[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 175 (Monday, September 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53464-53465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15006]


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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 and marine 
mammals.

DATES: Written data, comments or requests must be received by October 
11, 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: Gibbon Conservation Center, Santa Clarita, CA, PRT-130533

    The applicant requests a permit to import one live captive born 
female white-cheeked gibbon (Hylobates leucogenys) from the Wild Animal 
Park Planckendael, Belgium for the purpose of enhancement of the 
survival of the species.
Applicant: Smithsonian Institution National Zoological Park, 
Washington, DC, PRT-130449, 130450, 130451, 130551, and 134240.

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    The applicant requests a permit to import six captive born 
Przewalski's horses (Equus przewalskii) from Germany, Switzerland, and 
Belgium for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species 
through breeding and reintroduction.

Marine Mammals

    The public is invited to comment on the following applications for 
a permit to conduct certain activities with marine mammals. The 
applications were 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 Part 18). Written 
data, comments, or requests for copies of the complete applications or 
requests for a public hearing on these applications should be submitted 
to the Director (address above). 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.
    Applicant: Sea World, San Diego, CA, PRT-134585, 134586

The applicant requests permits to take two non-releasable walrus 
(Odobenus rosmarus) for the purpose of public display. The permit 
numbers and animals are: 134585, Tessa; 134586, Bocce. The animals were 
recovered as orphaned calves in Alaska in 2004 and 2005. The Service 
has determined that these animals do not demonstrate the skills and 
abilities needed to survive in the wild and considers them non-
releasable. The applicant is applying for a permit to permanently hold 
these animals for the purpose of public display.

Applicant: Seattle Aquarium, Seattle, WA, PRT-134587, 134588, 134589, 
134590, 134591
The applicant requests permits to take five non-releasable northern sea 
otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) for the purpose of public display. The 
permit numbers and animals are: 134587, Lootas; 134588, Nuka; 134589, 
Aniak; 134590, Adaa; 134591, Chugach. Lootas was recovered as an 
orphaned pup in Alaska in 1997. Nuka and Adaa were rescued as stranded 
pups in Alaska in 1989 and 2000. Aniak and Chugach were captive born in 
2002 and 2005 from rescued parents. The Service has determined that 
these animals do not demonstrate the skills and abilities needed to 
survive in the wild and considers them non-releasable. The applicant is 
applying for a permit to permanently hold these animals for the purpose 
of public display.

Applicant: Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, Tacoma, WA, PRT-134592, 
134593, 134594, 134595
The applicant requests permits to take three non-releasable northern 
sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) and one non-releasable walrus 
(Odobenus rosmarus) for the purpose of public display. The permit 
numbers and animals are: 134592, Toleak; 134593, Homer; 134594, Kenai; 
134595, ET. Toleak was recovered as an orphaned pup in Washington in 
2005. Homer and Kenai were rescued in Alaska in 1989. The walrus, ET, 
was rescued as a stranded calf in Alaska in 1982. The Service has 
determined that these animals do not demonstrate the skills and 
abilities needed to survive in the wild and considers them non-
releasable. The applicant is applying for a permit to permanently hold 
these animals for the purpose of public display.
Applicant: Oregon Coast Aquarium, Newport, OR, PRT-134596
The applicant requests a permit to take one non-releasable northern sea 
otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) for the purpose of public display. 
Kodiak was rescued as a stranded pup in Alaska in 1989. The Service has 
determined that this animal does not demonstrate the skills and 
abilities needed to survive in the wild and considers it non-
releasable. The applicant is applying for a permit to permanently hold 
this animal for the purpose of public display.
Applicant: Buckley V. Chappell, Forney, TX, PRT-127902
The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus 
maritimus) sport hunted from the Northern Beaufort Sea polar bear 
population in Canada for personal, noncommercial use.

    Dated: August 25, 2006.
Monica Farris,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management 
Authority.
[FR Doc. E6-15006 Filed 9-8-06; 8:45 am]
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