[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 237 (Friday, December 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 69291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32145]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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-010366.

Applicant: Larry Johnson, Boerne, TX

    The applicant requests a permit to export one male and two female 
captive-bred ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) to Exoticos la Puerta, 
Jalisco, Mexico, for the purpose of propagation for the enhancement of 
the survival of the species.

PRT-020037.

Applicant: North Carolina Zoological Park, Asheboro, NC

    The applicant requests a permit to import blood and fecal samples 
collected from wild specimens of wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) originating 
from populations in and around Faro, Benoue, and Boula Ndjida National 
Parks in Cameroon for scientific purposes.

PRT-20256.

Applicant: Oakhill Center for Rare and Endangered Species, Luther, 
OK

    The applicant requests a permit to import two male cheetahs 
(Acinonyx jubatus) from Cango Wildlife Ranch, Oudshorn, Republic of 
South Africa. These specimens were originally removed from the wild as 
nuisance animals in Namibia and are now being imported for the purpose 
of captive propagation for the enhancement of the survival of the 
species.

PRT-20257.

Applicant: Oakhill Center for Rare and Endangered Species, Luther, 
OK

    The applicant requests a permit to import one captive-bred female 
cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) from Wassenaar Wildlife Breeding Centre, 
Wassenaar, Holland, for the purpose of propagation for the enhancement 
of the survival of the species.
    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 18).

PRT-019950.

Applicant: Donald E. Barnett, Bisbee, AZ

    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-020091.

Applicant: Richard Lee Dorigatti, Logan, Utah

    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.
    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: December 6, 1999.
Kristen Nelson,
Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 99-32145 Filed 12-9-99; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-55-P