[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15958-15959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8956]



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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: Cherie D. Ecker, Lake Forest, IL, PRT-812762

    The applicant amends a request for a permit to purchase in 
interstate commerce and export one pair of White-eared pheasant 
(Crossoptilon crossoptilon) and one pair of Brown-eared pheasant 
(Crossoptilon mantchuricum), to Al Bustan Farms, Sharjah, United Arab 
Emirates for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species 
through propagation. The original notification appeared in the Federal 
Register Vol. 61, No. 32, 6021, published February 15, 1996, pursuant 
to Section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 
U.S.C. 1531, et seq.).

Applicant: Circus Tihany, Sarasota, FL, PRT-812762

    The applicant requests a permit to export and import captive-born 
tigers (Panthera tigris) and progeny of the animals currently held by 
the applicant and any animals acquired in the United States by the 
applicant to/from worldwide locations to enhance the survival of the 
species through conservation education. This notification covers 
activities conducted by the applicant over a three year period.

Applicant: Michael Alvard, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, PRT-813132

    The applicant requests a permit to import crania and mandibles of 
mountain anoa (Bubalus quariesi), lowland anoa (B. depressicornis) and 
babirusa (Babyrousa babyrousa) salvaged from subsistence hunters on 
Sulawesi, Indonesia, for the purpose of scientific research.

Applicant: Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum, La Jolla, CA, PRT-809683

    The applicant requests a permit to export one captive-held green 
sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) to the Procuraduria Federal de Proteccion 
al Ambiente Delegacion Estatal, Baja California, Mexico, for release 
into Pacific ocean waters.

Applicant: Duke University Primate Center, Durham, NC, PRT-772901

    The applicant requests an amendment to their permit to include the 
import of two captive-born male golden bamboo lemurs (Hapalemur aureus) 
from the Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza, Antananarivo, 
Madagascar, in addition to two male and two female wild caught golden 
bamboo lemurs from the Department of Water and Forests, Madagascar, for 
the purposes of enhancement of the species through captive breeding.
    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 430, 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

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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).

Applicant: National Biological Service, Gainesville, FL, PRT-791721

Type of Permit: Scientific research
Name and Number of Animals: Sirenia, unlimited

    Summary of Activity to be Authorized: The applicant has requested 
an amendment to their permit, PRT-791721, to authorize for the purposes 
of scientific research the import, export, and re-export of biological 
samples from live and dead sirenians collected in the course of 
scientific research.
    Source of Marine Mammals for Research/Public Display: various 
countries; live and dead specimens as allowed by the laws of that 
country.
    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 430, 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 within 30 days of the date of 
publication of this notice at the above address.

    Dated: April 5, 1996.
Caroline Anderson,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 96-8956 Filed 4-9-96; 8:45 am]
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