47040 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 172 / Friday, September 5, 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–833768

Applicant: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo,

Colorado Springs, CO

The applicant requests a permit to

import of one captive-bred Sumatran

orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus abelii) from

the Calgary Zoo, Alberta, Canada, to

enhance the propagation of the species.

PRT–832847

Applicant: Edward Dieffenbach, Miami, FL

The applicant requests a permit to

import one captive-bred American

peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus

anatum) from White Feather Falcons,

Ontario, Canada, to enhance the

propagation of the species.

PRT–829904

Applicant: Robert W. Ehrig/Finca Cyclura,

Big Pine Key, FL

The applicant requests a permit to

export two captive-bred Grand Cayman

Ground iguanas (Cyclura nubila lewisi)

to Roger Lamb in Solihull, West

Midlands, United Kingdom, for the

purpose of enhancement of the species

through captive propagation.

PRT–833281

Applicant: Cohanzick Zoo, Bridgeton, NJ

This amends the previously published

activity for the applicant to import three

(3) Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris

tigris)born in captivity from Parken Zoo,

Eskiltuna, Sweden, rather than two (2)

for the purpose of enhancement of the

species through conservation education.

PRT–833611

Applicant: Jay L. Brasher, Salt Lake City, UT

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 18).

PRT–833835

Applicant: Gary H. Dietrich, Bismarck, ND

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the northern Beaufort

polar bear population, Northwest

Territories, Canada for personal use.

PRT–833846

Applicant: Charles B. Ball, Watertown, NY

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Perry Channel

polar bear population, Northwest

Territories, Canada for personal use.

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: August 29, 1997.

Mary Ellen Amtower,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 97–23513 Filed 9–4–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Emergency Exemption: Issuance

On August 21, 1997, the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service (Service) issued a

permit (PRT–833379) to the Buffalo Zoo

(Zoo), Buffalo, New York to export a

female gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) to the

Granby Zoo in Granby, Quebec, Canada.

The 30-day public comment period

required by section 10(c) of the

Endangered Species Act was waived.

The Service determined that an

emergency affecting the health and life

of the gorilla existed and that no

reasonable alternative was available to

the applicant, for the following reasons:

a. The Buffalo Zoo applied for an

export permit for the female gorilla who

is suddenly not compatible with the

gorilla social groups at the Zoo. The Zoo

has only one gorilla facility with three

social groups. Although she would like

to be with the primary male, she has

been rejected by the other females who

have attained a higher status than she.

She has taken her ostracism poorly and

will not fit in with the other two groups.

She has caused injuries to the other

animals in all three groups.

b. The Zoo is currently confining her

to one of the four holding areas

available. Because of the facility’s

configuration, she is still in close

proximity to the other animals. This

proximity is harming her

psychologically; she is no longer eating,

and is suffering physically.

c. The Granby Zoo, which had loaned

this gorilla to the Buffalo Zoo, has

offered to have her return.

Dated: August 29, 1997.

Mary Ellen Amtower,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 97–23516 Filed 9–4–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Availability of a Draft Recovery Plan

for the Razorback Sucker (Xyrauchen

texanus) for Review and Comment

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability.

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service

(Service) announces the availability for

public review of a draft recovery plan

for the razorback sucker (Xyrauchen

texanus). The razorback sucker

currently exists in small populations in

the Colorado River in the States of

Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and

Arizona. The Service solicits review and

comment from the public on this draft

recovery plan.