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appropriate. The holding of such a 

hearing is at the discretion of the 

Director. 

PRT–093627 

Applicant: William D. Hober, Easton, 

CT

The applicant requests a permit to 

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) 

sport hunted from the Foxe Basin polar 

bear population in Canada prior to 

February 18, 1997, for personal use. 

PRT–092340 

Applicant: Guy P. Ferraro, Union Beach, 

NJ

The applicant requests a permit to 

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) 

sport hunted from the Viscount Melville 

Sound polar bear population in Canada 

for personal use on September 7, 2004, 

(69 FR 54149).

Dated: October 1, 2004. 

Michael L. Carpenter, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Emergency Exemption: Issuance of 

Permit for Endangered Species

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of emergency issuance of 

permit for endangered species. 

SUMMARY: The following permit was 

issued.

ADDRESSES: Documents and other 

information submitted for this 

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: 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division 

of Management Authority, 4401 North 

Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, 

Virginia 22203, telephone 703/358–2104 

or fax 703/358–2281.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Division of Management Authority, 

telephone 703/358–2104.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 24, 2004, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service) issued a 

permit (PRT–094219) to the Lincoln 

Park Zoological Park, Chicago, IL, to 

import tissue samples from a male 

chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) which 

died in the wild in the Gombe Stream 

Reserve, Tanzania, for the purpose of 

scientific research to determine the 

cause of death and possible veterinary 

intervention required. This action was 

authorized under Section 10(c) of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.). The 

Service determined that an emergency 

affecting the health and life of the 

remaining chimpanzee population of 

the Gombe Stream Reserve existed, and 

that no reasonable alternative was 

available to the applicant for the 

following reasons. 

The Lincoln Park Zoo requested a 

permit to import multiple tissue 

samples from a male chimpanzee which 

recently died in the Gombe Stream 

Reserve, Tanzania for emergency and 

ongoing health/disease evaluation 

purposes. Samples will be utilized 

exclusively for diagnostic and scientific 

purposes. The specimens will be used to 

run diagnostics tests to determine the 

cause of death of the animal that died. 

Additional animals appear to be affected 

with similar symptoms as the animal 

which died and the necessary diagnostic 

testing is not available in Africa to 

adequately and quickly diagnose the 

pathogen or pathogens involved. The 

determination of the cause of the illness 

and possible treatment as quickly as 

possible will benefit the chimpanzee 

population in the wild.

Dated: October 1, 2004. 

Michael L. Carpenter, 

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits—

International Division of Management 

Authority.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Issuance of Permits

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits for 

marine mammals. 

SUMMARY: The following permits were 

issued.

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 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: Notice is 

hereby given that on the dates below, as 

authorized by the provisions of the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361, et seq.), the 

Fish and Wildlife Service issued the 

requested permits subject to certain 

conditions set forth therein. 

Marine Mammals

Permit 

number Applicant Receipt of application Federal Register notice Permit issuance date 

041309 ..... Marine Mammals Management ................................... 69 FR 45343; July 29, 2004 ........................................ August 31, 2004 

Dated: October 1, 2004. 

Michael L. Carpenter, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force 

Northeast Regional Panel Meeting

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Aquatic Nuisance 

Species (ANS) Task Force Northeast 

Regional Panel. The meeting topics are 

identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION.

DATES: The Northeast Regional Panel 

will meet from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

Tuesday, November 9, 2004, and 8:30 

a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, November 

10, 2004. Minutes of the meeting will be 

available for public inspection during