[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65229-65230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31482]


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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: Jeffry Eberhart, Dallas, GA, PRT-822430.
    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.
    Applicant: Dewey Morrison Dalton, Dallas, TX, PRT-822764.
    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.
    Applicant: Derek Baker, San Jose, CA, PRT-821239.
    The applicant amends a request for a permit to import 25 Asian 
bonytongue (Scleropages formosus) from P.S. Bintang Kalbor, Lakimantan, 
Indonesia for the purpose of survival of the species through 
propagation. The original request was to import three Asian bonytonque 
and the notification appeared in the Federal Register Vol. 61. No. 26, 
page 55013, published October 23, 1996, pursuant to Section 10(c) of 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et 
seq.)
    Applicant: Teri Embery, Bartlesvillew, OK, PRT-822244.
    On November 20, 1996, Federal Register/Vol. 61, No. 225, page 
59106, column 3, the following notice was published:
    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.
    The animal requested in this application should have been listed as 
a male.
    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).
    Applicant: Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, Tacoma, WA, PRT-822531.
    Type of Permit: Import for public display.
    Name and Number of Animals: Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), 2.
    Summary of Activity to be Authorized: The applicant has requested a 
permit to import two polar bears presently held at the Calgary Zoo, 
Canada, which were legally removed from the wild at Churchill, 
Manitoba.
    Source of Marine Mammals for Research/Public Display: Canada.
    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

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a copy of such documents within 30 days of the date of publication of 
this notice at the above address.

    Dated: December 6, 1996.
Mary Ellen Amtower,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 96-31482 Filed 12-10-96; 8:45 am]
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