Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 238 / Thursday, December 11, 1997 / Notices 65281

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Receipt of Application for

Endangered Species Permit

The following applicants have

applied for permits 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–836697

Applicant: Bernice Constantin, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, Animal and

Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife

Services, Gainesville, Florida

The applicant requests authorization

to take (harass or translocate specimens

to alleviate depredation of agricultural

commodities and reduce hazards to

human health or safety) the bald eagle,

Haliaeetus leucocephalus, wood stork,

Mycteria americana, peregrine falcon,

Falco peregrinus, whooping crane, Grus

americana, Puerto Rican plain pigeon,

Columba inornata wetmorei, and roseate

tern, Sterna dougallii dougallii,

throughout the species ranges in

Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin

Islands, for the purpose of enhancement

of survival of the species.

PRT–837136

Applicant: Paul J. Marangelo, West Sand

Lake, New York

The applicant requests authorization

to take (salvage dead shells, and harass

during surveys) the dwarf wedge

mussel, Alasmidonta heterodon,

throughout the species range in North

Carolina, 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 January 12, 1998.

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: November 26, 1997.

Bill A. Grabill,

Acting Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 97–32371 Filed 12–10–97; 8:45 am]

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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.):

Applicant: James Meehan, Edgewater,

MD, PRT–837140.

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: Linda Winkler, University

of Pittsburgh, Titusville, PA, PRT–

835441.

The applicant requests a permit to

import mantled howler monkey

(Alouatta palliata) blood and feces

samples collected at LaSuerte, Costa

Rica, for the purpose of scientific

research.

Applicant: Carla Cicero, University of

California, Berkeley, CA, PRT–836805.

The applicant requests a permit to

export hair samples collected from

museum specimens of cheetah

(Acononyx jubatus), Southern sea otter

(Enhydra lutris nereis), clouded leopard

(Neofelis nebulosa), and leopard cat

(Felis (Prionailursus) bengalensis

bengalensis), to Yeong-Tyi Day,

National Pingtung Polytechnic Institute,

Taiwan, for the purpose of scientific

research.

Applicant: Randy Miller, Acton, CA,

PRT–835825.

The applicant requests a permit to

export and reimport two captive born

leopard (Panthera pardus) and progeny

of the animals currently held by the

applicant and any animals acquired in

the United States by the applicant to/

from worldwide locations to enhance

the survival of the species through

conservation education. This

notificatation covers activities

conducted by the applicant over a three

year period.

Applicant: Gentle Jungle, Lebec, CA,

PRT–837241.

The applicant requests a permit to

export and reimport one captive born

tiger (Panthera tigris), and progeny of

the animals currently held by the

applicant and any animals acquired in

the United States by the applicant to/

from worldwide locations to enhance

the survival of the species through

conservation education. This

notificatation covers activities

conducted by the applicant over a three

year period.

Applicant: White River Bison Farm,

Anderson, IN, PRT–836462.

The applicant requests a permit to

import one male and one female captive

born yearling wood bison (Bison bison

athabascae) 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 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203

and must be received by the Director on

or before January 12, 1998.

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: Monterey Bay Aquarium,

Monterey, CA, PRT–837131.

Permit Type: Take for enhancing the

survival or recovery of the species [Sec

104(c)(4)(A) of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act].

Name and Number of Animals:

Southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris

nereis). Opportunistic recovery of

beached/stranded animals.

Summary of Activity to be

Authorized: The applicant proposes to

take (rescue, rehabilitate, and display)

southern sea otters. Public display of

these sea otters will be limited to

specially constructed facilities which

the applicant proposes allows the public

to view normal rehabilitation

procedures, while shielding otters

undergoing rehabilitation from the sight

and sounds of the viewing public. The

applicants purpose for this exhibit is

enhancement of the species through

rehabilitation of stranded specimens

and public education.

Source of Marine Mammals: Natural

range of southern sea otters in California

waters.

Period of Activity: Up to 5 years from

issuance date of permit, if issued.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register, the

Office of Management Authority is