[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-31270]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R9-IA-2009-N283]
[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. The Endangered Species Act requires 
that we invite public comment on these permit applications.

DATES: Written data, comments or requests must be received by February 
4, 2010.

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: Chelonian Conservation Center, Ojai, CA, PRT-217124
    The applicant requests a permit to import up to 10 angulated 
tortoises (Astrochelys yniphora) which were previously illegally 
removed from the wild in Madagascar. The import would be for the 
purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
1-year period.
Applicant: Zoological Society of San Diego, CA, PRT-223447
    The applicant requests a permit to export biological samples from 
Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) to Cambridge University, 
Department Of Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge, United Kingdom, for the 
purpose of enhancement of the species through scientific research. This 
notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 
1-year period.
Applicant: Metro Richmond Zoo, Moseley, VA, PRT-228022
    The applicant requests a permit to import two captive-bred female 
cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) from the DeWildt Center, South Africa, for 
the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
Applicant: Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx Zoo, New York, NY, PRT-
231585
    The applicant requests a permit to export up to 1000 captive 
hatched Kihansi spray toads (Nectophrynoides asperginis) to their range 
state at the University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, for the purpose of 
enhancement of the survival of the species. This notification covers 
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: Jarrell W. Martin, Jacksonville, FL, PRT-235302
    The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy 
of one male bontebok (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.

    Dated: December 18, 2009
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority.
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