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address in your request for copies of 

applications, we will attempt to respond 

to your request electronically. 

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which we seek comments in this notice, 

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of, the applicable laws and regulations. 

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receive after the close of the comment 

period (see DATES) or comments 

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listed above (see ADDRESSES). 

B. May I review comments submitted by 

others? 

Comments, including names and 

street addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the street 

address listed under ADDRESSES. The 

public may review documents and other 

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II. Background 

To help us carry out our conservation 

responsibilities for affected species, and 

in consideration of section 10(a)(1)(A) of 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), along 

with Executive Order 13576, 

‘‘Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and 

Accountable Government,’’ and the 

President’s Memorandum for the Heads 

of Executive Departments and Agencies 

of January 21, 2009—Transparency and 

Open Government (74 FR 4685; January 

26, 2009), which call on all Federal 

agencies to promote openness and 

transparency in Government by 

disclosing information to the public, we 

invite public comment on these permit 

applications before final action is taken. 

III. Permit Applications 

A. Endangered Species 

Applicant: Smithsonian National 

Zoological Park, Washington, DC; PRT– 

50855B 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import samples from two giant panda 

(Ailuropoda melanoleuca) from captivebred species for the purpose of scientific 

research. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 1-year period. 

Applicant: Xochitl De La Rosa Reyna, 

Texas A&M University, College Station, 

TX; PRT–49163B 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import biological specimens from 

Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys 

kempii) collected from the wild in 

Mexico for the purpose of scientific 

research. 

Applicant: Wildlife Conservation 

Society, Bronx, NY; PRT–48919B 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export two male and two female 

captive-bred Komodo dragon (Varanus 

komodoensis) for the purpose of 

enhancement of the survival of the 

species. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 1-year period. 

Applicant: Texas Tech University, 

Department of Biological Sciences, 

Lubbock, TX PRT–219951 

The applicant requests the re-issuance 

of their permit to import unlimited 

numbers of biological specimens from 

crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and 

gavials (Order Crocodylia) for the 

purpose of scientific research. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 

5-year period. 

Applicant: Catherine Rinker, Valley 

Center, CA; PRT–44906B 

The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for the golden parakeet 

(Guaruba guarouba) to enhance the 

species’ propagation or survival. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 

5-year period. 

Applicant: Nicholas Anastasiou, 

Chesterfield, MO; PRT–37027B 

The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for the radiated tortoise 

(Astrochelys radiate) to enhance the 

species’ propagation or survival. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 

5-year period. 

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: Henry Jeans, Houston, TX; 

PRT–51545B 

Applicant: Lynn Hale, Montgomery, AL; 

PRT–50619B 

Applicant: Harvey Welch, Kosciusko 

MS; PRT–49932B 

Brenda Tapia, 

Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch 

of Permits, Division of Management 

Authority. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

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15XL1109PF] 

Notice of Public Meeting, Pecos 

District Resource Advisory Council 

Meeting, Lesser Prairie-Chicken 

Habitat Preservation Area of Critical 

Environmental Concern (LPC ACEC) 

Livestock Grazing Subcommittee New 

Mexico 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act and the, Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Bureau of Land 

Management’s (BLM) Pecos District 

Resource Advisory Council’s (RAC) 

Lesser Prairie-Chicken (LPC) Habitat 

Preservation Area of Critical 

Environmental Concerns (ACEC) 

Livestock Grazing Subcommittee will, 

meet as indicated below. 

DATES: The LPC ACEC Subcommittee 

will meet on February 4, 2015, at the 

Roswell Field Office, 2909 West Second 

Street, Roswell, NM 88201 at 10:00 a.m. 

The public may send written comments 

to the Subcommittee at the BLM Pecos 

District Office, 2909 West 2nd Street, 

Roswell, New Mexico, 88201. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Adam Ortega, Range Management 

Specialist, Roswell Field Office, Bureau 

of Land Management, 2909 West 2nd 

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telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

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to contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FIRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with the 

above individual. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 10- 

member Pecos District RAC elected to 

create a subcommittee to advise the 

Secretary of the Interior, through the 

BLM Pecos District, about possible 

livestock grazing within the LPC ACEC. 

