[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 173 (Thursday, September 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 52816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14765]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Receipt of Applications for Permit

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.

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SUMMARY: The public is invited to comment on the following applications 
to conduct certain activities with endangered species.

DATES: Written data, comments or requests must be received by October 
10, 2006.

ADDRESSES: 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; fax 703/358-2281.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Division of Management Authority, 
telephone 703/358-2104.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Endangered Species

    The public is invited to comment on the following applications 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 above).

Applicant: Matson's Laboratory, Milltown, MT, PRT-096048

    The applicant requests renewal and amendment of a permit to import 
samples such as teeth from wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) from 
government-managed herds such as the Mackenzie Sanctuary herd and the 
Nahanni population in Canada for the purpose of scientific research. 
This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant 
over a five-year period.

Applicant: Animal Source Texas, Krum, TX, PRT-120288

    The applicant requests a permit to export six live captive-born 
lemurs (Lemur catta) to Leofoo Village Theme Park--Animal Kingdom, 
Taiwan for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.

Applicant: Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine 
Fisheries Service, La Jolla, CA, PRT-844694

    The applicant requests re-issuance of their permit to import 
biological samples taken from Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys 
kempii), olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), hawksbill sea 
turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), and 
leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), collected in the wild 
from worldwide locations, for the purpose of scientific research. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
five-year period.

Applicant: Ziccolone and Carrasco Productions, Inc., Las Vegas, NV, 
PRT-123261

    The applicant requests a permit to import five (2 male and 3 
female) captive born tigers (Panthera tigris) from Mexico to Las Vegas, 
Nevada for the purpose of enhancement of the species through 
conservation education, and return them to Mexico within a five-year 
period.

    Dated: August 18, 2006.
Monica Farris,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management 
Authority.
 [FR Doc. E6-14765 Filed 9-6-06; 8:45 am]
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