[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46222-46223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21475]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R9-IA-2009-N179; 96300-1671-0000-P5]


Receipt of Applications for Permit

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to 
comment on the following applications for permits to conduct certain 
activities with endangered species and/or marine mammals. Both the 
Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act require 
that we invite public comment on these permit applications.

DATES: Written data, comments or requests must be received by October 
8, 2009.

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 212, 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.). Submit your written 
data, comments, or requests for copies of the complete applications to 
the address shown in ADDRESSES.
Applicant: Texas Tech University, Department of Biological Sciences, 
Lubbock, TX, PRT-219951
    The applicant requests a permit to import unlimited numbers of 
biological specimens from crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gavials 
(Order: Crocodylia) for the purpose of scientific research. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
five-year period.
Applicant: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Port 
Charlotte, FL, PRT-221391
    The applicant requests a permit to export biological samples from 
smalltoothed sawfish (Pristis pectinata) to the Great Lakes Institute 
for Environmental Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, for the purpose 
of scientific research.
Applicant: Atlanta-Fulton County Zoo, Atlanta, GA, PRT-222610
    The applicant requests a permit to export one female captive-bred 
giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) born at the zoo in 2006 and owned 
by the Government of China, to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda 
Breeding, Sichuan, China, under the terms of their loan agreement with 
the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens. This export is part of 
the approved loan program for the purpose of enhancement of the 
survival of the species through scientific research as outlined in Zoo 
Atlanta's original permit (MA008519).
Applicant: Earth Promise, doing business as Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, 
Glen Rose, TX, PRT-223400
    The applicant requests a permit to export one male captive-born 
black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) to the Africam Safari, Puebla, 
Mexico, for the purpose of the enhancement of the survival of the 
species.
Applicant: New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY, PRT-
225797
    The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples of 
skeletal parts salvaged from both captive and wild populations of black 
rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla 
beringei), chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes ), leopard (Panthera pardus), 
and L'Hoest's monkey (Cercopithecus lhoesti) from the Office Rwandais 
du Tourisme et des Parcs Nationaux, Kigali, Rwanda, for the purpose of 
scientific research. This notification covers activities to be 
conducted by the applicant over a five-year period.
Applicant: Ferdinand and Anton Fercos-Hantig, Las Vegas, NV, PRT-809334
    On July 28, 2009, we published a Federal Register notice inviting 
the public to comment on several applications for permits to conduct 
certain activities with endangered species (74 FR 37240). We made an 
error in reporting the species of one animal in the Ferdinand and Anton 
Fercos-Hantig applications, which starts at the bottom of column 1 on 
page 37241. The animal named Sarina (PRT-809334) is not a female 
captive-born tiger (Panthera tigris) as we reported in 74 FR 37240, but 
rather a female captive-born leopard (Panthera pardus). All the other 
information we printed was correct. With this notice, we correct that 
error and reopen the comment period for PRT-809334. The corrected entry 
for this application is as follows: The applicant requests re-issuance 
of their permit to export/re-export and re-import one female captive-
born leopard (Panthera pardus), ``Sarina,'' to worldwide locations for 
the purpose of enhancement of the species through conservation 
education. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the 
applicant over a 3-year period and the import of any potential progeny 
born while overseas.
    The following applicants request a permit to import the sport-
hunted trophy of one male bontebok

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(Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) 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: George H. Brannen, Inverness, FL, PRT-217639
Applicant: Ralph D. Miller, Delta Junction, AK, PRT-221404
Applicant: Mark Peterson, Slinger, WI, PRT-222050
Applicant: Leigh M. Barry, Dent, MN, PRT-222865
Applicant: Patrick T. O'Brien, Bath, OH, PRT-233187

Marine Mammals

    The public is invited to comment on the following applications for 
a permit to conduct certain activities with endangered marine mammals 
and/or marine mammals. The applications were submitted to satisfy 
requirements of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and/or the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the regulations governing 
endangered species (50 CFR Part 17) and/or marine mammals (50 CFR Part 
18). Submit your written data, comments, or requests for copies of the 
complete applications or requests for a public hearing on these 
applications to the address shown in ADDRESSES. If you request a 
hearing, give specific reasons why a hearing would be appropriate. The 
holding of such a hearing is at the discretion of the Director.
Applicant: Charles Grossman, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, PRT-
049136
    The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to allow him to 
acquire up to three larynxes (including pharynxes, trachea, and primary 
bronchi) per year from dead, necropsied Florida manatees (Trichechus 
manatus) from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in 
St. Petersburg, Florida, for the purpose of scientific research on the 
mechanics of manatee vocalizations. This notification covers activities 
to be conducted by the applicant over the remainder of his five-year 
permit.
Applicant: Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fairbanks, AK, PRT-
220876
    The applicant requests a permit to tag and collect skin biopsy 
samples from up to 45 walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) and to harass up to 
1800 non-target animals per year for the purpose of scientific 
research. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the 
applicant over a five-year period.
    Concurrent with publishing this notice in the Federal Register, we 
are forwarding a copy of the above application to the Marine Mammal 
Commission and the Committee of Scientific Advisors for their review.
Applicant: Emma K. Napper, The Natural World, BBC Natural History Unit, 
Bristol, United Kingdom, PRT-221257
    The applicant requests a permit to photograph Southern sea otters 
(Enhydra lutris nereis), both above and under water, for commercial and 
educational purposes. This notification covers activities to be 
conducted by the applicant over a one-year period.

    Dated: August 28, 2009.
Lisa J. Lierheimer
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management 
Authority
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