96-17019. Receipt of Applications for Permit

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34857-34858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17019]


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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: David Rostal, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, 
GA, PRT-816535
    The applicant request a permit to import samples from Eastern 
Pacific green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) on nesting beaches on the 
coast of Mexico for the purpose of scientific research that will 
benefit the species in the wild. This notice covers activities 
conducted by the applicant over a five year period.
    Applicant: Laurel Croft, Temecula, CA, PRT-816403
    The applicant requests a permit to export five nene geese (Branta 
sandvicensis) and three Palawan peacock pheasants (Polyplectron 
emphanum) to the Hancock Wildlife Research Center, Surrey, British 
Columbia, Canada, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the 
species through captive propagation.
    Applicant: Zoological Society of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, PRT-
816714
    The applicant requests a permit to import blood, saliva, gastric 
fluid, and hair samples from two captive-held Chimpanzees (Pan 
troglodytes) and one captive-held bonobo (Pan troglodytes) from 
Zoofari, Cuernavaca, Mexico, for diagnostic testing and scientific 
research to enhance 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.
    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

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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: [phone]); FAX: [phone]).

    Dated: June 28, 1996.
Caroline Anderson,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 96-17019 Filed 7-2-96; 8:45 am]
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