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Hominidae 

Hylobatidae 

Lemuridae 

Macropodidae 

Tapiridae 

Accipitridae 

Anatidae 

Falconidae 

Struthionidae 

Sturnidae 

Alligatoridae 

Applicant: Animals of Montana, 

Bozeman, MT; PRT–36691B 

The applicant requests renewal of a 

captive-bred wildlife registration under 

50 CFR 17.21(g) for the African hunting 

dog (Lycaon pictus), clouded leopard 

(Neofelis nebulosa), snow leopard 

(Uncia uncia), and spotted leopard 

(Panthera pardus) to enhance the 

species’ survival through captive 

propagation. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Applicant: Los Angeles Zoo and 

Botanical Gardens, Los Angeles, CA; 

PRT–45687B 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import two female mandrills 

(Mandrillus sphinx) from Zoo La 

Palmyre, France, for the purpose of 

enhancement of the survival of the 

species. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Applicant: Los Angeles Zoo and 

Botanical Gardens, Los Angeles, CA; 

PRT–43317B 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import one male mandrill (Mandrillus 

sphinx) from Tierpark Ueckermunde, 

Germany, for the purpose of 

enhancement of the survival of the 

species. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Applicant: Close-Up Creatures, LLC, 

Naples, FL; PRT–19478A 

The applicant requests amendment of 

their captive-bred wildlife registration 

under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the clouded 

leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) and cheetah 

(Acinonyx jubatus) to enhance the 

species’ propagation or survival. The 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over the 

remainder of the 5-year period for 

which the permit would be valid. 

Applicant: Wildlife Conservation 

Society, Bronx, NY; PRT–45536B 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import two female captive-born 

southern pudus (Pudu puda) from 

Africam Safari, Mexico, for the purpose 

of enhancement of the survival of the 

species. 

Applicant: Corey Knowlton, Royse City, 

TX; PRT–33291B 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) 

taken from the wild in Namibia, for the 

purpose of enhancement of the survival 

of the species. 

Applicant: Michael Luzich, Las Vegas, 

NV; PRT–33743B 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) 

taken from the wild in Namibia, for the 

purpose of enhancement of the survival 

of the species. 

Multiple Applicants 

The following applicants each request 

a permit to import the 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 enhancement of the survival 

of the species. 

Applicant: Denis Ksarnosky, Burlington, 

WI; PRT–47740B; Applicant: Robert 

Patton, Fort Worth, TX; PRT–46007B; 

Applicant: Austin Pipkin, Houston, TX; 

PRT–48390B; Applicant: Albert Seeno, 

Concord, CA; PRT–46538B; Applicant: 

Don Byrne, Montgomery, TX; PRT– 

47538B; 

B. Endangered Marine Mammals and 

Marine Mammals 

Applicant: National Marine Mammal 

Laboratory, NOAA, Seattle, WA; PRT– 

212570 

The applicant requests renewal of the 

permit to harass walrus (Odobenus 

rosmarus) and polar bear (Ursus 

maritimus) during aerial surveys in 

Alaska for the purpose of scientific 

research. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Concurrent with publishing this 

notice in the Federal Register, we are 

forwarding copies of the above 

applications to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and the Committee of 

Scientific Advisors for their review. 

Brenda Tapia, 

Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch 

of Permits, Division of Management 

Authority. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26357 Filed 11–5–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R4–ES–2014–N167; 

FXES11130400000C2–145–FF04E00000] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Final Recovery Plan for 

Georgia Pigtoe Mussel, Interrupted 

Rocksnail, and Rough Hornsnail 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife 

Service, announce the availability of the 

final recovery plan for the endangered 

Georgia pigtoe mussel, interrupted 

rocksnail, and rough hornsnail. The 

final recovery plan includes specific 

recovery objectives and criteria the 

interrupted rocksnail and rough 

hornsnail would have to meet in order 

for us to downlist them to threatened 

status under the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Recovery 

criteria for the Georgia pigtoe will be 

developed after we complete critical 

recovery actions and gain a greater 

understanding of the species. 

ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of 

the recovery plan by contacting Jeff 

Powell at the Alabama Field Office, by 

U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Alabama Field Office, 1208–B 

Main Street, Daphne, AL 36526, or by 

telephone at (251) 441–5858; or by 

visiting our recovery plan Web site at 

http://www.fws.gov/endangered/

species/recovery-plans.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff 

Powell (see ADDRESSES above). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

We listed the Georgia pigtoe mussel 

(Pleurobema hanleyianum), interrupted 

rocksnail (Leptoxis foremani), and rough 

hornsnail (Pleurocera foremani) as 

endangered species under the Act (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) on November 2, 

2010 (75 FR 67512). All three species 

are endemic to the Coosa River drainage 

of the Mobile River Basin in Alabama 

and Georgia; the Georgia pigtoe also 

occurs in a Coosa River tributary in 

Tennessee. All three species have 

disappeared from 90 percent or more of 

their historical ranges, primarily due to 

impoundment of riverine habitats. A 

single population of interrupted 

rocksnail is known to survive in the 

Oostanaula River, Georgia. There are 

five localized populations of rough 

hornsnail, one each in Yellowleaf Creek, 

Alabama; lower Walnut Creek, Alabama; 

lower Hatchet and Weogufka Creeks, 

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Alabama; and the lower Coosa River, 

Alabama. Surviving populations of 

Georgia pigtoe occur in the Conasauga 

River, Georgia, and possibly in the 

Coosa River (Weiss Bypass), Alabama. 

Both the rough hornsnail and 

interrupted rocksnail are State listed as 

a Priority 1 (P1) species in Alabama, 

while the Georgia pigtoe is State listed 

as endangered in Georgia. 

