[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 137 (Thursday, July 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 38320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18803]


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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-831500

Applicant: Jack Sites, Bringham Young University, Provo, UT.

    The applicant requests a permit to re-import from Australia tissue 
samples of Tartaruga (Podocnemis expansa), collected in Brazil, for the 
purposes of scientific research.

PRT-831912

Applicant: Michael Webster, State University at Buffalo, Buffalo, 
NY.

    The applicant requests a permit to import hair, bone, teeth, skin, 
and tissue samples of Argali (Ovis ammon) salvaged from animals that 
died from natural causes or from hunting trophies in China, for the 
purposes of scientific research.

PRT-824210

Applicant: Don Melnick, Columbia University, New York, NY.

    The applicant requests a permit to import blood, tissue, hair and 
fecal samples collected from endangered and threatened primates held in 
captivity in Malaysia, and Indonesia, for the purposes of scientific 
research.
    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-831922

Applicant: Sea Research Foundation, Mystic CT.
    Type of Permit: Import for Scientific Research.
    Name and Number of Animals: polar bear (Ursus maritimus), 200 
samples.
    Summary of Activity to be Authorized: The applicant has requested a 
permit for import of up to 200 serum samples previously obtained by 
Canadian researchers, for the purposes of scientific research related 
to morbillivirus infection.
    Source of Marine Mammals for Research: Canada as described above.
    Period of Activity: five years from issuance date of the 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.
    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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Brinton Jones, Grand Forks, ND.......  McClintock Channel.....    831715
Jan Seski, Murrysville, PA...........  ......do...............    830808
Christopher Harvey, Ormond Beach, FL.  Southern Beaufort......    829688
Luis Bacardi, Coral Gable, FL........  ......do...............    831868
Robert Killett, Sykesville, MD.......  Foxe Basin.............    831926
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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. 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: July 11, 1997.
Karen Anderson,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 97-18803 Filed 7-16-97; 8:45 am]
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