[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-814]


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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.):
    Applicant: Konopacky Environmental, Meridian, ID, PRT-785643.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (collect) Utah valvata 
snail (Valvata utahensis), Banbury Springs limpet (Lanx spp.), Idaho 
Spring snail (Pyrgulopsis idahoensis), Bliss Rapids snails (Undescribed 
hydrobiid genus & species), and Snake River Physa snail (Physa 
natricina) to determine their presence or absence in the Snake River 
Drainage, Idaho.
    Applicant: San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA, PRT-785441.
    The applicant requests a permit to import 2 female captive-bred 
Persian fallow deer (Dama dama mesopotamica) from the Opel Zoo, 
Kronberg, Germany, for breeding purposes to enhance the survival of the 
species.
    Applicant: Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research, Gainesville, 
FL, PRT-724540.
    The applicant requests a permit to import blood and tissue samples 
of the following sea turtle species for studies on nutrition, 
demography, and growth rates: green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), 
Pacific green sea turtle (C. m. agassiszi), loggerhead sea turtle 
(Caretta caretta), hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), olive 
(Pacific) ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), Kemps' (Atlantic) 
ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii), and leatherback sea turtle 
(Dermochelys coriacea). Samples will be collected throughout the 
turtles' range and the live turtles will be released at the site of 
capture. No animals will be held in captivity.
    Applicant: Jardin Zoologica de Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR, PRT-
784619.
    The applicant requests a permit to export one male tiger (Panthera 
tigris) to Parque Zoologico Nacional, Dominican Republic, for breeding 
purposes to enhance the survival of the species.
    Applicant: E.T. Trader, Withams, VA, PRT-785361.
    The applicant requests a permit to purchase in interstate commerce 
2 pairs of captive-bred Nene geese (Branta sandvicensis) for breeding 
purposes to enhance the survival of the species.
    Applicant: National Wildlife Health Research Center, Madison, WI, 
PRT-783742.
    The applicant requests a permit to import sera samples from 
captive-hatched crane species: white-naped crane (Grus vipio), 
manchurian crane (Grus japonensis) and siberian white crane (Grus 
leucogeranus) for scientific research on inclusion body disease.
    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 432, 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 
420(c), Arlington, Virginia 22203. Phone: (703/358-2104); FAX: (703/
358-2281).

    Dated: January 7, 1994.
Susan Jacobsen,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 94-814 Filed 1-12-94; 8:45 am]
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