[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 139 (Thursday, July 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 37488]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18185]
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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 of the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.):
PRT-816827
Applicant: Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL
The applicant requests a permit to import samples from wild Yacare
(Caiman yacare), broad snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) and black
caiman (Melanosuchus niger) in Bolivia for DNA characterization to aid
Bolivia's conservation and enforcement programs for these species in
the wild. This notification covers activities conducted by the
applicant over a five year period.
PRT-816842
Applicant: William Heubaum, Dakota Dunes, SD
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.
PRT-816854
Applicant: Henry Doorly Zoo, Center for Conservation & Research,
Omaha, NE
The applicant requests reissuance and amendment of a previously
issued permit, 796331, to import blood samples from wild, captive-held
and captive-born galapagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra) from locations
world-wide for scientific research to benefit the species in the wild.
This notification covers activities conducted by the applicant over a
five year period.
PRT-816107
Applicant: Bear Country, U.S.A., Rapid City, SD
The applicant requests a permit to export one male and four female
captive-born gray wolf (Canis lupus) to the Calgary Zoo, Calgary,
Alberta, Canada for the purpose of enhancement of the species through
conservation education.
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.
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
430, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Phone: (703/358-2104); FAX: (703/358-
2281).
Dated: July 12, 1996.
Caroline Anderson,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 96-18185 Filed 7-17-96; 8:45 am]
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