Planned agenda items include a 

discussion of management strategies for 

the ACEC. 

For any interested members of the 

public who wish to address the 

Subcommittee, there will be a half-hour 

public comment period beginning at 11 

a.m. Depending on the number of 

persons wishing to speak and time 

available, the time for individual 

comments may be limited. 

Michael H. Tupper, 

Deputy State Director, Lands and Resources. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17227; 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of Defense, Army, Fort Sill 

National Historic Landmark and 

Museum, Fort Sill, OK 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Fort Sill National 

Historic Landmark and Museum has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains and associated funerary objects, 

in consultation with the appropriate 

Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, and has determined that 

there is no cultural affiliation between 

the human remains and associated 

funerary objects and any present-day 

Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations. Representatives of any 

Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request to the Fort Sill National Historic 

Landmark and Museum. If no additional 

requestors come forward, transfer of 

control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the Indian 

tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

stated in this notice may proceed. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

tribe or Native Hawaiian organization 

not identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to the Fort Sill National Historic 

Landmark and Museum at the address 

in this notice by January 21, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Scott A. Neel, Director, 

Fort Sill National Historic Landmark 

and Museum, U.S. Army Fires Center of 

Excellence, Fort Sill, OK 73503, 

telephone (580) 442–6570, email 

scott.a.neel2.civ@mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3003, of the completion of an inventory 

of human remains and associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

Fort Sill National Historic Landmark 

and Museum, Fort Sill OK. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed from Fort Sill, Comanche 

County, OK. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). 

The determinations in this notice are 

the sole responsibility of the museum, 

institution, or Federal agency that has 

control of the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects. 

The National Park Service is not 

responsible for the determinations in 

this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the Fort Sill 

National Historic Landmark and 

Museum professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Caddo 

Nation of Oklahoma; Cheyenne and 

Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously 

listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes 

of Oklahoma); Comanche Nation, 

Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; 

Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; 

Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; The 

Chickasaw Nation; and the Wichita and 

Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco 

& Tawakonie), Oklahoma. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In the early 1970s, human remains 

representing, at minimum, five 

individuals were removed from four 

crevice burials (sites 34CM134– 

34CM137) in the Cross Mountain and 

Rabbit Hill areas of Fort Sill. A number 

of crevice burials located on Fort Sill 

property had been disturbed and looted 

by the local populace and, in the 1970s, 

were salvaged by the Director of the 

Museum and Fort Sill personnel. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were documented and collected 

and have been curated by the Fort Sill 

National Historic Landmark and 

Museum since excavation. No known 

individuals were identified. The 4,727 

associated funerary objects are 25 brass 

wire bracelets, 25 unidentified metal 

fragments, 1 small box with hinged lid, 

1 metal buckle, 1 metal ring, 7 pieces of 

metal earrings, 1 piece of leather, 40 

shell hair pipes, 4 mammal bones, 25 

fragments of fibrous material, 13 

fragments of metal buttons, 13 historic 

pottery fragments with decoration, 145 

sequins, 2,608 seed beads of various 

colors, 1,736 tubular beads, and 82 

barrel shaped beads. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, two 

individuals were removed from 

unknown locations, presumably on Fort 

Sill property. The human remains were 

included in the ethnological collections 

of the Fort Sill National Historic 

Landmark and Museum. The human 

remains include a scalp (#91.21.9) and 

a rattle made of human remains 

(#91.21.25). No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Determinations Made by the Fort Sill 

National Historic Landmark and 

Museum 

Officials of the Fort Sill National 

Historic Landmark and Museum have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on the 

geographic location, artifact typologies, 

and burial practices, 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 7 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 4,727 objects described in this 

notice are reasonably believed to have 

been placed with or near individual 

human remains at the time of death or 

later as part of the death rite or 

ceremony. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a 

relationship of shared group identity 

cannot be reasonably traced between the 

Native American human remains and 

associated funerary objects and any 

present-day Indian tribe. 

• According to final judgments of the 

Indian Claims Commission or the Court 


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