Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 152 / Thursday, August 7, 1997 / Notices 42589

10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et

seq.):

PRT–832591

Applicant: Sheri A. Paderewski, University

of Virginia, Department of Biology,

Charlottesville

The applicant requests authorization

to remove and reduce to possession

(collect seeds, collect and temporarily

retain whole plants) the Roan Mountain

bluet, Hedyotis purpurea var. montana,

from Pisgah National Forest, North

Carolina for the purpose of

enhancement of survival of the species.

PRT–832549

Applicant: Jeffery M. Selby, ENSR, Norcross,

Georgia

The applicant requests authorization

to take (capture, identify, and release)

20 species of threatened and endangered

fishes, freshwater mussels, and aquatic

invertebrates, throughout the species

ranges in Alabama, Georgia, and

Tennessee, for the purpose of

enhancement of survival of the species.

Written data or comments on these

applications should be submitted to:

Regional Permit Biologist, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, 1875 Century

Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia

30345. All data and comments must be

received by September 8, 1997.

Documents and other information

submitted with 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 the

following office within 30 days of the

date of publication of this notice: U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century

Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia

30345 (Attn: David Dell, Permit

Biologist). Telephone: 404/679–7313;

Fax: 404/679–7081.

Dated: July 31, 1997.

H. Dale Hall,

Acting Regional Director

[FR Doc. 97–20782 Filed 8–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Issuance of Permits for Marine

Mammals

On June 5, 1997, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

62, No. 108, Page 30876, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by John Kautzman,

West Fargo, ND (PRT–828884) for a

permit to import a sport-hunted polar

bear (Ursus maritimus) from Canada for

personal use.

Notice is hereby given that on July 24,

1997, 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

authorized the requested permit subject

to certain conditions set forth therein.

On June 5, 1997, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

62, No. 108, Page 30875, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by Arthur Nienow,

East Palatka, FL (PRT–829690) for a

permit to import a sport-hunted polar

bear (Ursus maritimus) from Canada for

personal use.

Notice is hereby given that on July 28,

1997, 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

authorized the requested permit subject

to certain conditions set forth therein.

On June 13, 1997, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

62, No. 114, Page 32364, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by Charles Antcliff,

Fenton, MI (PRT–830055) for a permit to

import a sport-hunted polar bear (Ursus

maritimus) from Canada for personal

use.

Notice is hereby given that on July 24,

1997, 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

authorized the requested permit subject

to certain conditions set forth therein.

On April 24, 1997, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

62, No. 79, Page 20020, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by Leonard

Guldman, Aurora, CA (PRT–827651) for

a permit to import a sport-hunted polar

bear (Ursus maritimus) from Canada for

personal use.

Notice is hereby given that on July 10,

1997, 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

denied the requested permit.

Documents and other information

submitted for these applications are

available for review by any party who

submits a written request to the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Rm 430, Arlington,

Virginia 22203. Phone (703) 358–2104

or Fax (703) 358–2281.

Dated: August 1, 1997.

Mary Ellen Amtower,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 97–20855 Filed 8–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Receipt of Applications for

Permit

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 18).

Applicant: Le Grand Aquarium de

Saint-Malo, Cedex, France, PRT–

832098.

Type of Permit: Take for Public

Display.

Name and Number of Animals:

Northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris

lutris), up to 24 as described below.

Summary of Activity to be

Authorized: The applicant has requested

a permit as a co-collector of up to 24

northern sea otters in Alaskan waters for

export of 2 animals to the Le Grand

Aquarium, France. This collection effort

will be conducted concurrently with

that planned for the Lisbon Aquarium

(PRT–831644). A total of 6 animals will

be retained. All others will be

immediately released. Four of the

animals are proposed for export to the

Lisbon Aquarium and two are proposed

for export to the Le Grand Aquarium for

the purpose of public display.

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.

Applicant: Thomas VanEvery, Troy,

MI, PRT–832642.

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: Joseph Cafmeyer, Taylor,

MI, PRT–832734.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)