98-4260. Receipt of Applications for Permit

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8657-8658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4260]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


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: Exotic Feline Breeding Compound, Inc., Rosamond, CA, 
PRT-839056.
    The applicant requests a permit to import one captive-born male 
Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) from Estonia for the purpose 
of enhancement through captive propagation.
    Applicant: Grand Canyon Monitoring & Research Ctr., Flagstaff, AZ, 
PRT-839107.
    The applicant requests a permit to import up to 210 preserved 
specimens of Kanab ambersnail (Oxyloma haydeni kanabensis) from Canada 
for the purpose of scientific research related to taxonomic 
identification.
    Applicant: John J. Schumann, Jr., Vero Beach, FL, PRT-839357.
    The applicant requests a permit to import the 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 enhancement of the survival of the species.
    Applicant: David Roberts, Madison, WI, PRT-839037.
    The applicant requests a permit to import 2 male and 7 female 
certified bred-in-captivity Cabot's tragopan (Tragopan caboti) from 
Glenn Howe, Ontario, Canada, for the purpose of enhancement of the 
survival of the species through captive propagation.
    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.
    The public is invited to comment on the following applications for 
a permit 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: Institute of Marine Science, University of California, 
Santa Cruz, CA, PRT-839099.
    Permit Type: Take for Scientific Research.
    Name and Number of Animals: Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), 
400.
    Summary of Activity to be Authorized: Analysis of tissue samples to 
determine metabolic activity and model energy reserves.
    Source of Marine Mammals: The samples will be provided to the 
applicant by Fish and Wildlife Service, Marine Mammals Management 
Office biologists. The samples are taken from walrus killed during 
Native American subsistence hunts.
    Period of Activity: Up to 5 years from issuance date of permit, if 
issued.
    Applicant: Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL, PRT-838930.
    Permit Type: Take for scientific research.
    Name and Number of Animals: West Indian manatee (Trichechus 
manatus), up to 70.
    Summary of Activity to be Authorized: The applicant requests a

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permit to perform in-water observations of manatees to determine gender 
for life history studies.
    Source of Marine Mammals: Sarasota Bay, Florida.
    Period of Activity: Up to 5 years from issuance date of permit, if 
issued.
    Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, the Office of Management Authority is forwarding copies of 
this application to the Marine Mammal Commission and the Committee of 
Scientific Advisors for their review.
    Applicant: John Abercrombie, Las Vegas, NV, PRT-839323.
    The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus 
maritimus) sport-hunted from the Southern Beaufort Sea polar bear 
population, Northwest Territories, Canada for personal use.
    Applicant: Wallace Gott, Upland, CA, PRT-839315.
    The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus 
maritimus) sport-hunted prior to April 30, 1994, from the Northern 
Beaufort Sea polar bear population, Northwest Territories, Canada for 
personal use.
    Applicant: Jesse Kirk, Irving, TX, PRT-838024.
    The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus 
maritimus) sport-hunted from the Northern Beaufort Sea polar bear 
population, Northwest Territories, Canada for personal use.
    Written data or comments, requests for copies of the complete 
application, or requests for a public hearing on this application 
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: February 13, 1998.
Mary Ellen Amtower,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 98-4260 Filed 2-19-98; 8:45 am]
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