[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43264-43265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21335]


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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-818228

Applicant: Antibody Systems, Bedford, TX.

    The applicant requests a permit to import blood and tissues samples 
from Komodo Island monitor (Varanus kimodoensis) from Komodo Island, 
Indonesia, for the purpose of scientific research that will benefit the 
species in the wild. This notice covers activities conducted by the 
applicant over a five year period if necessary.

PRT-818329

Applicant: Wild About Cats, Auburn, CA.

    The applicant requests a permit to import one or two captive-born 
cheetah (Acinonyx jubatas) from DeWildt's Cheetah Research Center, 
DeWildt, South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the species 
through conservation education.

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PRT-817981

Applicant: United States Fish and Wildlife Service/Region 2, 
Albuquerque, NM.

    The applicant requests a permit to import five Whooping cranes 
(Grus americana) from Calgary Zoo, Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the 
purpose of enhancing the species by reintroducing them into the wild.

PRT-817982

Applicant: United States Fish and Wildlife Service/Region 2, 
Albuquerque, NM.

    The applicant requests a permit to export three Whooping cranes 
(Grus americana) to Calgary Zoo, Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the 
purpose of enhancement of the species through scientific research and 
propagation.

PRT-817952

Applicant: Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, CA.

    The applicant requests a permit to import a male and female Kagu 
(Rhynochetos jubatus) born in captivity at Le Pac Forestier, New 
Caledonia for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species 
through propagation.

PRT-817949

Applicant: Dale Gibbons, Longview, WA.

    The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy 
of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygarcus 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-818486

Applicant: Duke University Primate Center, Durham, NC.

    The applicant requests a permit to export the placenta of a 
captive-born red ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata ruber) to Dr. Thomas 
Klonisch, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Halle, 
Halle, Germany, for the purpose of scientific research to benefit 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 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: August 16, 1996.
Mary Ellen Amtower,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 96-21335 Filed 8-20-96; 8:45 am]
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