[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 57 (Thursday, March 23, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15645-15646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7173]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Notice of Receipt of Applications for Permit

Endangered Species

    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-012014
Applicant: Rare Feline Breeding Center, Center Hill, FL.

    The applicant request a permit to sell in foreign commerce and 
export two males and two females tigers (Panthera tigris) to Bifengzia 
Ecological Zoo, Yaan City, China for the purpose of enhancement of the 
survival of the species through propagation and conservation education.

PRT-024236
Applicant: Richard A.Edlund, Muskegon, MI.

    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-023045
Applicant: Ann Cornell, Joplin, M0.

    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-023047
Applicant: Harry M. Cornell, Jr. Joplin, M0.

    The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy 
of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus dorcas) culled from a captive 
herd

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maintained under the management program of the Republic of South 
Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.

PRT-022663
Applicant: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Powell, OH.

    The applicant requests a permit to import two male and one female 
captive-born African cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) from the Toronto Zoo, 
Ontario, Canada for the purpose of enhancement 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: March 17, 2000.
Kristen Nelson,
Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 00-7173 Filed 3-22-00; 8:45 am]
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