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The applicant requests a permit to reexport biological samples collected in 

the wild in Mexico from aquatic box 

turtles (Terrapene coahuila) to the 

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de 

Mexico, Mexico, for scientific research. 

Applicant: Wildlife Conservation 

Society, Bronx, NY, PRT–147321 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import one male and one female 

captive-born lesser slow loris 

(Nycticebus pygmaeus) from the Calgary 

Zoo, Alberta, Canada for the purpose of 

enhancement of the species through 

captive propagation and conservation 

education. 

Applicant: National Zoological Park, 

Washington, DC, PRT–134405 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import biological samples from 

leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys 

coriacea) collected in the wild in Gabon, 

for scientific research. This notification 

covers activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a five-year period. 

Applicant: Richard J. Lullo, Houston, 

TX, PRT–147381 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus) 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: Daniel H. Braman, III, 

Refugio, TX, PRT–147382 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus) 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: Shelby C. Fischer, 

Victoria, TX, PRT–147383 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus) 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: Stella W. Braman, Refugio, 

TX, PRT–147384 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus) 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: Jerry A. Jaeger, Plant City, 

FL, PRT–146588 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus) 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 Mammals 

The public is invited to comment on 

the following applications for a permit 

to conduct certain activities with marine 

mammals. The applications were 

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 part 18). Written 

data, comments, or requests for copies 

of the complete applications or requests 

for a public hearing on these 

applications should be submitted to the 

Director (address above). 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. 

Applicant: James R. Gabrick, Fountain 

City, WI, PRT–143422 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) 

sport hunted from the Western Hudson 

Bay polar bear population in Canada for 

personal, noncommercial use. 

Applicant: Dennis C. Campbell, Dora, 

AL, PRT–145886 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) 

sport hunted from the Western Hudson 

Bay polar bear population in Canada for 

personal, noncommercial use. 

Applicant: Manuel F. Camacho, Jr., 

Miami, FL, PRT–147469 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) 

sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound 

polar bear population in Canada for 

personal, noncommercial use. 

Applicant: Dennis R. Kallash, Troy, 

MO, PRT–147415 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) 

sport hunted from the Northern Beaufort 

Sea polar bear population in Canada for 

personal, noncommercial use. 

Dated: February 23, 2007. 

Michael S. Moore, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority. 

[FR Doc. E7–4763 Filed 3–14–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Issuance of Permits 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits for 

endangered species and/or 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 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

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

or 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. For 

each permit for an endangered species, 

the Service found that (1) The 

application was filed in good faith, (2) 

the granted permit would not operate to 

the disadvantage of the endangered 

species, and (3) the granted permit 

would be consistent with the purposes 

and policy set forth in Section 2 of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended. 

Endangered Species 

Permit No. Applicant Receipt of application Federal Register 

notice 

Permit issuance 

date 

134777 .......................... Kenneth E. Clifton .............................................. 71 FR 76685; December 21, 2006 .................... February 1, 2007. 

138944 .......................... Anson M. K. Lum ................................................ 71 FR 76685; December 21, 2006 .................... February 1, 2007. 

139635 .......................... Tommy E. Morrison ............................................ 71 FR 76682; December 21, 2006 .................... February 1, 2007. 


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Marine Mammals 

Permit No. Applicant Receipt of application FEDERAL REGISTER

Notice Permit issuance date 

133772 ........................ Richard H. Gebhard ....................................... 71 FR 60561; October 13, 2006 ................... February 5, 2007. 

137715 ........................ Philip S. Majerus ............................................ 71 FR 66187; November 13, 2006 ................ February 5, 2007. 

125179 ........................ Warren L. Strickland ...................................... 71 FR 35692; June 21, 2006 ........................ January 4, 2007. 

130142 ........................ Jerry L. Brenner ............................................. 71 FR 76684; December 21, 2006 ................ February 21, 2007. 

137039 ........................ Kelly J. Powell ............................................... 71 FR 76682; December 21, 2006 ................ February 21, 2007. 

138216 ........................ Michael J. Lenarduzzi .................................... 71 FR 76682; December 21, 2006 ................ February 12, 2007. 

141939 ........................ Philip M. Ripepi .............................................. 72 FR 2539; January 19, 2007 ..................... February 21, 2007. 

Dated: February 23, 2007. 

Michael S. Moore, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority. 

[FR Doc. E7–4761 Filed 3–14–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 

U.S. Geological Survey 

List of Programs Eligible for Inclusion 

in Fiscal Year 2007 Funding 

Agreements To Be Negotiated with 

Self-Governance Tribes 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice lists programs or 

portions of programs that are eligible for 

inclusion in fiscal year 2007 funding 

agreements with self-governance tribes 

and lists programmatic targets pursuant 

to section 405(c)(4) of the Tribal SelfGovernance Act. 

