41072 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 147 / Thursday, July 31, 1997 / 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–832333

Applicant: Zoological Society of San Diego,

CA.

The applicant requests a permit to

import four captive-born Black-footed

cats (Felis nigripes) from John Visser,

Durbanville, Republic of South Africa

for the purpose of enhancement of the

species through captive propagation.

PRT–832495

Applicant: Larry Reynolds, Arlington, 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.

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 430, 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(s) for permits

to conduct certain activities with marine

mammals. The application(s) was/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).

PRT–831644

Applicant: Lisbon Aquarium, Lisbon,

Portugal.

Type of Permit: Take for public

display.

Name and Number of Animals:

Northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris

lutris), up to 24.

Summary of Activity To Be

Authorized: The applicant has requested

a permit to collect and export 4 otters

for the purpose of public display at the

Lisbon Aquarium. Up to 24 otters may

be captured in the course of collection

activities in order to obtain the 4 most

suitable otters for export and public

display. Any otter not selected for

export and public display will be

immediately released.

Source of Marine Mammals for Public

Display: Kodiak Islands, AK.

Period of Activity: Five years from

issuance date of the permit, if issued.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register, the

Office of Management Authority is

forwarding copies of this application to

the Marine Mammal Commission and

the Committee of Scientific Advisors for

their review.

The following applicants have each

requested a permit to import a sporthunted polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

from the Northwest Territories, Canada

for personal use.

Applicant/address Population PRT

Robert Keeler, Douglas, WY .......................................................................................................... Gulf of Boothia ............................ 832324

Bruce Shoenweis, Alton, IL ............................................................................................................ McClintock Channel .................... 831928

Harry Nicholson, Corsicana, TX .................................................................................................... Lancaster Sound ......................... 832095

Written data or comments, requests

for copies of the complete applications,

or requests for a public hearing on any

of these applications for marine

mammal permits should be sent to the

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of

Management Authority, 4401 N. Fairfax

Drive, Room 430, 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 hearing is at the

discretion of the Director.

Documents and other information

submitted with all of the applications

listed in this notice 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 30 days of the

date of publication of this notice at the

above address.

Dated: July 25, 1997.

Karen Anderson,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 97–20134 Filed 7–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Issuance of Permits for Marine

Mammals

On March 26, 1997, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

62, No. 58, Page 14438, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by the following

individual for a permit to import a

sport-hunted polar bear (Ursus

maritimus) from Canada for personal

use.

Applicant/address Population PRTLee Adam, Hamburg, PA.

Lancaster

Sound

826757

On April 9, 1997, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

62, No. 68, Page 17200, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by the following

individual for a permit to import a

sport-hunted polar bear (Ursus

maritimus) from Canada for personal

use.

Applicant/address Population PRTDavid Anaman,

Hemlock, MI.

Northern

Beaufort

826910

On April 30, 1997, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

62, No. 83, Page 23478, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by the following

individual for a permit to import a

sport-hunted polar bear (Ursus

maritimus) from Canada for personal

use.

Applicant/address Population PRTRobert Zingula,

Central City, IA.

Northern

Beaufort.

828355

On May 23, 1997, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

62, No. 100, Page 28493, that an

application had been filed with the Fish