Approximately 258 km (160 mi) of 

stream channels in the Coosa River 

drainage have been designated as 

critical habitat for the interrupted 

rocksnail (101 km (63 mi)), rough 

hornsnail (27.4 km (17 mi)), and Georgia 

pigtoe mussel (153 km (95 mi)). Critical 

habitat is located in Cherokee, Clay, 

Coosa, Elmore and Shelby Counties, 

Alabama; Gordon, Floyd, Murray, and 

Whitfield Counties, Georgia; and 

Bradley and Polk Counties, Tennessee. 

The Georgia pigtoe mussel has a 

Federal recovery priority number of 5, 

which indicates that the species faces a 

high degree of threat but also has a low 

recovery potential. The interrupted 

rocksnail and rough hornsnail both have 

a recovery priority number of 2, which 

indicates that both species are facing a 

high degree of threat but have a high 

recovery potential. 

Background 

Restoring an endangered or 

threatened animal or plant to the point 

where it is again a secure, selfsustaining member of its ecosystem is a 

primary goal of our endangered species 

program. To help guide the recovery 

effort, we prepare recovery plans for 

most listed species. Recovery plans 

describe actions considered necessary 

for conservation of the species, establish 

criteria for downlisting or delisting, and 

estimate time and cost for implementing 

recovery measures. 

The Act requires the development of 

recovery plans for listed species, unless 

such a plan would not promote the 

conservation of a particular species. 

Section 4(f) of the Act requires us to 

provide public notice and an 

opportunity for public review and 

comment during recovery plan 

development. We will consider all 

information presented during a public 

comment period prior to approval of 

each new or revised recovery plan. We 

and other Federal agencies will take 

these comments into account in the 

course of implementing approved 

recovery plans. 

We made the draft of this recovery 

plan available for public comment from 

July 3, 2013, through September 3, 2013 

(78 FR 40162). We received no public 

comments. We considered the 

information received from peer 

reviewers in our preparation and 

approval of this final recovery plan. 

Recovery Plan Components 

The Service’s recovery objectives are 

to work to reduce threats so that the 

interrupted rocksnail and rough 

hornsnail may be downlisted to 

threatened status, and to prevent further 

decline of the Georgia pigtoe’s 

Conasauga River population and 

prevent extinction of the species as a 

whole. Defining reasonable downlisting 

or delisting criteria for the Georgia 

pigtoe is not possible at this time, given 

the current low number of populations 

and individuals, lack of information 

about the species’ biology, and 

magnitude of threats. Therefore, this 

recovery plan only establishes 

downlisting criteria for the two snails. 

Instead of establishing downlisting or 

delisting criteria at this time for Georgia 

pigtoe, we are identifying preliminary 

actions to help us prevent its extinction 

until we can obtain further information 

on this species and determine recovery 

criteria. 

Downlisting of the interrupted 

rocksnail and rough hornsnail will be 

considered when we: 

1. Protect and manage at least three 

geographically distinct populations for 

each species (to achieve this criterion, 

the populations can include the 

Oostanaula for the interrupted rocksnail 

and Yellowleaf Creek and Lower Coosa 

River for the rough hornsnail); 

2. Achieve demonstrated and 

sustainable natural reproduction and 

recruitment in each population for each 

species as evident by multiple age 

classes of individuals, including 

naturally recruited juveniles, and 

recruitment rates exceeding mortality 

rates for a period of 5 years; and 

3. Develop and implement habitat and 

population monitoring programs for 

each population. 

The following actions are identified as 

necessary to help prevent the extinction 

of the Georgia pigtoe: 

1. Maintain, and where possible 

conduct efforts to improve, the 

Conasauga River population; 

2. Develop and implement a 

monitoring plan to evaluate population 

size in response to management actions; 

3. Develop a captive propagation 

program and establish an ark population 

(a secure, maintained captive 

population) to help support the 

Conasauga River population; 

4. Conduct research, such as 

identification of an appropriate fish 

host, that is important to gain better 

understanding of this mussel’s life 

history; and 

5. Identify, monitor, and where 

possible improve potential 

reintroduction sites in the species’ 

historic range. 

Authority 

The authority for this action is section 

4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16 

U.S.C. 1533 (f). 

Dated: August 20, 2014. 

Mike Oetker, 

Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R2–ES–2014–N230; 

FXES11130200000F5–156–FF02ENEH00] 

Emergency Exemption; Issuance of 

Emergency Permit To Capture a 

Suspected Gray Wolf in the Area of the 

North Rim of the Grand Canyon, 

Arizona 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of issuance. 

SUMMARY: The final rule to list the gray 

wolf as endangered throughout its range 

in the United States published in 1978. 

On October 6, 2014, a suspected gray 

wolf was seen wandering in the area of 

the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in 

Arizona. Deer hunting season is 

beginning in this area of Arizona, and it 

is believed that the wolf may be in 

danger of possible harm and could 

accidentally be shot either as a result of 

misunderstanding of status or 

misidentification. We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service have, under an 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) permit, 

authorized qualified researchers to 

capture, draw blood, and possibly affix 

a brightly colored GPS radio collar on 

the suspect wolf and release it back into 

the general area where it was captured. 

It is essential for its safety to conduct 

these actions. 

ADDRESSES: Documents and other 

information concerning the permit are 

available for review, subject to the 

requirements of the Privacy Act and 

Freedom of Information Act. Documents 

will be available for public inspection, 

by appointment only, during normal 

business hours at the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Ave. SW., 

Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 87103. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Division of 

Classification and Restoration, P.O. Box 

1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103; (505) 

248–6920. 

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