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Next Steps 

We will evaluate the permit 

application, including the draft HCP 

and comments we receive, to determine 

whether it meets the requirements of 

section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act. We will 

also evaluate whether issuance of the 

ITP would comply with section 7 of the 

Act by conducting an intra-Service 

consultation pursuant to section 7(a)(2). 

Public Review 

We request comments from the public 

regarding our preliminary determination 

that the applicant’s proposal will have 

a minor or negligible effect on the Morro 

shoulderband snail and that the HCP 

qualifies for processing as low effect. 

We will evaluate comments received 

and make a final determination 

regarding whether the application meets 

the requirements of section 10(a)(1)(B) 

of the Act. We will incorporate the 

results of our intra-Service consultation, 

in combination with the above findings, 

in our final analysis to determine 

whether to issue the ITP. If all of our 

requirements are met, we will issue the 

ITP to the applicant. Permit issuance 

would not occur less than 30 days after 

the publication date of this notice. 

Public Comments 

If you wish to comment on the permit 

application, HCP, and associated 

documents, you may submit comments 

by either of the methods provided in 

ADDRESSES. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment, including your 

personal identifying information, may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public view, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority 

We provide this notice under section 

10(c) of the Act and the NEPA public 

involvement regulations (40 CFR 

1500.1(b), 1500.2(d), and 1506.6). 

Dated: August 7, 2017. 

Stephen P. Henry, 

Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife 

Office, Ventura, California. 

[FR Doc. 2017–16976 Filed 8–10–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0043; 

FXIA16710900000–178–FF09A30000] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

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 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered and threatened species. 

With some exceptions, the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA) prohibits activities 

with listed species unless Federal 

authorization is acquired that allows 

such activities. 

DATES: We must receive comments or 

requests for documents on or before 

September 11, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submitting Comments: You 

may submit comments by one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

on Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0043. 

• U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public 

Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. 

FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0043; U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC; 5275 

Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– 

3803. 

When submitting comments, please 

indicate the name of the applicant and 

the PRT# you are commenting on. We 

will post all comments on http://

www.regulations.gov. This generally 

means that we will post any personal 

information you provide us (see Public 

Comments, below, for more 

information). 

Viewing Comments: Comments and 

materials we receive will be available 

for public inspection on http://

www.regulations.gov, or by 

appointment, between 8 a.m. and 4 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays, at the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Division of 

Management Authority, 5275 Leesburg 

Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803; 

telephone 703–358–2095. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joyce Russell, Government Information 

Specialist, Division of Management 

Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service Headquarters, MS: IA; 5275 

Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– 

3803; telephone 703–358–2023; 

facsimile 703–358–2280. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

A. How do I request copies of 

applications or comment on submitted 

applications? 

Send your request for copies of 

applications or comments and materials 

concerning any of the applications to 

the contact listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION. Please include the Federal 

Register notice publication date, the 

PRT-number, and the name of the 

applicant in your request or submission. 

We will not consider requests or 

comments sent to an email or address 

not listed under ADDRESSES. If you 

provide an email address in your 

request for copies of applications, we 

will attempt to respond to your request 

electronically. 

Please make your requests or 

comments as specific as possible. Please 

confine your comments to issues for 

which we seek comments in this notice, 

and explain the basis for your 

comments. Include sufficient 

information with your comments 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. 

We will not consider or include in our 

administrative record comments we 

receive after the close of the comment 

period (see DATES) or comments 

delivered to an address other than those 

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 

information applicants have sent in 

support of the application unless our 

allowing viewing would violate the 

Privacy Act or Freedom of Information 

Act. Before including your address, 

phone number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 


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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; Jan. 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 

We invite the public to comment on 

applications to conduct certain 

activities with endangered species. With 

some exceptions, the Endangered 

Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; 

ESA) prohibits activities with listed 

species unless Federal authorization is 

acquired that allows such activities. 

