98-203. Notice of Receipt of Applications for Permit

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-203]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Notice of Receipt of Applications for Permit

    The following applicants have applied 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.):
    Applicant: Richard T. Adams, Reno, NV, PRT-837459.
    The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy 
of one bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus dorcas) 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: Olds Schupp, Ann Arbor, MI, PRT-837779.
    The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy 
of one bontebok Damaliscus pygargus dorcas 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: Thomas R. Plooy, Anchorage, AK, PRT-837778.
    The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy 
of one bontebok Damaliscus pygargus dorcas 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: S.C. Department of Natural Resources, Columbia, SC, PRT-
834977.
    The applicant requests a permit to export biological samples of 
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles, collected by the South 
Carolina Department of Natural Resources under a Section 6 Agreement 
with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This notice is applicable for 
the proposed activities carried out under the permit, if issued, for a 
period of five years.

    Written data or comments should be submitted to the Director, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Management Authority, 4401 North 
Fairfax Drive, Room 432, Arlington, Virginia 22203 and must be received 
by the Director within 30 days of the date of this publication.
    The public is invited to comment on the following application for 
permits to conduct certain activities with marine mammals. The 
application was submitted to satisfy requirements of the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the 
regulations governing marine mammals (50 CFR 18).
    Applicant: David Dybvig, Tucson, AZ, PRT-837757.
    The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus 
maritimus) sport-hunted from the McClintock Channel polar bear 
population, Northwest Territories, Canada for personal use.

    Written data or comments, requests for copies of any of these 
complete applications, or requests for a public hearing on these 
applications should be sent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Office of Management Authority, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 700, 
Arlington, Virginia 22203, telephone [phone] or fax [phone] 
and must be received within 30 days of the date of publication of this 
notice. Anyone requesting a hearing should give specific reasons why a 
hearing would be appropriate. The holding of such a hearing is at the 
discretion of the Director.
    Documents and other information submitted with the application 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 to the above address within 30 
days of the date of publication of this notice.

    Dated: December 19, 1997.
MaryEllen Amtower,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 98-203 Filed 1-5-98; 8:45 am]
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