[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 6860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3952]



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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(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.):

PRT-811103

Applicant: Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY.

    The applicant requests a permit to export one pair of captive-born 
babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa) to Singapore Zoological Gardens for the 
purpose of enhancement of the species through captive-breeding.

PRT-811128

Applicant: Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY.

    The applicant requests a permit to import one pair of captive-born 
babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa) from Singapore Zoological Gardens for 
the purpose of enhancement of the species through captive-breeding.

PRT-810936

Applicant: Mary Killett, Sykesville, MD.

    The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy 
of a leopard (Panthera pardus) to be taken in the Central African 
Republic for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.

PRT-811287

Applicant: Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, 
Olympia, WA.

    The applicant requests a permit to import 20 to 30 woodland caribou 
(Rangifer tarandus caribou) per year for three years from the Blue 
River/Wells Grey Park and Prince George populations in British 
Columbia, Canada, to establish a population in northeastern Washington 
for enhancement of the species in accordance with the recovery plan for 
the species. This notification covers activities conducted by the 
applicant over a period of five years.

PRT-808448

Applicant: Peter Papac, Montesano, WA.

    The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy 
of one male Kara Tau argali (Ovis ammon nigrimontana) from Kazakhstan 
for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.

PRT-811272

Applicant: Jeanne Mortimer, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

    The applicant request a permit to import blood samples and gut 
contents from green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill sea 
turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) located on beaches or in waters on/
around the Republic of Seychelles and Chagos Islands, British Indian 
Ocean Territory for the purpose of scientific research to benefit the 
species. This notification covers activities conducted by the applicant 
over a period of five years.

PRT-810606

Applicant: Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San 
Antonio, TX.

    The applicant requests a permit to import tissue and blood samples 
of captive-born golden lion tamarins (Leontophithecus rosalia rosalia) 
from the Skansen Zoo, Sweden, for the purpose of enhancement of the 
species through scientific research.
    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: February 16, 1996.
Caroline Anderson,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 96-3952 Filed 2-21-96; 8:45 am]
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