[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 13005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-6731]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Notice of Receipt of Applications for Permit

Endangered Species

    The public is invited to comment on the following application(s) 
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.). Written 
data, comments, or requests for copies of these complete applications 
should be submitted to the Director (address below) and must be 
received within 30 days of the date of this notice.
    Applicant: Jeanne A. Mortimer/University of Florida, Gainesville, 
FL, PRT-811272.
    The applicant requests re-issuance of a permit to import biological 
samples obtained from green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill 
sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) located on beaches or in waters 
on/around the Republic of Seychelles and Chagos Island, British Indian 
Ocean Territory, for scientific research. This notification covers 
activities conducted by the applicant over a five year period.

    Applicant: Clifford G. McGehee, Jacksonville, FL, PRT-053223.
    The applicant request 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: Anthony Gioffre, Dublin, OH, PRT-053326.
    The applicant request 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: Savannah River Ecology Laboratory/University of Georgia, 
Aiken, SC, PRT-051521.
    The applicant requests a permit to export biological samples from 
wood stork (Mycteria americana) collected in the wild in the United 
States, to the Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos, San Carlos, Brazil, 
for scientific research.
    Applicant: Bonnie Ringo, Cave Junction, OR, PRT-049054.
    The applicant requests a permit to export five captive-born white 
tigers (Panthera tigris) to the Zion Wildlife Gardens, Kerikeri, New 
Zealand, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
    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 within 30 days of the date of 
publication of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division 
of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, 
Virginia 22203, telephone 703/358-2104 or fax 703/358-2281.

    Dated: February 22, 2002.
Michael S. Moore,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management 
Authority.
[FR Doc. 02-6731 Filed 3-19-02; 8:45 am]
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