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Applicant: Rusty R. Rokita, Hardin,

MT, PRT–026606.

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus

dorcas) 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: Juan F. Gutierrez,

Birmingham, AL, PRT–026607.

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus

dorcas) 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.

Marine Mammal

The public is invited to comment on

the following application for a permit to

conduct certain activities with marine

mammals. The application was

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).

Applicant: James Adams, Fruitport,

MI, PRT–026025.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Southern

Beaufort sea polar bear population,

Northwest Territories, Canada for

personal use.

Applicant: William J. Freeman,

Tullahoma, TN, PRT–026124.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Lancaster Sound

polar bear population, Northwest

Territories, Canada for personal use.

Applicant: Jon C. Bumstead,

Newaygo, MI 026138.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Southern

Beaufort Sea polar bear population,

Northwest Territories, Canada for

personal use.

Applicant: Rocky Hall, Henderson,

TX, PRT–025796.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the McClintock

Channel polar bear population,

Northwest Territories, Canada for

personal use.

Applicant: Rocky Hall, Henderson,

TX, PRT–025795.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the McClintock

Channel polar bear population,

Northwest Territories, Canada for

personal use.

Applicant: Terry Luetgert, Geneva, IL,

PRT–026126.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Northern

Beaufort Sea polar bear population,

Northwest Territories, Canada for

personal use.

Applicant: Ron Winstead, McLean, IL,

PRT–026127.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the McClintock

Channel polar bear population,

Northwest Territories, Canada for

personal use.

Applicant: Michael E. O’Banion,

Bettendorf, IA, PRT–026608.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Southern

Beaufort Sea polar bear population,

Northwest Territories, Canada for

personal use.

Applicant: David L. Swenson,

Hudson, WI, PRT–026610.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Lancaster Sound

polar bear population, Northwest

Territories, Canada for personal use.

Applicant: Richard T. Adams, Verdi,

NV, PRT–026611.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Lancaster Sound

polar bear population, Northwest

Territories, Canada for personal use.

Applicant: Dennis L. Kemmick,

Columbia, PA, PRT–026613.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Northern

Beaufort Sea polar bear population,

Northwest Territories, Canada for

personal use.

Applicant: John D. Freitag, Trappe,

MD, PRT–026616.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Lancaster Sound

polar bear population, Northwest

Territories, Canada for personal use.

Applicant: David Hartman, Canfield,

OH, PRT–026772.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Southern

Beaufort Sea polar bear population,

Northwest Territories, Canada for

personal use.

Applicant: Melvin Wilson, Chehalis,

WA, PRT–026768.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Lancaster Sound

polar bear population, Northwest

Territories, Canada for personal use.

Applicant: William E. Schwartz,

Bossier City, LA, PRT–026830.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Resolute Bay

polar bear population, Northwest

Territories, Canada for personal use.

Applicant: Leonard Bernstein, New

Milford, NJ, PRT–026771.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Lancaster Sound

polar bear population, Northwest

Territories, Canada for personal use.

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 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 the

following office within 30 days of the

date of publication of this notice: U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington,

Virginia 22203. Phone: (703/358–2104);

FAX: (703/358–2281).

Dated: May 5, 2000.

Kristen Nelson,

Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered Species Permit

Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, DOI.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit

applications.

SUMMARY: The following applicants have

applied for a scientific research permit

to conduct certain activities with

endangered species pursuant to section

10 (a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species

Act of 1973, as amended (16 USC 1531

et seq.).

Permit No. TE–776608

Applicant: Monk and Associates,

Walnut Creek, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture and handle) the California

tiger salamander (Ambystoma

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californiense) in conjunction with

presence or absence surveys in Santa

Barbara County, California for the

purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE–025200

Applicant: Kathleen L. Whitney,

Santa Barbara, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey, locate and

monitor nests, capture, band, and

release) the southwestern willow

flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)

and take (monitor nests, capture, band,

and release) the least Bell’s vireo (Vireo

bellii pusillus) in conjunction with

scientific research through out each

species range in California for the

purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE–025197

Applicant: Lockheed Martin

Environmental Services, Las Vegas,

Nevada.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey, capture and

handle, collect tissue samples, and

collect voucher specimens) the

razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus)

and Colorado squawfish (Ptychocheilus

lucius) in conjunction with presence or

absence surveys and scientific research

throughout each species range for the

purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE–025394

Applicant: David B. Waller, San

Diego, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (survey by pursuit) the Quino

checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas

editha quino) in conjunction with

presence or absence surveys throughout

its range for the purpose of enhancing

its survival.

