[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 92 (Thursday, May 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25898-25899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12140]


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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-011449

Applicant: James David Williams, Plainview, TX

    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-011448

Applicant: Dean W. Halverson, Lincoln, MT

    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.

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PRT-011639

Applicant: Tarzan Zerbini, Webb City, MO

    The applicant requests a permit to export, re-export and re-import 
tigers (Panthera tigris), and progeny of the animals currently held by 
the applicant and any animals acquired in the United States by the 
applicant to/from worldwide locations to enhance the survival of the 
species through conservation education. This notification covers 
activities conducted by the applicant over a three year period.

PRT-011575

Applicant: Dale Norman Bigger, Humble, TX

    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-814588

Applicant: Brian McMillian, Canyon Country, CA

    The applicant requests a permit to export, re-export and re-import 
tigers (Panthera tigris) and leopards (Panthera pardus) and progeny of 
the animals currently held by the applicant and any animals acquired in 
the United States by the applicant to/from worldwide locations to 
enhance the survival of the species through conservation education. 
This notification covers activities conducted by the applicant over a 
three year period.

PRT-011646

Applicant: Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, Bonners Ferry, ID

    The applicant requests a permit to export white sturgeon (Acipenser 
transmontanus) fertilized eggs from a spawning and rearing facility in 
Bonners Ferry, Idaho to the Kootenary Trout Hatchery in Fort Steele, 
British Columbia as advised in the USFWS White Sturgeon Recovery Team 
Plan and would enhance the survival of the species through conservation 
and propagation. This notification covers activities conducted by the 
applicant over a five year period.
    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-011452

Applicant: Steven Tyrholm, Klamath Falls, OR

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

PRT-011451

Applicant: Kevin S. Small, Bakersfield, CA

    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-011326

Applicant: Edward A. Peterson, Eatontown, NJ

    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.

PRT-011393

Applicant: Joseph Zbylski, Englewood, CO

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

PRT-011394

Applicant: John Conti, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI

    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-011392

Applicant: John Gall, Chesterfield, MI

    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-838026

Applicant: Ferris State University, MI

    The applicant requests a permit to import one taxidermied and 
mounted donated polar bear (Ursus maritimus) for the purpose of public 
display.
    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: May 10, 1999.
MaryEllen Amtower,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 99-12140 Filed 5-12-99; 8:45 am]
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