96-12854. Notice of Receipt of Applications for Permit

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25686-25687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12854]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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-810353.

Applicant: Camp Cooley Ranch, Franklin, TX

    The applicant requests a permit to authorize interstate and foreign 
commerce, export, and cull of excess male barasingha (Cervus duvauceli) 
from their captive herd for the purpose of enhancement of the survival 
of the species.
    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 430, 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(s) 
for permits to conduct certain activities with marine mammals. The 
application(s) was/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-814780

Applicant: Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA.

    Type of Permit: Import for public display.
    Name and Number of Animals: Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), 1.
    Summary of Activity to be Authorized: The applicant has requested a 
permit to import one polar bear legally harvested in the Northwest 
Territories, Canada for the purposes of public display.
    Source of Marine Mammals for Research/Public Display: Canada.
    Period of Activity: Up to five years from issuance of a permit, if 
issued.
    Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, the Office of Management Authority is forwarding copies to 
the Marine Mammal Commission and the Committee of Scientific Advisors 
for their review.
    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 430, 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 hearing is at the discretion 
of the Director.

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    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 within 30 days of the date of 
publication of this notice at the above address.

    Dated: May 17, 1996.
Caroline Anderson,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 96-12854 Filed 5-21-96; 8:45 am]
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