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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 

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-787898

Applicant: Robert Angell, Boise, ID.

    The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy 
of one bontebok (Damaliscus dorcas dorcas) culled from the captive herd 
maintained by Mrs. P. Cawood, ``Gannahoek'', Cradock, Republic of South 
Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of survival of the species.

PRT-781545

Applicant: P & D Technologies, Orange, CA.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey and monitor) 
California least tern (Sterna antillarum browni) in Bariquitos Lagoon, 
San Diego County, and Terminal Island, Los Angeles County, California, 
for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.

PRT-676811

Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Regional Director, Region 
2.

    The applicant requests an amendment to their current permit to 
include activities for the San Xavier talussnail (Sonorella eremita) if 
and when it becomes Federally protected as endangered or threatened 
under the U.S. Endangered Species Act for the purpose of scientific 
research and enhancement of propagation and survival of the species as 
prescribed by Service recovery documents.

PRT-704930

Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Regional Director, Region 
6.

    The applicant requests an amendment to their current permit to 
include activities for the Kootenai River white sturgeon (Acipenser 
transmontanus) if and when it becomes Federally protected as endangered 
or threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act for the purpose of 
scientific research and enhancement of propagation and survival of the 
species as prescribed by Service recovery documents.

PRT-785148

Applicant: Ogden Environmental & Energy Services, San Diego, CA.

    The applicant requests an amendment to their current permit to take 
(collect and sacrifice) one male Riverside fairy shrimp 
(Streptocephalus woottoni) for voucher specimens from each vernal pool 
sampled in Los Angeles, Riverside and San Diego Counties, California, 
to determine the presence or absence of the species. Soil sampling of 
potential vernal pool areas and laboratory rehydration will be 
conducted during the dry season to determine the presence or absence of 
the species for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the 
species.

PRT-746056

Applicant: LSA Associates, Inc., Riverside, CA.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, collect hair 
samples, and release) Stephen's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) and 
the Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris pacificus) in 
Riverside, San Diego, and San Bernardino Counties for the purpose of 
determining the presence or absence of this species.

PRT-787553

Applicant: Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley, MN.

    The applicant requests a permit to purchase in interstate commerce 
one male Andean condor (Vulture gryphus) from the San Diego Zoo to 
enhance the propagation and survival through conservation education.

PRT-787846

Applicant: Oklahoma City Zoo, Oklahoma City, OK.

    The applicant requests a permit to import one male babyrousa 
(Babyrousa babyrussa) from the Vienna Zoo, Wien, Austria, to enhance 
the propagation and survival through breeding.

PRT-787644

Applicant: William Vanherweg & Stephen Tabor, Bakersfield, CA.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (live-trap and release) the 
Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides) in Kern County, 
CA, to determine the presence or absence of this species for the 
purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.

PRT-787037

Applicant: Branchipod Research Group, USDA, San Diego, CA.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (collect and sacrifice) the 
Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) for voucher specimens 
from each vernal pool sampled in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Riverside 
Counties, California, to determine the presence or absence of the 
species for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.

PRT-787645

Applicant: Thomas Olsen Associates, Inc., Hemet, CA.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) the 
Delhi Sands Flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis) in 
San Bernardino County to study the biological requirements of the 
species.

PRT-788031

Applicant: Oakhill Center for Rare and Endangered Species, Oklahoma, 
OK.

    The applicant requests a permit to import a female captive-born 
Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) from Assiniboine Park Zoo, 
Canada, for the purpose of enhancement of propagation and survival of 
the species.

PRT-787917

Applicant: Earth Technology Corp., Colton, CA.

    The applicant requests a permit to take the Riverside fairy shrimp 
(Streptocephalus wootini) from vernal pools and ponded water at March 
Air Force Base, Riverside County, CA, to determine the presence or 
absence of this species for the purpose of enhancement and survival of 
the species.

PRT-786037

Applicant: Fort Worth Zoo, Fort Worth, TX.

    The applicant requests a permit to import samples taken from 
captive-held Jamaican iguanas (Cyclura collei) at the Hope Zoo, 
Kingston, Jamaica, for genetic research aimed to enhance the 
propagation and 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 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: March 25, 1994.
Susan Jacobsen,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 94-7607 Filed 3-30-94; 8:45 am]
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