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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; 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.

Applicant: William Sample, Shreveport,
LA; PRT–95494B
Applicant: Chris Peyerk, Shelby
Township, MI; PRT–15499B
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch
of Permits, Division of Management
Authority.
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Applicant: Arthur Bullard, Colorado
City, TX; PRT–15466B
The applicant requests a captive-bred
wildlife registration under 50 CFR
17.21(g) for scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx
dammah) to enhance the species’
propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Applicant: Arthur Bullard, Colorado
City, TX; PRT–15405B
The applicant requests a permit
authorizing interstate and foreign
commerce, export, and cull of excess for
scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah)
from the captive herd maintained at
their facility, for the purpose of
enhancement of the survival of the
species. This notification covers
activities over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Volusia Co. Marine Science
Center, Ponce Inlet, FL; PRT–11850B
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Applicant: Douglas Haywood, Las
Cruces, NM; PRT–10614B

Geological Survey

A. Endangered Species

The applicant requests a permit to
export a green sea turtle (Chelonia
mydas) which was removed from the
wild in 2011 due to a boat strike and is
now non-releasable, to Merlin
Entertainments’ Weymouth SeaLife
Park, Weymouth, England, for the
purpose of enhancement of the survival
of the species.

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Applicant: Michael Van Ambrose, Sugar
Land, TX; PRT–13861B

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

III. Permit Applications

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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.

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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Notice of an Extension of an
Information Collection Proposed
Information Collection; Nonindigenous
Aquatic Species Sighting Reporting
Form
United States Geological
Survey (USGS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an extension of a
currently approved information
collection (1028–0098).
AGENCY:

We (the U.S. Geological
Survey) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve the information collection (IC)
described below. To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
and as part of our continuing efforts to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, we invite the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on this IC. This
IC is scheduled to expire on December
31, 2013.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before November 25, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this information collection to the
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston,
VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7197 (fax);
or dgovoni@usgs.gov (email). Please
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reference ‘‘Information Collection 1028–
0098’’ in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information, please
contact Pam Fuller at (352) 264–3481 or
pfuller@usgs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
America is under siege by many
harmful non-native species of plants,
animals, and microorganisms. More
than 6,500 nonindigenous species are
now established in the United States,
posing risks to native species, valued
ecosystems, and human and wildlife
health. These invaders extract a huge
cost. The current annual environmental,
economic, and health-related costs of
invasive species exceed those of all
other natural disasters combined.
USGS plays an important role in
federal efforts to combat invasive
species in natural and semi-natural
areas through early detection and
assessment of newly established
invaders, monitoring of invading
populations; improving understanding
of the ecology of invaders and factors in
the resistance of habitats to invasion.
USGS provides the tools, technology,
and information supporting efforts to
prevent, contain, control, and manage
invasive species nationwide. USGS also
develops methods for compiling and
synthesizing accurate and reliable data
and information on invasive species,
and the development of information
products to meet user needs, for
inclusion in a distributed and integrated
web-based information system.
As part of the USGS Invasive Species
Program, the Nonindigenous Aquatic
Species (NAS) database (http://
nas.er.usgs.gov) functions as a
repository and clearinghouse for
occurrence information on
nonindigenous aquatic species from
across the United States. It contains
locality information on more than 1,100
species of vertebrates, invertebrates, and
vascular plants introduced since 1850.
Taxa include foreign species as well as
those native to North America that have
been transported outside of their natural
range. The NAS Web site provides
immediate access to new occurrence
records through a real-time interface
with the NAS database. Visitors to the
Web site can use a set of predefined
queries to obtain lists of species
according to state or hydrologic basin of
interest. Fact sheets, distribution maps,
and information on new occurrences are
continually posted and updated.
Dynamically generated species
distribution maps show the spatial
accuracy of the locations reported,

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population status, and links to more
information about each report.
Information is collected from the
public regarding the distribution of
nonindigenous aquatic species,
primarily fish, in open waters of the
United States. This is vital information
for early detection and rapid response
for the possible eradication of organisms
that may be considered invasive in a
natural environment such as a lake,
river, stream, or pond. Because it is not
possible for USGS scientists to monitor
all open waters for harmful
nonindigenous organisms, the public
can help by serving as the ‘‘eyes and
ears’’ for the USGS’s Nonindigenous
Aquatic Species Database Program.
The USGS does not actively solicit
this information. Participation in the
reporting process is completely
voluntary. Members of the public who
wish to report the occurrence of a
suspected nonindigenous aquatic
species, usually encountered through
fishing or some other outdoor
recreational activity, may fill out and
submit a form (http://nas.er.usgs.gov/
SightingReport.aspx) posted on our Web
site. The information requested includes
type of organism, date and location of
sighting, photograph(s) if available, and
basic observer information (to allow the
USGS to contact the observer in the
event additional information is needed,
such as the color markings and size of
the specimen collected or observed, to
verify the identity of the organism).
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028–0098.
Title: Nonindigenous Aquatic Species
Sighting Reporting Form.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: State and local
government employees and private
individuals.
Respondent’s Obligation: None;
voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Occasional.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 400.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
400.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 67 hours.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: None.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor and
you are not required to respond to a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
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III. Request for Comments
We invite comments as to: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the agency
to perform its duties, including whether
the information is useful; (b) the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) how
to minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Please note that comments submitted
in response to this notice are a matter
of public record. 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.
Dated: September 18, 2013.
Anne Kinsinger,
Associate Director for Biolog U.S. Geological
Survey.
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Renewal of Approved Information
Collection
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) invites public
comments on, and plans to request
approval to continue, the collection of
information from those who wish to
adopt and obtain title to wild horses and
burros. The Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) has assigned control
number 1004–0042 to this information
collection.

SUMMARY:

Please submit comments on the
proposed information collection by
November 25, 2013.

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Comments may be
submitted by mail, fax, or electronic
mail.
Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C
Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention:
Jean Sonneman, Washington, DC 20240.
Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202–245–
0050.
Electronic mail: Jean_Sonneman@
blm.gov.
Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–0042’’
regardless of the form of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sally Spencer, at 202–912–7265.
Persons who use a telecommunication
device for the deaf may call the Federal
Information Relay Service at 1–800–
877–8339, to leave a message for Ms.
Spencer.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which
implement provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521,
require that interested members of the
public and affected agencies be given an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)).
This notice identifies an information
collection that the BLM plans to submit
to OMB for approval. The Paperwork
Reduction Act provides that an agency
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Until OMB approves a collection of
information, you are not obligated to
respond.
The BLM will request a 3-year term of
approval for this information collection
activity. Comments are invited on: (1)
The need for the collection of
information for the performance of the
functions of the agency; (2) the accuracy
of the agency’s burden estimates; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(4) ways to minimize the information
collection burden on respondents, such
as use of automated means of collection
of the information. A summary of the
public comments will accompany our
submission of the information collection
requests to OMB.
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.
ADDRESSES:

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