[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 214 (Wednesday, November 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 59876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29200]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


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-834413

Applicant: Audobon Park & Zoological Garden, New Orleans, LA.

    The applicant requests a permit to import one male and one female 
jaguar (Panthera onca) born in captivity at the Guadalajara Zoo, Mexico 
for the purpose of enhancement of the species through conservation 
education.

PRT-835695

Applicant: San Diego Wild Animal Park, San Diego, CA.
    The applicant requests a permit to export one male and 2 female 
captive-bred ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) to the Tsuzuki Nature Park, 
Japan for the purpose of enhancement to the survival of the species 
through captive breeding.

PRT-834794

Applicant: George Brimhall, Paradise Valley, AZ.

    The applicant requests a permit to import a sport-hunted cheetah 
(Acinonyx jubatus) taken in Zimbabwe 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 700, Arlington, VA 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 for 
permits to conduct certain activities with marine mammals. The 
application was 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-835187

Applicant: Point Defiance Zoo, Tacoma, WA.

    Permit Type: Public Display.
    Name and Number of Animals: Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), 1.
    Summary of Activity to be Authorized: The applicant has requested a 
permit for public display of a walrus calf found orphaned near Barrow, 
AK.
    Source of Marine Mammals: Orphaned animal recovered by the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service near Barrow, AK and placed with the Pt. 
Defiance Zoo for immediate care.
    Period of Activity: Up to five years from issuance date of the 
permit, if issued.

RT-833153

Applicant: The WyoBraska Natural History Museum, Gering, NE.

    Permit Type: Public Display.
    Name and Number of Animals: Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), 1.
    Summary of Activity to be Authorized: The applicant has requested a 
permit to import a sport-hunted trophy of a male walrus taken in the 
Northwest Territories, Canada and donated to the facility for the 
purpose of public display at the WyoBraska Natural History Museum.
    Source of Marine Mammals: Sport hunted in Canada.
    Period of Activity: Up to five years from issuance date of the 
permit, if issued.

PRT-835771

Applicant: Gary Joal Ganz, Beverly Shores, IN.

    The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus 
maritimus) sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound polar bear population, 
Northwest Territories, Canada for personal use.

PRT-835730

Applicant: Peter M. Leach, Kansasville, WI.

    The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus 
maritimus) sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound polar bear population, 
Northwest Territories, Canada for personal use.

PRT-835807

Applicant: Madleine Kay, Juniper Hills, CA.

    The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus 
maritimus) sport hunted from the Foxe Basin polar bear population, 
Northwest Territories, Canada for personal use.

PRT-835809

Applicant: Clifford Senter, Plaistow, NH.

    The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus 
maritimus) sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound polar bear population, 
Northwest Territories, Canada for personal use.

PRT-836101

Applicant: Everal G. Gilbertson, Rochester, MN.

    The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus 
maritimus) sport hunted prior to April 30, 1994, from the Lancaster 
Sound polar bear population, Northwest Territories, Canada for personal 
use.

PRT-836090

Applicant: Robert Moses, Worthington, IN.

    The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus 
maritimus) sport hunted prior to April 30, 1994, from the Lancaster 
Sound polar bear population, Northwest Territories, Canada for personal 
use.
    Written data or comments, requests for copies of any of these 
complete applications, or requests for a public hearing on these 
applications should be sent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Office of Management Authority, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 700, 
Arlington, VA 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 a hearing is at the 
discretion of the Director.
    Documents and other information submitted with the application 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 above address within 30 
days of the date of publication of this notice.

    Dated: October 30, 1997.
MaryEllen Amtower,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 97-29200 Filed 11-4-97; 8:45 am]
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