[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-52]


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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.):
Applicant: Frederick A. Pontillas, Baton Rouge, LA, PRT-005182
    The applicant requests a permit to import blood from wild and 
captive born Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis) from the 
Philippines for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the 
species through scientific research.
Applicant: Feld Entertainment, Inc, Vienna, VA, PRT-006165
    The applicant requests a permit to import one captive born male 
Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) from African Lion Safari, Ontario, 
Canada, for the purpose of enhancement of the species through 
propagation.
Applicant: Terry Lee, Bristol, VA, PRT-006331
    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.
Applicant: Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Sasabe, AZ, PRT-006341
    The applicant requests a permit to import masked bobwhite (Colinus 
virginianus ridgwayi) taken from the wild on the ranch of Gustavo Camou 
Luders, Hermosillo, Mexico, for the purpose of enhancement of the 
survival of the species through captive breeding and release under the 
established recovery plan for the species. This notification covers 
activities by this applicant for a period of 5 years.
Applicant: End of the Road Bird Ranch, Millington, MI, PRT-006340
    The applicant requests a permit to import two captive-bred white-
eared pheasants (Crossoptilon crossoptilon) from the Old House Bird 
Gardens, Reading, England, for the enhancement of the survival of the 
species through captive propagation.
Applicant: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Cincinnati, OH, PRT-
005734
    The applicant requests to import three captive born male giant 
Japanese salamanders (Andrias japonicus) from the AZA Zoological Park, 
Hiroshima, Japan, for the enhancement of the survival of the species 
through captive propagation.
Applicant: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Cincinnati, OH, PRT-
005642
    The applicant requests to import one captive born male cheetah 
(Acinonyx jubatus) from the Wassenaar Wildlife Breeding Center, 
Holland, for the 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).

    Dated: December 29, 1998.
Kristen Nelson,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 99-52 Filed 1-4-99; 8:45 am]
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