Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 197 / Friday, October 10, 1997 / Notices 53017

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.

Applicant: St. Louis Zoological Park,

St. Louis, MO, PRT–834539.

The applicant requests a permit to

import biological samples from wild

and captive born Black and white lemur

(Varecia variegata variegata) from

Reserve Naturelle Integrale No. 1, Parc

Zoologique de Ivoloina, and Parc

Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza

in Madagascar for the purpose of

enhancement through scientific

research.

Applicant: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo,

Cleveland, OH, PRT–834809.

The applicant requests a permit to

import one female Clouded leopard

(Neofelis nebulosa) from Belfast Zoo,

Northern Ireland for the purpose of

enhancement of the species through

captive propagation and conservation

education.

Applicant: Omaha’s Henry Doorly

Zoo, Omaha, Nebraska, PRT–835175.

The applicant requests a permit to

import one female Siberian tiger

(Panthera tigris altaica) from Emmen

Zoo, The Netherlands for the purpose of

enhancement of the species through

captive propagation.

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 for permits 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).

Applicant: Arrowhead Bluffs

Museum, Wabash, MN, PRT–826912.

Permit Type: Public Display.

Name and Number of Animals: polar

bear (Ursus maritimus), 1.

Summary of Activity to be

Authorized: The applicant has requested

a permit to import a polar bear hide and

skull sport-hunted in Canada and

donated to the facility for the purpose

of public display at the Arrowhead

Bluffs Museum.

Source of Marine Mammals: sporthunted in Canada by an affiliate of the

Arrowhead Bluffs Museum.

Period of Activity: Up to five years

from issuance date of the permit, if

issued.

Applicant: University of Alaska

Museum, Fairbanks, AK, PRT–832903.

Type of Permit: Import for Scientific

Research.

Name and Number of Animals:

Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), polar bear

(Ursus maritimus), and sea otter

(Enhydra lutris); up to a total of 200

samples per year.

Summary of Activity to be

Authorized: The applicant has requested

a permit for the import of legally

collected samples of walrus, polar bear

and sea otter from Canada and Russia

for scientific research purposes

including exchange of material with

other researchers. Specimens are to be

acquired by salvage from subsistence

hunting and beach-cast carcasses as well

as acquired from agents of the foreign

governments who are conducting

authorized research on these species.

The applicant is also seeking

authorization for re-import of specimens

of these species legally collected in the

United States, accessioned in the

Muesum, and exported to foreign

researchers for scientific purposes.

Source of Marine Mammals: salvage

and authorized research as described

above.

Period of Activity: Up to 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 the applications

listed above to the Marine Mammal

Commission and the Committee of

Scientific Advisors for their review.

Applicant: Federick Studler, Jr.,

Conestoga, PA, PRT–834952.

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: Gregory Wambold, Poway,

CA, PRT–834978.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted prior to April 30, 1994,

from the Lancaster Sound polar bear

population, Northwest Territories,

Canada for personal use.

Applicant: Randy Deeter, Anchorage,

AK, PRT–834963.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted prior to April 30, 1994,

from the Lancaster Sound polar bear

population, Northwest Territories,

Canada for personal use.

Applicant: Lawrence Carlson, Ham

Lake, MN, PRT–832105.

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.

Written data or comments, requests

for copies of any of these complete

applications, or requests for a public

hearing on this application 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 a hearing is at the

discretion of the Director.

Documents and other information

submitted with the 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 above

address within 30 days of the date of

publication of this notice.

Dated: October 6, 1997.

MaryEllen Amtower,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 97–26979 Filed 10–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Proposed Policy on Giant Panda

Permits

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of reopening of comment

period.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service gives notice that the comment

period on the proposed policy for

issuance of permits for import of giant

panda will be reopened for 30 days to

obtain further comments.

