[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 229 (Friday, November 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63376-63377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31201]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Fish and Wildlife Service

Issuance of Permit for Marine Mammals
    On September 5, 1997, a notice was published in the Federal 
Register, Vol. 62, No. 172, Page 47040, that an application had been 
filed with the Fish and Wildlife Service by Charles Ball, Watertown, NY 
for a permit (PRT-833846) to import a sport-hunted polar bear (Ursus 
maritimus) trophy, taken prior to April 30, 1994, from the Parry 
Channel population (now known as Lancaster Sound), Northwest 
Territories, Canada for personal use.
    Notice is hereby given that on November 12, 1997, as authorized by 
the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended 
(16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) the Fish and Wildlife Service authorized the 
requested permit subject to certain conditions set forth therein.
    On September 5, 1997, a notice was published in the Federal 
Register, Vol. 62, No. 172, Page 47040, that an application had been 
filed with the Fish and Wildlife Service by Gary Dietrich, Bismarck, ND 
for a permit (PRT-833835) to import a sport-hunted polar bear (Ursus 
maritimus) trophy, taken from the Northern Beaufort Sea population, 
Northwest Territories, Canada for personal use.
    Notice is hereby given that on November 12, 1997, as authorized by 
the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended 
(16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) the Fish and Wildlife Service authorized the 
requested permit subject to certain conditions set forth therein.
    On September 11, 1997, a notice was published in the Federal 
Register, Vol. 62, No. 176, Page 47825, that an application had been 
filed with the Fish and Wildlife Service by Shannon Kollmeyer, Chelan, 
WA for a permit (PRT-833972) to import a sport-hunted polar bear (Ursus 
maritimus) trophy, taken prior to April 30, 1994, from the Parry 
Channel population (now known as Lancaster Sound), Northwest 
Territories, Canada for personal use.
    Notice is hereby given that on November 12, 1997, as authorized by 
the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended 
(16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) the Fish and Wildlife Service authorized the 
requested permit subject to certain conditions set forth therein.
    On September 11, 1997, a notice was published in the Federal 
Register, Vol. 62, No. 176, Page 47825, that an application had been 
filed with the Fish and Wildlife Service by Lynn Herbert, Myrtle Creek, 
OR for a permit (PRT-833971) to import a sport-hunted polar bear (Ursus 
maritimus) trophy, taken from the Southern Beaufort Sea population, 
Northwest Territories, Canada for personal use.
    Notice is hereby given that on November 12, 1997, as authorized by 
the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended 
(16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) the Fish and Wildlife Service authorized the 
requested permit subject to certain conditions set forth therein.
    On June 13, 1997, a notice was published in the Federal Register, 
Vol. 62, No. 114, Page 32364, that an application had been filed with 
the Fish and Wildlife Service by Helmuth Pfennig, Beulah, ND for a 
permit (PRT-827717) to import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) from 
Canada for the purpose of public display.
    Notice is hereby given that on November 7, 1997, as authorized by 
the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended 
(16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) the Fish and Wildlife Service authorized the 
requested permit subject to certain conditions set forth therein.
    On July 31, 1997, a notice was published in the Federal Register, 
Vol. 62, No. 147, Page 41072, that an application had been filed with 
the Fish and Wildlife Service by the Lisbon Aquarium, c/o IDEA Co., 
Cambridge, MA for a permit (PRT-834423) to collect up to four Alaskan 
sea otters (Enhydra lutris) for export to the Lisbon Aquarium, Portugal 
for the purpose of public display.
    Notice is hereby given that on September 15, 1997, as authorized by 
the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended 
(16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) the Fish and Wildlife Service authorized the 
requested permit subject to certain conditions set forth therein.
    On August 7, 1997, a notice was published in the Federal Register, 
Vol. 62, No. 152, Page 42588, that an application had been filed with 
the Fish and Wildlife Service by the Le Grand Aquarium, c/o IDEA Co., 
Cambridge, MA for a permit (PRT-832098) to collect up to two Alaskan 
sea otters (Enhydra lutris) for export to the Le Grand Aquarium, France 
for the purpose of public display.
    Notice is hereby given that on September 15, 1997, as authorized by 
the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended 
(16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) the Fish and Wildlife Service authorized the

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requested permit subject to certain conditions set forth therein.
    On September 11, 1997, a notice was published in the Federal 
Register, Vol. 62, No. 176, Page 47825, that an application had been 
filed with the Fish and Wildlife Service by the Office of Marine 
Mammals Management, USFWS, Anchorage, AK for a permit (PRT-834120) to 
import specimen samples or carcasses of sea otters (Enhydra lutris) 
from the Russia Federation for the purpose of scientific research.
    Notice is hereby given that on October 30, 1997, as authorized by 
the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended 
(16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) the Fish and Wildlife Service authorized the 
requested permit subject to certain conditions set forth therein.
    Documents and other information submitted for these applications 
are available for review by any party who submits a written request to 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Management Authority, 
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Rm 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Phone 
(703) 358-2104 or Fax (703) 358-2281.

    Date: November 20, 1997.
Mary Ellen Amtower,
Acting Chief Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 97-31201 Filed 11-26-97; 8:45 am]
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