[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 237 (Thursday, December 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 68291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32816]
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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.):
PRT-005314
Applicant: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
The applicant requests a permit to export and re-import non-living
museum specimens of endangered and threatened species of insects
previously accessioned into the permittee's collection for scientific
research. This notification covers activities conducted by the
applicant for a five year period.
PRT-005629
Applicant: The Elephant Sanctuary, Hohenwald, TN
The applicant requests a permit to buy one female Asian elephant
(Elephas maximus) in interstate commerce for the purpose of enhancement
of the survival of the species.
PRT-005532
Applicant: Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, NE
The applicant requests a permit to export Western Lowland gorilla
(Gorilla gorilla gorilla) semen to Johannesburg Zoo, South Africa for
the purpose of captive propagation for the enhancement of the survival
of the species.
PRT-004720
Applicant: American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
The applicant requests a permit to import brown lemur subspecies
(Eulemur fulvus albocollaris, collaris, rufus, albifrons, and sanfordi)
blood samples from Madagascar for the purpose of enhancement of the
survival of the species.
PRT-005708
Applicant: Praveen Karanth, Albany, NY
The applicant requests a permit to export samples taken from a
captive-born gray langur (Semnopithecus entellus) for the purpose of
scientific research.
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 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: December 4, 1998.
Mary Ellen Amtower,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 98-32816 Filed 12-9-98; 8:45 am]
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