[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 41 (Thursday, February 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7800-7801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4594]



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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.):

PRT-799227

Applicant: Riverbanks Zoological Park, Columbia, SC.

    The applicant requests an amendment to US 799227, to include the 
import of preserved kidneys from captive-held and captive-born 
specimens of black-footed cat (Felis nigripes) that have died in 
captivity in European and African zoos for the purpose of scientific 
research to enhance the survival of the species.

PRT-809007

Applicant: Mark Schriver, Orwigsburg, PA.

    The applicant requests a permit to export 3 male and 2 female 
peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) to Rashid Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum 
for the purposes of enhancement of the survival of the species through 
captive propagation.
    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.
    The public is invited to comment on the following application(s) 
for permits to conduct certain activities with marine mammals. The 
application(s) was/were submitted to satisfy requirements of the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and 
the regulations governing marine mammals (50 CFR 18).

PRT-805014

Applicant: Hofstra University, c/o Victoria Spain, Hempstead, NY.

    Type of Permit: Import for public Display.
    Name and Number of Animals: Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), 2.
    Summary of Activity to be Authorized: The applicant has requested a 
permit to import for the purposes of public display in association with 
a university education program a skin and a pair of pants from two 
polar bears which were legally harvested by Native hunters in Canada.
    Source of Marine Mammals for Research/Public Display: Canada.
    Period of Activity: Up to five years from issuance of a permit, if 
issued.
    Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, the Office of Management Authority is forwarding copies of 
this application to the Marine Mammal Commission and the Committee of 
Scientific Advisors for their review.
    Written data or comments, requests for copies of the complete 
application, or requests for a public hearing on this application 
should be sent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of 
Management Authority, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 420(c), Arlington, 
Virginia 22203, telephone 703/358-2104 or fax 703/358-2281 and must be 
received within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice. 
Anyone requesting a hearing should give specific reasons why a hearing 
would be appropriate. The holding of such hearing is at the discretion 
of the Director.
    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).


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    Dated: February 23, 1996.

Caroline Anderson,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 96-4594 Filed 2-28-96; 8:45 am]

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