[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 236 (Thursday, December 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76661-76662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31222]


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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.):

Applicant: Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, CA, PRT-
036157

    The applicant requests a permit to import three male and three 
female captive born Przewalski's wild horse (Equus p. przewalskii) from 
the Calgary Zoo, Calgary Alta, Canada for the purpose of enhancement of 
the survival of the species through captive propagation.

Applicant: Bell Bud, Houston, TX, PRT-036529

    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.

    Applicant: Triple S Game Farm, Edmond, OK, PRT-35441

    The applicant requests a permit to export biological samples of the 
following endangered pheasant species: imperial (Lophura imperialis), 
Edward's (Lophura edwardsi), Swinhoe's (Lophura swinhoii), white-eared 
(Crossoptilon crossoptilon), brown-eared (Crossoptilon mantchuricum), 
cheer (Catreus wallichi), Elliot's (Syrmaticus ellioti), bar-tailed 
(Syrmaticus humiae), mikado (Syrmaticus mikado); to Dr. Ettore Randi, 
National Institute of Wildlife, Ozzano Emilia, Italy, for scientific 
research for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.

Applicant: Marc A. Cheramie, Golden Meadow, LA, PRT-036303

    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.

Applicant: Jeffrey R. Powell, Yale University, Dept. of Ecology and 
Evolutionary Biology, New Haven CT, PRT-036010

    The applicant requests a permit to re-export 171 blood samples 
collected from Galapagos tortoises (Geochelone nigra) to Michel C. 
Milinkovitch, Unit of Evolutionary Genetics, Dept. of Molecular 
Biology, Free University of Belgium, Gosselies, Belgium, for the 
purpose of scientific research. The samples were originally collected 
by the applicant from wild tortoises in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, 
and imported to the United States under permit no. US784934.

Applicant: Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY, PRT-811776

    The applicant requests re-issuance of a permit to import feathers 
dropped from wild and captive-born birds, which are obtained through 
various international institutions and through collecting conducted 
during field studies, for the purpose of the scientific research. 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, Division 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.

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Marine Mammals

    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).

    Applicant: Bryce W. Smith, Bay City, OR, PRT-036348

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

Applicant: J. Herbert Fisher, Jr., Lancaster, PA, PRT-032816

    The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus 
maritimus) sport-hunted from the, M'Clintock Channel polar bear 
population, Canada, for personal use. On September 19, 2000 (65 FR 
56588), the permit request was mistakenly published as a sport-hunted 
bear from the Lancaster Sound population.

Applicant: Nathan P. Newbern, Ft. Worth, TX, PRT-035772

    The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus 
maritimus) sport-hunted from the Lancaster Sound polar bear population, 
Canada, for personal use.
    Written data or comments, requests for copies of any of these 
complete applications, or requests for a public hearing on this 
application should be submitted to the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Division 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. 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.
    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife has information collection approval from 
OMB through February 28, 2001. OMB Control Number 1018-0093. Federal 
Agencies may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to 
respond to a collection of information unless it displays a current 
valid OMB control number.
    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, Division of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, 
Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Phone: (703/358-2104); FAX: (703/
358-2281).

    Dated: December 1, 2000.
Charlie R. Chandler,
Chief, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 00-31222 Filed 12-6-00; 8:45 am]
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