[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 227 (Wednesday, November 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65214-65215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31507]
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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: The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, PRT-
004641.
The applicant requests a permit to import 8 scientific specimens of
mouse lemurs (Microcebus sp.) collected in the wild in Madagascar, for
the purpose of scientific research.
Applicant: University of Arizona, Laboratory of Molecular
Systematics and Evolution, Tucson, AZ, PRT-837560.
The applicant requests amendment of their permit to import tissue
samples taken from captive-held and/or wild chimpanzees (Pan
troglodytes), pygmy chimpanzees (Pan paniscus), gorilla (Gorilla
gorilla), and orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) for the purpose of scientific
research.
Applicant: Rhinoceros Advisory Group of the American Zoo and
Aquarium Association, Cumberland, OH, PRT-004917.
The applicant requests a permit to import for the Honolulu Zoo, HI,
one captive-born female black rhinoceros from the Asa Hiroshima Zoo
Park, JP, for the purpose of captive propagation for the enhancement of
the survival of the species.
Applicant: The National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC,
PRT-004868.
The applicant requests a permit to import the skin and skull and
skeletal elements of one Kara-Tau argali (Ovis ammon nigrimontana) and
one Kazakhstan argali (Ovis ammon collium) from the Republic of
Kasakhstan for the purpose of scientific research and species
identification.
Applicant: International Animal Exchange, Ferndale, MI, PRT-004862.
The applicant requests a permit for foreign commerce to purchase
one male and one female jaguar (Panthera onca) from Tierpark Nadermann,
Germany and sell to Taegu Talsung Park Zoo, Korea for the purpose of
enhancement of survival of the species through conservation education
and captive propagation.
Applicant: Howard Covey, Phoenix, AZ, PRT-005201.
The Applicant request a permit to import sport-hunted trophy of one
male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus dorcas) culled from a captive herd
maintained under the management program of the Republic of South
Africa, for the purpose of enchancement of the survival of the species.
Applicant: Zoological Society of San Diego, Escondido, CA, PRT-
004996.
The applicant requests a permit to import 5 Lesser Rheas (Rhea
pennata) from Tiergarten Hubertus, Vossberg, Dotlingen, Germany, for
the enhancement of the survival of the species through captive
propagation and conservation education.
Written data or comments should be submitted to the Director, U.S.
Fish and
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Wildlife Service, Office of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax
Drive, Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203 and must be received by the
Director within 30 days of the date of this publication.
Documents and other information submitted with these applications
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 following office within 30
days of the date of publication of this notice: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Office of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room
700, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Phone: (703/358-2104); FAX: (703/358-
2281).
Dated: November 20, 1998.
MaryEllen Amtower,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 98-31507 Filed 11-24-98; 8:45 am]
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