Applicant: Liliana Cortez Ortiz, Ann 

Arbor, MI; PRT–26524C 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import howler monkey (Alouatta 

palliata palliata) biological samples 

from nongovernmental organization 

(NGO) Asociacio ́n para el Desarrollo de 

Solentiname, Isla Mancarro ́n, El 

Archipielago de Solentiname, 

Nicaragua, for the purpose of scientific 

research. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Applicant: Zoological Society of 

Philadelphia, PA; PRT–31910C 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import one captive born female jaguar 

(Panthera onca) from Zoo de Granby, 

Quebec, Canada, for the purpose of 

enhancement of the survival of the 

species. 

Applicant: Ricardo Longoria, Natalia, 

TX; PRT–192403 

The applicant requests renewal of a 

permit to authorize interstate commerce, 

export and cull excess barasingha 

(Rucervus duvaucelii), Eld’s deer 

(Rucervus eldii), and red lechwe (Kobus 

lechwe) from the captive herds 

maintained at their facility 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: Cynthia Page-Karjian, 

Florida Atlantic Univ, Fort Pierce, FL; 

PRT–34054C 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import DNA samples from the following 

species: leatherback sea turtle 

(Dermochelys coriacea), green sea turtle 

(Chelonia mydas), and hawksbill sea 

turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) for the 

purpose of scientific research. This 

notification is for a single import. 

Applicant: John Aynes, Oklahoma City, 

OK; PRT–29141A 

The applicant requests a renewal and 

amendment to a captive-bred wildlife 

registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for 

the following species: Golden conure/ 

Queen of Bavaria conure (Aratinga 

guarouba), which is listed as the golden 

parakeet; red-vented cockatoo (Cacatua 

haematuropygia), which is listed as the 

Philippine cockatoo; citron cockatoo 

(Cacatua sulphurea citrinocristata); and 

blue-throated macaw (Ara 

glaucogularis) 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: Jason Troxell, Eagle River, 

AK; PRT–32830 

The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for radiated tortoises 

(Astrochelys radiata) to enhance species 

survival. This notification covers 

activities conducted by the applicant 

over a 5-year period. 

Multiple Applicants 

Applicant: Sal Davino, Morristown, NJ; 

PRT–21334C 

Applicant: Sharon Fisher, Dorr, MI; 

PRT–32360C 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import sport-hunted trophies of a 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. 

IV. Next Steps 

If the Service decides to issue permits 

to any of the applicants listed in this 

notice, we will publish a notice in the 

Federal Register. You may locate the 

Federal Register notice announcing the 

permit issuance date by searching in 

www.regulations.gov under the permit 

number listed in this document. 

V. Public Comments 

You may submit your comments and 

materials concerning this notice by one 

of the methods listed in ADDRESSES. We 

will not consider comments sent by 

email or fax or to an address not listed 

in ADDRESSES. 

If you submit a comment via http://

www.regulations.gov, your entire 

comment, including any personal 

identifying information, will be posted 

on the Web site. If you submit a 

hardcopy comment that includes 

personal identifying information, 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. 

We will post all hardcopy comments 

on http://www.regulations.gov. 

VI. Authority 

The authority for this action is the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

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

Joyce Russell, 

Government Information Specialist, Branch 

of Permits, Division of Management 

Authority. 

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BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[178A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900 253G] 

Rate Adjustments for Indian Irrigation 

Projects 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs 

(BIA) owns or has an interest in 

irrigation projects located on or 

associated with various Indian 

reservations throughout the United 

States. We are required to establish 

irrigation assessment rates to recover the 

costs to administer, operate, maintain, 

and rehabilitate these projects. We are 

notifying you that we have adjusted the 

irrigation assessment rates at several of 

our irrigation projects and facilities to 

reflect current costs of administration, 

operation, maintenance, and 

rehabilitation. 

DATES: The irrigation assessment rates 

are current as of January 1, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

details about a particular BIA irrigation 

project or facility, please use the tables 

in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section to find contacts at the regional 

or local office at which the project or 

facility is located. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice 

of Proposed Rate Adjustment was 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 21, 2017 (82 FR 18770) to propose 

adjustments to the irrigation assessment 


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