[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 62 (Thursday, April 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15779-15780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8002]
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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
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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-009261
Applicant: Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
The applicant requests a permit to import DNA samples of mantled
howler monkeys (Alouatta palliatta) from Costa Rica. Samples were
collected from animals as part of a study on wild populations
authorized by the Government of Costa Rica. This notice covers
activities conducted by the applicant for a period of five years.
PRT-843425
Applicant: Nashville Zoo, Joelton, TN
The applicant requests a permit to export two captive born White
tigers (Panthera tigris) to the Cango Wildlife Ranch, Oudtshoorn, South
Africa for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species
through conservation education.
PRT-008720
Applicant: Steig Johnson, Berkeley, CA
The applicant requests a permit in affiliation with the University
of Texas, to import blood and hair samples from Brown lemurs (Eulemur
fulvus) collected in the wild in Madagascar, for the purpose of
scientific research.
PRT-009565
Applicant: Fort Worth Zoological Gardens, Fort Worth, TX
The applicant requests a permit to import one male and one female
captive-born Indochinese tigers (Panthera tigris corbetti) from the
Singapore Zoological Gardens, Singapore for the purpose of enhancement
of the survival of the species through captive propagation.
PRT-009590
Applicant: Indianapolis Zoological Society, Inc., Indianapolis, IN
The applicant requests a permit to import two wild and two captive-
bred Grand Cayman ground iguana (Cyclura nubila lewisi) from the
National Trust for the Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands, British West
Indies 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
applications were 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).
PRT-835367
Applicant: Joseph Cavallaro, Frankford, WV
The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus
maritimus) sport-hunted from the Lancaster Sound polar bear population,
Northwest Territories, Canada for personal use.
PRT-009656
Applicant: Daniel L. Heyne, Coldwater, OH
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.
PRT-009133
Applicant: John J. Jackson III, Metairie, LA
The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus
maritimus) sport-hunted from the Lancaster Sound 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 703/358-2104 or fax 703/358-2281 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: March 26, 1999.
MaryEllen Amtower,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 99-8002 Filed 3-31-99; 8:45 am]
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