[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 103 (Friday, May 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29422-29423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14199]
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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-842872
Applicant: The North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, NC
The applicant requests a permit to export 40 leaf samples from
artificially propagated spreading avens (Geum radiatum) to Acadia
University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, for scientific research.
PRT-842530
Applicant: Carolynn Crutchley, Manheim, PA
The applicant requests a permit to import 10 wild-caught parma
wallabies (Macropus parma) from an introduced population on Kawau
Island, New Zealand, to enhance the survival of the species through
captive-breeding.
PRT-842519
Applicant: L. Renee Irvine, Titusville, FL
The applicant requests a permit to import 2 captive-born golden-
headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) from Ivan Crab,
Nagyborszony, Hungary to enhance the survival of the species through
captive-breeding.
PRT-842517
Applicant: Nicholas Mundy, University of California San Diego, La
Jolla, CA
The applicant requests a permit to re-export hair and DNA samples
from Goeldi's marmoset (Callimico goeldii) to the Anthropological
Institute, Zurich, Switzerland for scientific research.
PRT-842516
Applicant: Nicholas Mundy, University of California San Diego, La
Jolla, CA
The applicant requests a permit to re-export hair and DNA samples
from white-eared marmosets (Callithrix aurita) and buff-headed
marmosets (Callithrix flaviceps) to the Anthropological Institute,
Zurich, Switzerland for scientific research.
PRT-842900
Applicant: Richard Wrangham, Kibale Chimpanzee Project, Harvard
University
The applicant requests a permit to import non-invasive biological
samples collected from East African chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes
schweinfurthii) for the purpose of scientific research.
PRT-842998
Applicant: Brenda Bradley, Anthropolgy Department, State University
of New York, Stony Brook, NY
The applicant requests a permit to import non-invasively collected
biological samples taken from western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
in the Central African Republic 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.
The public is invited to comment on the following application 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).
PRT-773494
Applicant: Florida Department of Natural Resources, St. Petersburg,
FL
Permit Type: Take for scientific research.
Name of Animals: West Indian manatee (Trichecus manatus), Amazonian
manatee (Trichechus inunguis), West African manatee (Trichecus
senegalensis), and Dugong (Dugong dugong).
Summary of Activity to be Authorized: The applicant requests an
amendment to their permit to change the principal officer responsible
for the permit; to conduct up to 5 non-harmful, non-invasive behavioral
and physiological studies on captive West Indian manatees and up to 10
non-harmful, non-invasive behavioral and physiological studies on free-
ranging West Indian manatees; to collect colon temperatures on captive
and wild West Indian manatees in order to describe and analyze vascular
structures that influence thermal insult to the manatee reproductive
system; to do 12 recaptures of West Indian manatees; to implant up to
90 (60 wild and 30 rehabilitated) West Indian manatees with passive
integrated transponder tags; and to import biological samples from wild
or captive specimens of West Indian manatees, Amazonian manatees, West
African manatees, and dugongs.
Source of Marine Mammals: Wild and captive West Indian manatees
within their range in the United States and wild and captive salvage
specimens of West Indian manatee, Amazonian manatee, West African,
dugong where ever found.
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.
PRT-842478
Applicant: David Van Collis, San Ysidro, NM
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.
PRT-842766
Applicant: Wade Marshall, Rainer, OR
The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus
maritimus) sport-hunted from the McClintock Channel polar bear
population, Northwest Territories, Canada for personal use.
PRT-842970
Applicant: Gerald L. Warnoch, Portland, OR
The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus
maritimus) sport-hunted from the McClintock Channel polar bear
population, Northwest Territories, Canada for personal use.
PRT-843165
Applicant: Wallace W. Bednarz, Williamsport, PA
The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus
maritimus) sport-hunted prior to April 30, 1994 from the Viscount
Melville polar bear population, Northwest Territories, Canada for
personal use.
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).
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Dated: May 22, 1998.
MaryEllen Amtower,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 98-14199 Filed 5-28-98; 8:45 am]
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