaping, 

and the proposed mitigation, would 

individually and cumulatively have a 

minor or negligible effect on sand skinks 

and the environment. Therefore, we 

have preliminarily concluded that the 

ITP for this project would qualify for 

categorical exclusion and that the HCP 

is low effect under our NEPA 

regulations at 43 CFR 419.2005 and 

419.2010. A low-effect HCP is one that 

would result in (1) minor or negligible 

effects on federally listed, proposed, and 

candidate species and their habitats; (2) 

minor or negligible effects on other 

environmental values or resources; and, 

(3) impacts that, when considered 

together with the impacts of other past, 

present, and reasonably foreseeable 

similarly situated projects, would not 

result in significant cumulative effects 

to environmental values or resources 

over time. 

Next Steps 

The Service will evaluate the 

application and the comments received 

to determine whether to issue the 

requested permit. We will also conduct 

an intra-Service consultation pursuant 

to section 7 of the ESA to evaluate the 

effects of the proposed take. After 

considering the preceding findings, we 

will determine whether the permit 

issuance criteria of section 10(a)(1)(B) of 

the ESA have been met. If met, the 

Service will issue ITP number 

ESPER0007024 to Spring Grove, LLC. 

Authority 

The Service provides this notice 

under section 10(c) of the ESA (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and its 

implementing regulations (50 CFR 

17.32) and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.) and its implementing regulations 

(40 CFR 1506.6 and 43 CFR 46.305). 

Gianfranco Basili, 

Action Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field 

Office. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

[GR21EG51TJ50200; OMB Control Number 

1028–New] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; National Digital Trails 

Project—Trails Data Portal 

AGENCY: Geological Survey, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are 

proposing a new information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before August 2, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

by mail to U.S. Geological Survey, 

Information Collections Officer, 12201 

Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston, 

VA 20192; or by email to gs-info_

collections@usgs.gov. Please reference 

OMB Control Number 1028–New in the 

subject line of your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Tatyana DiMascio by 

email at tdimascio@usgs.gov, or by 

telephone at (303) 202–4206. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on new, proposed, revised, 

and continuing collections of 

information. This helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. It also helps the 

public understand our information 

collection requirements and provide the 

requested data in the desired format. 

We are soliciting comments on the 

proposed ICR that is described below. 

We are especially interested in public 

comment addressing the following 

issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to 

the proper functions of the USGS; (2) 

will this information be processed and 

used in a timely manner; (3) is the 

estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 

might the USGS enhance the quality, 


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