[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 237 (Thursday, December 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 68291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32816]


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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-005314

Applicant: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

    The applicant requests a permit to export and re-import non-living 
museum specimens of endangered and threatened species of insects 
previously accessioned into the permittee's collection for scientific 
research. This notification covers activities conducted by the 
applicant for a five year period.

PRT-005629

Applicant: The Elephant Sanctuary, Hohenwald, TN

    The applicant requests a permit to buy one female Asian elephant 
(Elephas maximus) in interstate commerce for the purpose of enhancement 
of the survival of the species.

PRT-005532

Applicant: Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, NE

    The applicant requests a permit to export Western Lowland gorilla 
(Gorilla gorilla gorilla) semen to Johannesburg Zoo, South Africa for 
the purpose of captive propagation for the enhancement of the survival 
of the species.

PRT-004720

Applicant: American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY

    The applicant requests a permit to import brown lemur subspecies 
(Eulemur fulvus albocollaris, collaris, rufus, albifrons, and sanfordi) 
blood samples from Madagascar for the purpose of enhancement of the 
survival of the species.

PRT-005708

Applicant: Praveen Karanth, Albany, NY

    The applicant requests a permit to export samples taken from a 
captive-born gray langur (Semnopithecus entellus) for the purpose of 
scientific research.
    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).

    Dated: December 4, 1998.
Mary Ellen Amtower,


Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 98-32816 Filed 12-9-98; 8:45 am]
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