Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt of Permit Applications (applicant: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Neuroscience, Dallas, TX; Permit No.[...]

Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt of Permit Applications

DATES:

Comments will be accepted on or before August 21, 2026. Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES , below) must be received by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on the closing date.

To ensure your comment is received and considered, you must submit it using one of the methods identified in the ADDRESSES section of this document. Comments submitted through any method not authorized in this document, or sent to an address not listed here, will not be considered.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Comment Procedures

A. How do I comment on submitted applications?

We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment on these applications. Before issuing any of the requested permits, we will take into consideration any information that we receive during the public comment period.

You may submit your comments and materials by one of the methods in ADDRESSES . We will not consider comments sent by email or to an address not in ADDRESSES . We will not consider or include in our administrative record comments we receive after the close of the comment period (see DATES ).

When submitting comments, please specify the name of the applicant and the permit number at the beginning of your comment. Provide sufficient information 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.

B. May I review comments submitted by others?

You may view and comment on others' public comments at https://www.regulations.gov unless our allowing so would violate the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).

C. Who will see my comments?

If you submit a comment at https://www.regulations.gov, your entire comment, including any personal identifying information, will be posted on the website. If you submit a hardcopy comment that includes personal identifying information, such as your address, phone number, or email address, 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. Moreover, all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their entirety.

II. Background

To help us carry out our conservation responsibilities for affected species, and in consideration of section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ), we invite public comments on permit applications before final action is taken. With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits certain activities with listed species unless Federal authorization is issued that allows such activities. Permits issued under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA allow otherwise prohibited activities for scientific purposes or to enhance the propagation or survival of the affected species. Service regulations regarding prohibited activities with endangered species, captive-bred wildlife registrations, and permits for any activity otherwise prohibited by the ESA with respect to any endangered species are available in title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations in part 17.

III. Permit Applications

We invite comments on the following applications.

Applicant: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Neuroscience, Dallas, TX; Permit No. PER32930498

The applicant requests authorization to import biological samples derived from captive-born grey mouse lemur ( Microcebus murinus ) for the purpose of scientific research. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

Applicant: Matson's Laboratory, Manhattan, MT; Permit No. PER33283644

The applicant requests a permit to import tooth samples extracted from Przewalski's horse ( Equus przewalskii ) skulls from France, to Montana, for the purpose of scientific research. This notification is for a single import.

Applicant: Bramble Park Zoo, Watertown, SD; Permit No. PER19978932

On June 16, 2025, we published a Federal Register notice inviting the public to comment on an application for authorization to conduct certain activities with endangered and threatened species (90 FR 25359). We are now republishing the notice to allow the public the opportunity to review additional information that was submitted after the initial publication. The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species, 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: James Badman, Mesa, AZ; Permit No. PER33159692

The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following species, 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: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia DBA Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel, Philadelphia, PA; Permit No. PER33310393

The applicant requests the renewal of their permit to export and re-import non-living museum specimens of endangered and threatened species previously accessioned into the applicant's collection for scientific research. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.

Multiple Trophy Applicants

The following applicants request permits to import sport-hunted trophies of male bontebok ( Damaliscus pygargus pygargus ) culled from a captive herd from the Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancing the propagation or survival of the species.

• Applicant: Mathew Olsen, Victoria, TX; Permit No. PER33005203
• Applicant: Nicholas Austin Hardin, Houston, TX; Permit No. PER33006943
• Applicant: David Asal, Farmville, VA; Permit No. PER33009911

IV. Next Steps

After the comment period closes, we will make decisions regarding permit issuance. If we issue permits to any of the applicants listed in this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register . You may locate the notice announcing the permit issuance by searching https://www.regulations.gov for the permit number listed above in this document. For example, to find information about the potential issuance of Permit No. 12345A, you would go to regulations.gov and search for "12345A".

V. Authority

We issue this notice under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ), and its implementing regulations.