Permit No. TE–837308

Applicant: John K. Konecny,

Escondido, California.

The permittee requests an amendment

to his permit to: take (harass by survey)

the Yuma clapper rail (Rallus

longirostris yumanensis); take (harass by

survey, locate and monitor nests,

capture, band, and release) the

southwestern willow flycatcher

(Empidonax traillii extimus); and take

(monitor nests, capture, band, and

release) the least Bell’s vireo (Vireo

bellii pusillus) in conjunction with

surveys and population monitoring

throughout each species range in the

State of Arizona for the purpose of

enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE–826200

Applicant: California Department of

Parks and Recreation, Bay Area District,

Pescadero, California.

The permittee requests an amendment

to his permit to take (capture) the San

Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis

sirtalis tetrataenia) and take (capture,

mark) the California red-legged frog

(Rana aurora draytonii) in conjunction

with population monitoring and habitat

enhancement within Ano Nuevo State

Park, California for the purpose of

enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE–025434

Applicant: Russell N. Holmes, Bureau

of Land Management, Roseburg, Oregon.

The applicant requests a permit to

remove and reduce to possession

specimens of Plagiobothrys hirtus

(rough popcornflower) in conjunction

with recovery efforts within Douglas

County, Oregon for the purpose of

enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE–025732

Applicant: Samuel S. Sweet,

University of California, Santa Barbara,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture and handle) the California

tiger salamander (Ambystoma

californiense) in conjunction with

presence or absence surveys in Santa

Barbara County, California for the

purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE–025944

Applicant: Chris Farmer, Santa

Barbara, California.

The applicant requests a permit to:

take (harass by survey and monitor

nests) the southwestern willow

flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus);

take (monitor nests) the least Bell’s vireo

(Vireo bellii pusillus); and take (harass

by survey) the California least tern

(Sterna antillarum browni) in

conjunction with presence or absence

surveys throughout each species range

in California for the purpose of

enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE–026485

Applicant: Dr. David Kingsley,

Stanford University School of Medicine,

Stanford, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture, handle, and collect) the

unarmored threespine stickleback

(Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni) in

conjunction with genetic research

throughout the species range in

California for the purpose of enhancing

its survival.

DATES: Written comments on these

permit applications must be received on

or before June 12, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments

should be submitted to the Chief,

Endangered Species, Ecological

Services, Fish and Wildlife Service, 911

NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon

97232–4181; Fax: (503) 231–6243.

Please refer to the respective permit

number for each application when

submitting comments. All comments

received, including names and

addresses, will become part of the

official administrative record and may

be made available to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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 20

days of the date of publication of this

notice to the address above; telephone:

(503) 231–2063. Please refer to the

respective permit number for each

application when requesting copies of

documents.

Thomas J. Dwyer,

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland,

Oregon.

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership

Council

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: As provided in Section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, the Fish and Wildlife

Service announces a meeting designed

to foster partnerships to enhance public

awareness of the importance of aquatic

resources and the social and economic

benefits of recreational fishing and

boating in the United States. This

meeting, sponsored by the Sport Fishing

and Boating Partnership Council

(Council), is open to the public, and

interested persons may make oral

statements to the Council or may file

written statements for consideration.

DATES: June 6, 2000, 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Radisson Hotel Old Town, 901 N.

Fairfax St., Alexandria, Virginia 22314,

telephone (703) 683–6000, FAX (703)

683–7597.

Summary minutes of the conference

will be maintained by the Council

Coordinator at 4040 N. Fairfax Dr.,

Room 132A, Arlington, VA 22203, and

will be available for public inspection

during regular business hours within 30