32120 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 99 / Monday, May 22, 2000 / Notices

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–023232

Applicant: AZA Rhinoceros Taxon Advisory

Group, c/o Buffalo Zoo, Buffalo, NY.

The applicant requests a permit to

export blood samples from Indian Rhino

(Rhinoceros unicornis) taken from

captive held and captive born species

being held in captivity in Canada and

the United States. Samples are to be

exported to University of Basel, Basel,

Switzerland for scientific research

purposes.

PRT–026630

Applicant: Duke University, Durham, NC.

The applicant requests a permit to

import blood and tissue samples from

Brown hyaena (Hyaena brunnea) taken

from wild animals in Diamond Coast,

Namibia. Samples are to be imported

from Ministry of Environment &

Tourism, Windhoek, Namibia for

scientific research purposes.

PRT–027208

Applicant: Donald S. Usak, Roanoke, VA.

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.

PRT–027256

Applicant: Baltimore Zoo, Baltimore, MD.

The applicant requests a permit to

import 140 live Panamanian golden

frogs (Atelopus zeteki) taken from the

wild in Panama. The 140 is to consist

of 20 pairs of adult specimens and 100

end-stage tadpoles. The import is for the

purpose of enhancement of the

propagation of the species.

PRT–025357

Applicant: Toledo Zoological Gardens,

Toledo, OH.

The applicant requests a permit to

import one captive-born male and one

captive-born female African wild dog

(Lycaon pictus) from the Hoedspruit

Research and Breeding Centre, South

Africa, for the purpose of enhancement

of the survival of the species through

propagation.

PRT–020925

Applicant: Susanne Shultz, State University

of New York Stony Brook, NY.

The applicant requests a permit to

import the prey remains of Diana

monkey (Cercopithecus diana) and

Jentink’s duiker (Cephalophus jentinki)

collected in the wild in Cote d’Ivoire

(Ivory Coast), for scientific research.

PRT–026842

Applicant: Chicago Zoological Park,

Brookfield, IL.

The applicant requests a permit to

export hair, blood, and tissue samples

from one male captive born Goeldi’s

monkey (Callimico goeldii) to the

Anthropologisches Institut der

Universitact Zuerich, Zuerich,

Switzerland, for scientific research.

PRT–017383

Applicant: Elizabeth N. Knowles, Jacksboro,

TX.

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).

PRT–027073

Applicant: John R. Kauffman, Pennsburg, 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 for personal use.

PRT–027126

Applicant: Stephen C. Delano, Cold Spring,

MN

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.

PRT–027135

Applicant: Donald R. Card, Grand Ledge, MI

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.

PRT—027207

Applicant: Peter M. Shaw, Foristell, MO

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.

PRT—027206

Applicant: Greg Wilkie, Lenoir, NC

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.

PRT—027205

Applicant: Edward D. Yates, Wrightsville, 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 for personal use.

PRT—027204

Applicant: Darrell W. Hindman, St. Louis,

MO

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.

PRT–027386

Applicant: Samuel A. Francis, Goshen, KY

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.

PRT–027384

Applicant: Dyrk T. Eddie, Kalispell, MT

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

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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 16, 2000.

Kristen Nelson,

Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Reinstatement, Record of Decision on

the Final General Management Plan

and Final Environmental Impact

Statement for the Missouri National

Recreational River (59-Mile District),

Nebraska and South Dakota

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and

the regulations promulgated by the

Council on Environmental Quality (40

CFR 1505.2), the National Park Service

(NPS) is announcing the Record of

Decision on the Final General

Management Plan (GMP) and Final

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)

for the Missouri National Recreational

River (MNRR), 59-Mile District. The

MNRR is located in portions of Clay,

Union, and Yankton counties, South

Dakota and Cedar, Dixon, and Knox

counties, Nebraska.

More specifically, the NPS is

reinstating a Record of Decision

previously suspended by the bureau.

