[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 246 (Friday, December 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 67340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32303]


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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-823184

Applicant: Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey, Vienna, VA.

    The applicant requests a permit to reexport and reimport Asian 
elephants (Elephas maximus) and Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris), and 
progeny of the animals currently held by the applicant and any animals 
acquired in the United States by the applicant to/from worldwide 
locations to enhance the survival of the species through conservation 
education. This notification covers activities conducted by the 
applicant over a three year period.

PRT-823176

Applicant: Carl Beck, Las Vegas, NV.

    The applicant requests a permit to reexport and reimport one 
leopard (Panthera pardus), and progeny of the animals currently held by 
the applicant and any animals acquired in the United States by the 
applicant to/from worldwide locations to enhance the survival of the 
species through conservation education. This notificatation covers 
activities conducted by the applicant over a three year period.
    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-823259

Applicant: Oregon Coast Aquarium, Newport, OR.

    Type of Permit: Import for public display.
    Name and Number of Animals: Sea otter (Enhydra lutris lutris), 2.
    Summary of Activity to be Authorized: The applicant has requested a 
permit to import for the purpose of public display two, female northern 
sea otters which were captured from the wild near Sheep Bay, Alaska in 
1981.
    Source of Marine Mammals for Research/Public Display: Vancouver, 
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 a copy of such documents within 30 days of the date of 
publication of this notice at the above address.

    Dated: December 16, 1996.
Caroline Anderson,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 96-32303 Filed 12-19-96; 8:45 am]
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