[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2382-2383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1031]


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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-822203

Applicant: Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo, Monroe, LA.

    The applicant requests a permit to purchase a female captive-bred 
jaguar (Panthera onca) from Marion Nature Park, Bellview, Florida, for 
the purpose of enhancement of the species through captive propagation.

PRT-824037

Applicant: Siegfried & Roy Enterprises, Inc., Las Vegas, NV.

    The applicants request a permit to import 2 pair of tigers 
(Panthera tigris tigris) born in captivity from Guadalajara Zoo, 
Guadalajara, Mexico for survival of the species through propagation and 
conservation education.

PRT-824036

Applicant: Charles Sammut, Salines, CA.

    The applicant requests a permit to export and reimport one male 
captive born 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 
notification covers activities conducted by the applicant over a three 
year period.

PRT-823928

Applicant: Plumpton Park Zoo, Rising Sun, MD.

    The applicant requests a permit to import one female Siberian tiger 
(Panthera tigris altaica) born in captivity at the Greater Vancouver 
Zoological Centre, Canada, to enhance the survival of the species 
through conservation education.

PRT-823832

Applicant: The Hawthorn Corporation, Grayslake, IL.

    The applicant requests a permit to reexport and reimport captive-
born tigers (Panthera tigris 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 done by the applicant over a three year 
period.

PRT-823896

Applicant: The Jane Goodall Institute's Center for Primate Studies, 
St. Paul, MN.


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    The applicant requests a permit to import chimpanzee (Pan 
troglodytes) hair samples collected from night nests in the Gombe 
National Park, Tanzania, for the purpose of scientific research.
    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: January 10, 1997.
Caroline Anderson,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 97-1031 Filed 1-15-97; 8:45 am]
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