After the Record of Decision was

originally signed, it was discovered that

the FEIS was inadvertently not filed

with the Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) as required by 40 CFR

1506.9. Accordingly, the NPS

suspended the Record of Decision (see

65 FR 10542), suspended

implementation of the GMP, filed the

FEIS with EPA, and reopened the

required 30-day period of no-action.

DATES: The Regional Director, National

Park Service, Midwest Region, and the

District Engineer, Omaha District, U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers approved the

Record of Decision on December 17,

1999. That Record of Decision was

reinstated effective April 10, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

Hedren, Superintendent, Missouri

National Recreational River, P.O. Box

591, O’Neill, Nebraska 68763, or by email to

MNRR_Superintendent@nps.gov, or call

402–336–3970.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA

published its notice of availability for

the FEIS in the Federal Register on

March 10, 2000 (65 FR 12992). The 30-

day no-action period ended on April 10,

2000. No public comments were

received during this period.

Accordingly, the NPS has determined

that no changes to the FEIS or the

original Record of Decision are

necessary. The Record of Decision as

printed in the Federal Register on

December 17, 1999 (64 FR 72359) is

reinstated.

Dated: May 8, 2000.

David N. Given,

Acting Regional Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Niobrara National Scenic River

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Amended Notice of Intent to

prepare an Environmental Impact

Statement for the General Management

Plan, Niobrara National Scenic River,

Nebraska.

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

will prepare a General Management

Plan (GMP) and an Environmental

Impact Statement (EIS) for the Niobrara

National Scenic River (hereinafter, ‘‘the

Park’’), Nebraska, in accordance with

section 102(2)(C) of the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969

(NEPA), and a court decision

invalidating a similar 1996 GMP/EIS

and ordering a new one. This notice is

being furnished as required by NEPA

Regulation 40 CFR 1501.7, and serves to

amend the Notice of Intent as published

in the Federal Register on February 28,

2000 (65 FR 10542).

To facilitate sound planning and

environmental assessment in the

preparation of this EIS, the National

Park Service intends to both validate

information previously acquired for the

1996 GMP/EIS, and obtain suggestions

and information from other agencies

and the public on several court-driven

issues to be addressed in the new EIS.

The National Park Service will scope

this GMP/EIS via the media, a

newsletter, and through a World Wide

Web page. Comments and participation

in this scoping process are invited.

DATES: A project newsletter is being

prepared, which is expected to be ready

by the end of May 2000. The newsletter

will contain specific information about

how to provide input to the scoping

phase of this project. Availability of the

newsletter will be announced through

local and regional media outlets. The

newsletter will be sent to all addressees

of record in the planning of the park’s

1996 GMP/EIS, and to others who

request the newsletter. To request a

copy of the newsletter and to be added

to the project mailing list, contact the

park superintendent at 402–336–3970 or

by writing to one of the addresses

below.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

information should be directed to

Superintendent, Niobrara National

Scenic River, P.O. Box 591, O’Neill,

Nebraska 68763; or by email,

nioblgmp@nps.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Superintendent, Niobrara National

Scenic River, at either of the above

addresses or at telephone number 402–

336–3970.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since the

original notice of intent was published

in February 2000, the United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

overturned the boundaries for the

Niobrara National Scenic Riverway

which has been established as part of a

1996 General Management Plan (GMP)

for the park. A federal district court had

overturned that GMP and associated

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

in a separate ruling. However, the

district court ruling had retained the

section of the GMP pertaining to the

park’s boundary. Therefore, the original

notice of intent for the current project

implied that boundaries were not within

the scope of issues that would be

addressed in the forthcoming GMP/EIS

rewrite. The decision of the Court of

Appeals has expanded the scope to

include the park boundary.

The broad array of issues identified in

the 1996 GMP/EIS, including land

ownership, landscape conservation,

water resource protection, hunting,

fishing, and trapping, and visitor

education and protection appear valid

but reaffirmation will be sought through

scoping. Specific examples of other

issues that will be addressed in the GMP

are: (1) the extent and manner in which

partnerships can and will be employed

to achieve management objectives, (2)