[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59106-59107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29664]


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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-822113

Applicant: Richard Pickard, Miami Beach, FL

    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-822208

Applicant: Jo-Ann C. Ferre, Carolina, PR

    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-822206

Applicant: Herman Ferre Roig, Carolina, PR

    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-822209

Applicant: Johnny N. Cavazos, Brownsville, TX

    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-822247

Applicant: Denver Zoological Gardens, Denver, CO

    The applicant requests a permit to import one female captive-born 
snow leopard (Uncia uncia) from Calgary Zoo, Alberta, Canada for the 
purpose of enhancement of the species through captive-breeding.

PRT-739682

Applicant: The New York Blood Center, New York, NY

    The applicant requests reissuance of a permit for import of up to 
3000 blood and 400 liver tissue samples taken from wild and captive-
born chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) in Liberia for the purpose of 
enhancement of the survival of the species through scientific research.

PRT-822037

Applicant: David Jessup, Fair Oaks, CA

    The applicant requests a permit to re-export blood samples taken 
from wild black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) in Kenya, to the 
Institute for Zoo Animals and Wildlife Biology in Berlin, Germany for 
disease screening to enhance the survival of the species.

PRT-822244

Applicant: Teri Embery, Bartlesvillew, OK

    The applicant requests a permit for the import of one captive-born 
female leopard cat (Prionailurus b. bengalensis) from Jungle Cat World, 
Ontario, Canada for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the 
species through 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 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

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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: November 15, 1996.
Caroline Anderson,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 96-29664 Filed 11-19-96; 8:45 am]
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