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submission of the quarterly or annual 

financial report, respectively, as 

reported to the Federal awarding agency 

or pass-through entity (in the case of a 

subrecipient). 

D. Amendments: Most awardees must 

explain and justify requests for 

amendments to terms of the grant. The 

information is used to determine the 

eligibility and allowability of activities 

and to comply with the requirements of 

2 CFR 200. 

Title of Collection: Administrative 

Procedures for U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service Financial Assistance Programs. 

OMB Control Number: 1018–0100. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals; commercial organizations; 

institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations; foreign entities; 

and State, local, and Tribal 

governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 7,110. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 10,745. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies from 3 hours to 30 

hours, depending on the activity. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 189,615. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: None. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

The authority for this action is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Madonna L. Baucum, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21734 Filed 10–6–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0045; 

FXIA16710900000–178–FF09A30000] 

Foreign 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 

November 9, 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–2017–0045. 

• U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public 

Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. 

FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0045; 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. 

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, 


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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: Zoological Society of San 

Diego, San Diego, CA; PRT–33261C 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import one male captive-born Amur 

leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) 

from the Parco Faunistico La Torbiera 

Zoo, Piemonte, Italy, to enhance the 

propagation or survival of the species. 

This notification is for a single import. 

Applicant: St. Catherine’s Island 

Foundation, Midway, GA; PRT– 

34507C 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export 12 male captive-born ring-tailed 

lemurs (Lemur catta) to Australia Zoo, 

Queensland, Australia, to enhance the 

propogation or survival of the species. 

This notification is for a single export. 

Applicant: Auburn University, Auburn, 

AL; PRT–33510C 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import biological samples from captiveheld Asian elephants (Elephas 

maximus) from Canada for the purpose 

of scientific research. This notification 

covers activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Applicant: Columbus Zoo & Aquarium, 

Powell, Ohio; PRT–28059C 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export two captive-born bonobo (Pan 

paniscus) to Germany to enhance the 

propagation or survival of the species. 

This notification is for a single export. 

Applicant: Thomas Wright, Queen 

Creek, AZ; PRT–21374C 

The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for the golden parakeet 

(Guaruba guarouba) 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: Ripley’s Aquarium 

(Gatlinburg), L.L.C., Gatlinburg, TN; 

PRT–72630A 

The applicant requests a renewal of a 

captive-bred wildlife registration under 

50 CFR 17.21(g) for the jackass penguin 

(Spheniscus demersus) 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: Lucky 7 Exotics Ranch, 

Eden, TX; PRT–70470A 

The applicant requests a renewal of a 

captive-bred wildlife registration under 

50 CFR 17.21(g) for barasingha 

(Rucervus duvaucelii), Eld’s deer 

(Rucervus eldii), Arabian oryx (Oryx 

leucoryx), 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. 

Multiple Trophy Applicants 

The following applicants each request 

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, to enhance the 

propagation or survival of the species. 

Applicant: Ronald D. Urbanczyk, San 

Antonio, TX; PRT–36855C 

Applicant: Richard Frank Rueden, New 

Berlin, WI; PRT–35535C 

Applicant: John T. Tubbs, Belgrade, MT; 

PRT–33449C 

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 

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 

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 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. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21660 Filed 10–6–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–HQ–ES–2017–N096; 

FXHC11220900000–167–FF09E33000; OMB 

Control Number 1018–0148] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Land-Based Wind Energy 

Guidelines 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(Service) are proposing to renew an 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 11, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the 

information collection request (ICR) by 

mail to the Service Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275 

Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– 

3803 (mail); or by email to Info_Coll@

fws.gov. Please reference OMB Control 

Number 1018–0148 in the subject line of 

your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum, 

Service Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, by email at Info_

Coll@fws.gov, or by telephone at (703) 

358–2503. 

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. 


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