[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 139 (Thursday, July 18, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 37488] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-18185] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 10of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.): PRT-816827 Applicant: Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL The applicant requests a permit to import samples from wild Yacare (Caiman yacare), broad snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) and black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) in Bolivia for DNA characterization to aid Bolivia's conservation and enforcement programs for these species in the wild. This notification covers activities conducted by the applicant over a five year period. PRT-816842 Applicant: William Heubaum, Dakota Dunes, SD The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus dorcas) culled from a captive herd maintained under the management program of the Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. PRT-816854 Applicant: Henry Doorly Zoo, Center for Conservation & Research, Omaha, NE The applicant requests reissuance and amendment of a previously issued permit, 796331, to import blood samples from wild, captive-held and captive-born galapagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra) from locations world-wide for scientific research to benefit the species in the wild. This notification covers activities conducted by the applicant over a five year period. PRT-816107 Applicant: Bear Country, U.S.A., Rapid City, SD The applicant requests a permit to export one male and four female captive-born gray wolf (Canis lupus) to the Calgary Zoo, Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the purpose of enhancement of the species through conservation education. 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. 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 430, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Phone: (703/358-2104); FAX: (703/358- 2281). Dated: July 12, 1996. Caroline Anderson, Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority. [FR Doc. 96-18185 Filed 7-17-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P