[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 214 (Thursday, November 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59802-59803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29634]


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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-003841

Applicant: Mr. James.Y. Jones, Dublin, GA

    The applicant has requested a permit to import one male wood bison 
(Bison bison athabascae) taken in the Mackenzie Bison Sanctuary, 
Northwest Territories, Canada, for the purpose of enhancement of the 
survival of the species.

PRT-004448

Applicant: Centers for Disease Control, Hepatitis Branch, Atlanta, 
GA

    The applicant has requested a multiple-use permit to import blood 
samples from Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) being held at 
Wanariset Station Orangutan Reintroduction Center on the island of 
Borneo, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.

PRT-004469

Applicant: John McLeod, Saginaw, MI

    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.

PRT-004344

Applicant: Charles R. Hutton, Memphis, TN

    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.

PRT-004468

Applicant: Donald D. Schmidtz, Tucson, 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.

PRT-004066

Applicant: Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, CA,

    The applicant requests a permit to export two male and two female 
captive-born Chinese gorals (Nemorhaedus goral arnouxianus) to the 
Warsaw Zoo, Poland for enhancement of the survival of the species 
through captive propagation.
    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.
    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 following office within 30 
days of the date of publication of this notice: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Office of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 
700, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Phone: (703/358-2104); FAX: (703/358-
2281).


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    Dated: October 30, 1998.
MaryEllen Amtower,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 98-29634 Filed 11-4-98; 8:45 am]
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