[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 62 (Thursday, April 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15779-15780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8002]


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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

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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-009261

Applicant: Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

    The applicant requests a permit to import DNA samples of mantled 
howler monkeys (Alouatta palliatta) from Costa Rica. Samples were 
collected from animals as part of a study on wild populations 
authorized by the Government of Costa Rica. This notice covers 
activities conducted by the applicant for a period of five years.

PRT-843425

Applicant: Nashville Zoo, Joelton, TN

    The applicant requests a permit to export two captive born White 
tigers (Panthera tigris) to the Cango Wildlife Ranch, Oudtshoorn, South 
Africa for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species 
through conservation education.

PRT-008720

Applicant: Steig Johnson, Berkeley, CA

    The applicant requests a permit in affiliation with the University 
of Texas, to import blood and hair samples from Brown lemurs (Eulemur 
fulvus) collected in the wild in Madagascar, for the purpose of 
scientific research.

PRT-009565

Applicant: Fort Worth Zoological Gardens, Fort Worth, TX

    The applicant requests a permit to import one male and one female 
captive-born Indochinese tigers (Panthera tigris corbetti) from the 
Singapore Zoological Gardens, Singapore for the purpose of enhancement 
of the survival of the species through captive propagation.

PRT-009590

Applicant: Indianapolis Zoological Society, Inc., Indianapolis, IN

    The applicant requests a permit to import two wild and two captive-
bred Grand Cayman ground iguana (Cyclura nubila lewisi) from the 
National Trust for the Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands, British West 
Indies for the purpose of 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.
    The public is invited to comment on the following applications for 
a permit to conduct certain activities with marine mammals. The 
applications were 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 18).

PRT-835367

Applicant: Joseph Cavallaro, Frankford, WV

    The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus 
maritimus) sport-hunted from the Lancaster Sound polar bear population, 
Northwest Territories, Canada for personal use.

PRT-009656

Applicant: Daniel L. Heyne, Coldwater, OH

    The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus 
maritimus) sport-hunted from the Northern Beaufort Sea polar bear 
population, Northwest Territories, Canada for personal use.

PRT-009133

Applicant: John J. Jackson III, Metairie, LA

    The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus 
maritimus) sport-hunted from the Lancaster Sound 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 the application 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.

    Dated: March 26, 1999.
MaryEllen Amtower,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 99-8002 Filed 3-31-99; 8:45 am]
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