DATES: This notice expires on 

September 30, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Inquiries or comments 

regarding this notice may be directed to 

Sue Marcus, American Indian/Alaska 

Native Liaison, U.S. Geological Survey, 

104 National Center, Reston, VA 20192. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Title II of the Indian SelfDetermination Act amendments of 1994 

(Pub. L. 103–413, the ‘‘Tribal SelfGovernance Act’’ or the ‘‘Act’’) 

instituted a permanent self-governance 

program at the Department of the 

Interior (DOI). Under the selfgovernance program certain programs, 

services, functions, and activities, or 

portions thereof, in DOI bureaus other 

than the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) 

are eligible to be planned, conducted, 

consolidated, and administered by a 

self-governance tribal government. 

Under section 405(c) of the Act, the 

Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) is 

required to publish annually: (1) A list 

of non-BIA programs, services, 

functions, and activities, or portions 

thereof, that are eligible for inclusion in 

agreements negotiated under the selfgovernance program; and (2) 

programmatic targets for these bureaus. 

Under the Act, two categories of nonBIA programs are eligible for selfgovernance funding agreements (AFAs): 

(1) Under section 403(b)(2) of the Act, 

any non-BIA program, service, function 

or activity that is administered by COI 

that is ‘‘otherwise available to Indian 

tribes or Indians,’’ can be administered 

by a tribal government through a selfgovernance funding agreement. The DOI 

interprets this provision to authorize the 

inclusion of programs eligible for selfdetermination contracts under Title I of 

the Indian Self-Determination and 

Education Assistance Act (Pub. L. 93–

638, as amended). Section 403(b)(2) also 

specifies ‘‘nothing in this subsection 

may be construed to provide any tribe 

with a preference with respect to the 

opportunity of the tribe to administer 

programs, services, functions and 

activities, or portions thereof, unless 

such preference is otherwise provided 

by law.’’

(2) Under section 403(c) of the Act, 

the Secretary may include other 

programs, services, functions, and 

activities or portions thereof that are of 

‘‘special geographic, historical, or 

cultural significance’’ to a selfgovernance tribe. 

Under section 403(k) of the Act, 

funding agreements cannot include 

programs, services, functions, or 

activities that are inherently Federal or 

where the statute establishing the 

existing program does not authorize the 

type of participation sought by the tribe. 

However, a tribe (or tribes) need not be 

identified in the authorizing statutes in 

order for a program or element to be 

included in a self-governance funding 

agreement. While general legal and 

policy guidance regarding what 

constitutes an inherently Federal 

function exists, we will determine 

whether a specific function is inherently 

Federal on a case-by-case basis 

considering the totality of 

circumstances. 

Response to Comments 

The DOI Office of Self-Governance 

requested comments on the proposed 

list on June 14, 2006. A number of 

editorial and technical changes were 

provided by DOI bureaus and 

incorporated into this Notice. While the 

Notice of June 14, 2006 illustrated all 

eligible non-BIA programs for DOI, this 

Notice is specific to the U.S. Geological 

Survey. 

II. Eligible Non-BIA Programs of the 

U.S. Geological Survey 

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 

will consider for inclusion in funding 

agreements activities which, upon 

request of a self-governance tribe, USGS 

determines to be eligible under either 

sections 403(b)(2) or 403(c) of the Act. 

Tribes with an interest in such potential 

agreements are encouraged to being 

such discussions. 

The mission of USGS is to collect, 

analyze, and provide information on 

biology, geology, hydrology, and 

geography that contributes to the wise 

management of the Nation’s natural 

resources and to the health, safety, and 

well-being of the American people. This 

information is usually publicly available 

and includes maps, data bases, and 

descriptions and analyses of the water, 

plants, animals, energy, and mineral 

resources, land surface, underlying 

geologic structure, and dynamic 

processes of the earth. The USGS does 

not manage lands or resources. Selfgovernance tribes may potentially assist 

USGS in the data acquisition and 

analysis components of its activities 

through a funding agreement. 

For questions regarding selfgovernance contact Sue Marcus, 

American Indian/Alaska Native Liaison, 

U.S. Geological Survey, 104 National 

Center, Reston, VA 20192, telephone 

703–648–4437, fax 703–648–4454, email smarcus@usgs.gov. 

III. Programmatic Targets 

During fiscal year 2007, upon request 

of a self-governance tribe, the U.S. 

Geological Survey will negotiate 


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