DATES: Public comments received on or

before November 10, 1997 will be

considered by the Service.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted to the Chief of the Office of

Management Authority, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax
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Drive, Room 430, Arlington, Virginia

22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenneth Stansell, Chief, Office of

Management Authority, at the above

address, or call (703) 358–2093; fax

(703) 358–2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Service published a notice reopening

the comment period on the proposed

policy for issuance of permits for import

of giant panda on July 1, 1997 (62 FR

35518–19). The comment period ended

September 29, 1997. The Service

received a request from the World

Wildlife Fund, Washington, D.C., to

extend the comment period to allow

submission of information from two

events; the International Symposium on

Environmental Protection and City

Development of the 21st Century

(September 23–28) in Chengdu and the

Ministry of Forestry/WWF Workshop on

Giant Panda Reintroduction (September

24–28). The results of these meetings

were not available before the close of

the previous comment period but may

be important to the policy development.

Interested organizations and the public

are invited to comment on the results

from these meetings or on any other

issues related to panda conservation.

Authority: This notice was prepared under

the authority of the Endangered Species Act

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

Dated: October 3, 1997.

Jamie Rappaport Clark,

Director.

[FR Doc. 97–26848 Filed 10–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Issuance of Permit for Marine

Mammals

On July 31, 1997, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

62, No. 147, Page 41072, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by Robert Keeler,

Douglas, WY for a permit (PRT–832324)

to import a sport-hunted polar bear

(Ursus maritimus) trophy, taken prior to

April 30, 1994, from the Gulf of Boothia

population, Northwest Territories,

Canada for personal use.

Notice is hereby given that on

September 26, 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 July 31, 1997, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

62, No. 147, Page 41072, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by Harry Donald

Nicholson, Corsicana, TX (PRT–832095)

to import a sport-hunted polar bear

(Ursus maritimus) trophy, taken prior to

April 30, 1994, from the Lancaster

Sound population, Northwest

Territories, Canada for personal use.

Notice is hereby given that on

September 26, 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 August 7, 1997, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

62, No. 152, Page 42590, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by Joseph

Cafmeyer, Taylor, MI (PRT–832734) to

import a sport-hunted polar bear (Ursus

maritimus) trophy, taken prior to April

30, 1994, from the Baffin Bay

population, Northwest Territories,

Canada for personal use.

Notice is hereby given that on

September 26, 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 July 17, 1997, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

62, No. 137, Page 38320, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by Christopher

Harvey, Ormond Beach, FL (PRT–

829688) to import a sport-hunted polar

bear (Ursus maritimus) trophy, from the

Southern Beaufort Sea population,

Northwest Territories, Canada for

personal use.

Notice is hereby given that on

September 23, 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 August 7, 1997, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

62, No. 152, Page 42590, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by William

Shields, Reno, NV (PRT–830610) to

import a sport-hunted polar bear (Ursus

maritimus) trophy, taken prior to April

30, 1994, from the Northern Beaufort

Sea population, Northwest Territories,

Canada for personal use.

Notice is hereby given that on

September 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.

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: October 6, 1997.

Mary Ellen Amtower,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management.

[FR Doc. 97–26978 Filed 10–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO220–1020–01–241A]

OMB Approval Number 1004–0019;

Information Collection Submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

for Review Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act

The proposed collection of

information listed below has been

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for approval under

the provisions of the Paperwork

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)

On April 8, 1997, BLM published a

notice in the Federal Register (61 FR

16864) requesting comment on this

proposed collection. The comment

period ended on June 9, 1997. BLM

received no (0) comments from the

public in response to that notice. Copies

of the proposed collection of

information and related forms and

explanatory material may be obtained

by contacting the BLM clearance officer

at the telephone number listed below.

The Office of Management and Budget

is required to respond to this request

within 60 days but may respond after 30

days. For maximum consideration, your

comments and suggestions on the

requirement should be made directly to

the Office of Management and Budget,

Interior Department Desk Officer (1004–

0119), Office of information and

Regulatory Affairs, Washington, D.C.,

20503, telephone (202) 395–7340. Please

provide a copy of your comments to the

Bureau Clearance Officer (WO–630),