[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2421-2422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-897]


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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-021331

Applicant: Samuel Bane Shearer, Monroeville, PA

    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-021435

Applicant: Juan I Pasquel Ruiz, Laredo, 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-020857

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

    The applicant requests a permit to import one female captive-born 
Black-footed cat (Felis nigripes) from the Johannesburg Zoo, Parkview, 
South Africa for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the 
species through captive propagation.

PRT-824210

Applicant: Center For Environmental Research and Conservation, 
Columbia University, New York, NY

    The applicant requests a permit to import blood, tissue or hair 
samples obtained from captive or wild specimens of capped langur 
(Trachypithecus pileatus), golden langur (T. geei), douc langur 
(Pygathrix nemaeus), guizhou snub-nosed langur (P. brelichi), sichuan 
snub-nosed langur (P. roxellana), tonkin snub-nosed langur (P. 
avunculus), yunnan snub-nosed langur (P. bieti), pagi island langur 
(Nasalis concolor), purple-faced langur (Presbytis senex), Francois 
langur (P. francoisi), long-tailed langur (Presbytis potenziani), gray 
langur (Semnopithicus entellus), gibbons (Hylobates sp.), stump-tailed 
macaque (Macaque arctoides), Formosan rock macaque (M. cyclopis), 
Japanese macaque (M. fuscata), toque macaque (M. sinica), lion-tailed 
macaque (M. silenus), orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), proboscis monkey 
(Nasalis larvatus), for the purpose of scientific research.

PRT-016016

Applicant: George Carden Circus International, Springfield, MO.

    The applicant requests a permit to re-export and re-import one 
captive born Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) and progeny of the animal 
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-021433

Applicant: Richard Olsen, Santa Cruz, CA.

    The applicant requests a permit to import four captive hatched 
Cabot's tragopan (Tragopan caboti) from the Wildlife Conservation 
Center, Forestry Department of Hunan Province, China, for the purpose 
of enhancement of the survival of the species through propagation.

PRT-020586

Applicant: Fort Worth Zoo, Fort Worth, TX.

    The applicant requests a permit to import one male Asian Elephant 
(Elephas maximus hirsutus) for the purpose of species enhancement 
through a conservation breeding program and genetic diversity within 
the North American captive population.
    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 18).

PRT-021449

Applicant: Jerry M. Jones, Coachella, 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 taken prior to April 30, 
1994.

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    Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, the Office of Management Authority is forwarding copies of 
this application to the Marine Mammal Commission and the Committee of 
Scientific Advisors for their review.
    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.

    Dated: January 10, 2000.
Kristen Nelson,
Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 00-897 Filed 1-13-00; 8:45 am]
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