[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 128 (Thursday, July 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36070-36071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17448]


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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: Stephen Oliver, Leawood, KS, PRT-831077.
    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: Lonnie Cottam, Blythe, CA, PRT-829685.
    The applicant request a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy of 
a cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) taken in Namibia 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).
    The following applicants have each requested a permit to import a 
sport-hunted polar bear (Ursus maritimus) from the Northwest 
Territories, Canada for personal use.

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          Applicant/address                   Population          PRT-  
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Gary Dumdei, Grand Rapids, MN........  Southern Beaufort......    829908
Kenneth Sandy, Snohomish, WA.........  ......do...............    830978
Jose Carbonell, Miami, FL............  ......do...............    831228
Kenneth Werling, Celina, OH..........  ......do...............    830535
Felix Widlacki, Orland Park, IL......  McClintock Channel.....    831166
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    Written data or comments, requests for copies of the complete 
applications, or requests for a public hearing on any of these 
applications for marine mammal permits 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.

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The holding of such hearing is at the discretion of the Director.
    Documents and other information submitted with all of the 
applications listed in this notice 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: June 27, 1997.
Karen Anderson,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 97-17448 Filed 7-2-97; 8:45 am]
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