[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 200 (Friday, October 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55635-55636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27875]


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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-003125

Applicant: Mark Runnals, Brandenton, FL,

    The applicant requests a permit to import ten pairs of scarlet 
chested parakeets (Neophema splendida) from Germany for the purpose of 
enhancement to the propagation of the species.

PRT-003557

Applicant: Joe and Nancy Speed, Benton, MS,

    The applicant requests a permit to buy two pairs of Cuban amazons 
(Amazona leucocephala) in interstate commerce for the purpose of 
enhancement to the propagation of the species.

PRT-003205

Applicant: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ft. Collins, 
CO,

    The applicant received an permit for the import of liver and speen 
tissue samples and serum samples obtained from Vancouver Island marmots 
(Marmota vancouverensis). The purpose of the import is to determine the 
cause of mortality of animals found dead in the wild. This 
determination will enhance the survival of the species in the wild.

PRT-003722

Applicant: Williams S. Bestor, Scottsdale, AZ,

    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.
    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, 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 for a 
permit 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 part 18).

PRT-003534

Applicant: Donald L. Bricker, Lubbock, TX,

    The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus 
maritimus) sport-hunted from the McClintock Channel polar bear 
population, Northwest Territories, Canada for personal use.
    Written data or comments, requests for copies of the complete 
application, or requests for a public hearing on this application 
should be sent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of 
Management Authority, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 700, 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 a hearing is at the 
discretion of the Director.
    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 above address within 30 
days of the date of publication of this notice.


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    Dated: October 13, 1998.
MaryEllen Amtower,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 98-27875 Filed 10-15-98; 8:45 am]
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