Endangered and threatened species permit applications,

[Federal Register: January 6, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 3)]

[Notices]

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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.):

PRT-837246

Applicant: Language Research Center, Georgia State University, Decatur, GA.

The applicant requests a permit to export one female Sumatran orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus abelii) to the Japan Monkey Center, Inuyama City, Japan for the purpose of the enhancement of the survival of the species through a breeding loan for captive propagation.

PRT-837412

Applicant: Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY.

The applicant requests a permit to export a collection of pathology slides to the Guadalajara Zoo, Mexico for the purpose of scientific research. This collection includes samples obtained opportunistically from endangered mammals (Rhinoceros unicornis, Papio sphinx, Pudu pudu, Nasalis larvatus, Bos gaurus,Gazella leptoceros, Equus grevyi, Cervus nippon), endangered reptiles (Geochelone radiata), and endangered birds (Lophura swinhoii, Geronticus eremita, Tragopan blythi, Macrocephalon maleo).

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.

The public is invited to comment on the following application for permits to conduct certain activities with marine mammals. The application was

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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 18).

PRT-837847

Applicant: Arthur Cantando, Huntingdon Valley, PA.

The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sport-hunted from the Lancaster Sound polar bear population, Northwest Territories, Canada prior to April 30, 1994, for personal use.

PRT-837990

Applicant: Stephen C. Slack, Chanhassen, MN.

The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sport-hunted from the Davis Strait polar bear population, Northwest Territories, Canada prior to April 30, 1994, for personal use.

Written data or comments, requests for copies of any of these complete applications, or requests for a public hearing on these applications should be sent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Management Authority, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203, telephone 703/358-2104 or fax 703/358-2281 and must be received within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice. 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.

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: December 31, 1997. MaryEllen Amtower, Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.

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