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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Receipt of Applications for Permit

The following applicants have applied 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.):

Applicant: Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens, Milwaukee, WI, PRT- 007101.

The applicant requests a permit to import tracheal and gastric lavage samples from a captive held Bonobo (Pan paniscus) currently held at Zoofari, Mexico to enhance the survival of the species through scientific research and propagation.

Applicant: Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens, Milwaukee, WI, PRT- 007119.

The applicant requests a permit to import one captive held male Bonobo (Pan paniscus) currently held at Zoofari, Mexico to enhance the survival of the species through conservation education and propagation.

Written data or comments should be submitted to the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203 and must be received by the Director within 30 days of the date of this publication.

Documents and other information submitted with the application 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 to the above address within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice.

Dated: January 22, 1999. Mary Ellen Amtower, Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.

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