[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 231 (Friday, November 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 60722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30382]


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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-822376

Applicant: Ms. Devera Stevens, Somerville, TX.

    The applicant requests a permit to export one male and one female 
captive-born tiger (Panthera tigeris) to Nelson Aldana, Quezon City, 
Philippines, for the purpose of enhancement of the species through 
captive breeding and conservation education.

PRT-822182

Applicant: Geneva Farms, Inc., Geneva, FL,

    The applicant requests a permit to import and re-export ten 
Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) hides from Mexico for the 
purpose of enhancement of the survival of 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.
    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-766818

Applicant: AK Fish and Wildlife Research Center, Anchorage, AK.

    Type of Permit: Scientific Research, renewal.
    Name and Number of Animals: Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris), as 
described below.
    Summary of Activity to be Authorized: The applicant has requested 
renewal of the permit to take (capture, recapture instrumented otters, 
immobilize, draw blood, radio-tag, surgically implant 100 with TDR/
transmitter package, sonic tag 25 and release) 225 sea otters (Enhydra 
lutris lutris) in Alaskan waters and 50 sea otters (Enhydra lutris 
nereis) in California waters.
    Source of Marine Mammals for Research/Public Display: Alaskan and 
California waters as described above.
    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: November 22, 1996.
Mary Ellen Amtower,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 96-30382 Filed 11-27-96; 8:45 am]
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