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[FR Doc No: 94-13412]


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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.):

Applicant: Wildlife Conservation Society, Prospect Park Wildlife 
Center, Brooklyn, NY 11225, PRT-790081.

    The applicant requests a permit to purchase in interstate commerce 
four female, captive born, white-fronted wallabies (Macropus parma) 
from the Oklahoma City Zoo for breeding to enhance the propagation and 
survival of the species.

Applicant: Tigerin Peare, Columbus, OH, PRT-790349.

    The applicant requests a permit to collect blood samples from 50 
nesting female and 300 emerging hatchlings of green sea turtles 
(Chelonia mydas) at Melbourne Beach, Florida, for DNA analysis to 
enhance the survival of the species.

Applicant: Tortoise Group, Las Vegas, NV, PRT-789731.

    The applicant requests a permit to euthanize Desert tortoises 
(Gopherus agassizii) donated from the general public. These tortoises 
will be part of a continual selection process as needed to remove those 
with upper respiratory tract disease and to prevent tortoise numbers 
from exceeding the holding capacity of applicant's facilities to 
enhance the survival of the species.

Applicant: Michael Brandman Associates, Sacramento, CA, PRT-782274.

    The applicant requests an amendment to their current permit to take 
(conduct focused field surveys, approach and inspect nests) the least 
Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in Southern California for the 
purpose of determining the presence or absence of this species.

Applicant: Wildlife Conservation Society, New York, NY, PRT-790230.

    The applicant requests a permit to import two male and two female 
Black tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) from Fundacao Parque 
Zoologico, Sao Paulo, Brazil, to enhance the propagation and survival 
of the species through breeding.

Applicant: Laboratory of Molecular Systematics, Washington, DC, PRT-
789980.

    The applicant requests a permit to import one blood sample taken 
from a captive-held male woodrail (Tricholimnas sylvestris) from the 
Taronga Zoo, Mosman, Australia, for genetic research aimed to enhance 
the survival of the species.

Applicant: Greenfalk Consultants, Worthington, OH, PRT-790001.

    The applicant requests a permit to import blood, feathers and 
addled eggs from Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) and gyrfalcons 
(Falco rusticolus) in the wild for the purposes of genetic and 
environmental research to enhance the survival of the species.

Applicant: Exotic Feline Breeding Compound Inc., Rosamond, CA, PRT-
790140.

    The applicant requests a permit to import two captive-bred male 
Chinese leopards (Panthera pardus japonensis) from the Magdeburg 
Zoological Gardens, Magdeburg, Germany, to enhance the propagation and 
survival of the species through breeding.

Applicant: Daniel Varland, Hoquiam, WA, PRT-790136.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, band, color mark, 
and release) Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) in Western 
Washington, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the 
species.

Applicant: Biosystems Analysis, Tiburon, CA, PRT-789996.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture/release) the Cui-
ui sucker (Chasmistes cujus), Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus), 
Shortnose sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris), and Modoc sucker 
(Catastomus microps) throughout the historic range of the species for 
the purpose of determining the presence or absence of this species.

Applicant: David Germano, Bakersfield, CA, PRT-789957.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture/hold/release) 
Tipton's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides), Fresno 
kangaroo rat (D. n. exilis), Giant kangaroo rat (D. ingens), and Blunt-
nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia sila) in Southern California for the 
purpose of enhancing the survival of the species.

Applicant: Brian Foster, San Diego CA, PRT-789253.

    The applicant requests a permit to take the California least tern 
(Sterna antillarum browni) in Southern California for the purpose of 
enhancement of survival of the species.

Applicant: University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, PRT-790167.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, hold, release, 
and sacrifice) the Tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) in Southern 
California for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of 
this species. Up to three fish will be sacrificed for voucher specimens 
from previously unknown areas where this species may occur for the 
purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.

Applicant: Philip Behrends, Solana Beach, CA, PRT-756268.

    The applicant requests an amendment to his current permit to take 
(live-trap and release) the Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus 
longimembris pacificus) in Southern California for species 
identification and scientific research aimed at the enhancement of 
survival of the species.

Applicant: World Center for Birds of Prey, Boise, ID, PRT-787554.

    Applicant requests a permit to import one female captive-bred Harpy 
eagle (Harpia harpyia) from PROFAUNA, Venezuela, to enhance the 
propagation and survival of the species through breeding.

Applicant: Arthur McGowan, Colorado Springs, CO, PRT-790002.

    The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy 
of one male bontebok (Damaliscus dorcas dorcas) culled from the 
captive-herd maintained by Mr. F. Bowker, ``Thornkoof'', Grahamstown, 
South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of survival of the 
species.

Applicant: Robert Patton, San Diego, CA, PRT-789255.

    The applicant requests a permit to take the California least tern 
(Sterna antillarum browni) in Southern California for the purpose of 
enhancement of survival of the species.

Applicant: Elizabeth Copper, Coronado, CA, PRT-789254.

    The applicant requests a permit to take the California least tern 
(Sterna antillarum browni) in Southern California for the purpose of 
enhancement of 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 420(c), 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: May 27, 1994.
Margaret Tieger,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 94-13412 Filed 6-1-94; 8:45 am]
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