55062 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 205 / Monday, October 26, 2009 / Notices 

Service Concessions Management 

Advisory Board is necessary and in the 

public interest in connection with the 

performance of duties imposed on the 

Department of the Interior by the Act of 

August 25, 1916, 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq., and 

other statutes relating to the 

administration of the National Park 

System. 

Dated: August 26, 2009. 

Ken Salazar, 

Secretary of the Interior. 

[FR Doc. E9–25670 Filed 10–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–53–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS-R9-IA-2009-N228 96300-1671-0000-P5] 

Receipt of Applications for Permit 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications 

for permit. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

for permits to conduct certain activities 

with endangered species. The 

Endangered Species Act requires that 

we invite public comment on these 

permit applications. 

DATES: Written data, comments or 

requests must be received by November 

25, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Documents and other 

information submitted with these 

applications are available for review, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act and Freedom of Information 

Act, by any party who submits a written 

request for a copy of such documents 

within 30 days of the date of publication 

of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Division of Management 

Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, 

Room 212, Arlington, Virginia 22203; 

fax 703/358-2281. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Division of Management Authority, 

telephone 703/358-2104. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Endangered Species 

The public is invited to comment on 

the following applications for a permit 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. This notice is 

provided pursuant to Section 10(c) of 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

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

Submit your written data, comments, or 

requests for copies of the complete 

applications to the address shown in 

ADDRESSES. 

Applicant: Fort Worth Zoo, Fort Worth, 

TX, PRT-220887 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export one captive-bred female black 

rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) to the 

Africam Safari, Puebla, Mexico, for the 

purpose of enhancement of the survival 

of the species. 

Applicant: Virginia Institute of Marine 

Science, Gloucester Point, VA, PRT230437 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export and re-import non-living 

museum specimens of endangered and 

threatened species of animals 

previously accessioned into the 

applicant’s collection for the purpose of 

scientific research. This notification 

covers activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5–year period. 

Applicant: Florida State University, 

Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium, 

Tallahassee, FL, PRT-230539 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export and re-import non-living 

museum specimens of endangered and 

threatened species of plants previously 

accessioned into the applicant’s 

collection for the purpose of scientific 

research. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5–year period. 

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: Wilson W. Crook, Kingwood, 

TX, PRT-223348 

Applicant: Sandra A. Summers, Oxford, 

MS, PRT-227930 

Applicant: Bradford T. Black, North 

Canton, OH, PRT-228076 

Applicant: James C. Faith, 

Hollidaysburg, PA, PRT-229221 

Dated: October 16, 2009 

Lisa J. Lierheimer 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority 

[FR Doc. E9–25637 Filed 10–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Availability of Final Elk 

Management Plan and Environmental 

Impact Statement for Wind Cave 

National Park, South Dakota 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final 

Elk Management Plan and 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the 

National Park Service (NPS) announces 

the availability of a Final Elk 

Management Plan and Environmental 

Impact Statement (Plan/EIS) for Wind 

Cave National Park, South Dakota 

(Park). 

DATES: The final Plan/EIS will remain 

available for public review for 30 days 

following the publishing of the notice of 

availability in the Federal Register by 

the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the 

final Plan/EIS should be sent to the 

Superintendent, Wind Cave National 

Park, 26611 U.S. Highway 385, Hot 

Springs, SD 57747–9430. You may also 

view the document via the Internet 

through the NPS Planning, 

Environment, and Public Comment Web 

site (http://parkplanning.nps.gov); 

simply click on the link to Wind Cave 

National Park. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPS 

prepared a draft plan/EIS for the Park, 

pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969. The Park is proposing to manage 

its elk population, primarily to prevent 

impacts to other natural resources in the 

Park, which would occur as the herd 

size increases. The principal tool 

(translocation of live elk) the Park had 

been using to keep population numbers 

in line with its historic management 

goals is no longer an option because 

chronic wasting disease (CWD) is 

present in the elk population. Therefore, 

this planning process and EIS was 

needed to examine alternatives to 

translocation. The purpose of this EIS is 

to identify elk management strategies for 

the Park that will help achieve elk 

population levels that are in balance 

with other native species in the Park, 

including wildlife and vegetation 

communities, natural ecosystem 

functions, and other Park resources. 

The draft Plan/EIS was made 

available for public review for 61 days, 

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