Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 99 / Tuesday, May 22, 2001 / Notices 28195

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Receipt of Applications for

Permit

Endangered Species

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.). Written data or comments should

be submitted to the Director, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, Division of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington,

Virginia 22203 and must be received by

the Director within 30 days of the date

of this publication.

Applicant: Dana Michelle Bisatti,

Southern Methodist University/

Department of Geology, Dallas, TX,

PRT–025112

The applicant requests a permit to

import samples obtained from salvaged

leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea)

marine turtles collected in Costa Rica

for the purpose of scientific research.

This notification covers activities

conducted by the applicant over a five

year period.

Applicant: Owen T. Muramatsu,

Kaneohe, HI, PRT–042201

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 purposes of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

Applicant: John Stehle, Craig, CO, PRT–

042200

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 purposes of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

Applicant: Mark Neussle, Scottsdale,

AZ, PRT–042510

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 purposes of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

Applicant: James A. Crane, Jr., York, SC,

PRT–042512

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 purposes of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

Applicant: Exotic Feline Breeding

Compound, Inc., Rosamond, CA, PRT–

039534

The applicant requests a permit to

import one captive-born male Amur

leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)

from Jungle Cat World, Orono, Canada

for the purpose of enhancement of the

species through captive propagation.

Applicant: Riverbanks Zoological Park,

Columbia, SC, PRT–40699

The applicant requests a permit to

import four live Parma wallabies

(Macropus parma) from the Assiniboine

Park Zoo, Winnipeg, Canada, for the

purpose of enhancement of the survival

of the species through captive

propagation.

Applicant: Clifford Brooks, Citrus

Heights, CA, PRT-042045

The applicant requests a permit to

import a sport-hunted cheetah

(Acinonyx jubatus) trophy from

Namibia for the purpose of

enhancement of the survival of the

species.

Applicant: Monte L. Bean Life Science

Museum, Brigham Young University,

Provo, UT, PRT–042049

The applicant requests a permit to

import one male and one female giant

panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) skin

and skull from animals that died

naturally at the Chang-qing Nature

Preserve, Huayang, Yangxian, Shaanxi,

China for the purpose of enhancement

of the survival of the species.

Applicant: Enoch D. Brandenburg,

Mesa, AZ, PRT–042633

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: Lisa Jones-Engel/University

of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, PRT–

039959

The applicant requests a permit to

import biological samples from captiveheld Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) and

White-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar)

collected in Indonesia, for scientific

research. This notification covers

activities conducted by the applicant

over a five year period.

Applicant: University of Colorado,

Boulder, CO, PRT–040035

The applicant requests a permit to

import hair samples from wild

ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta) for the

purpose of enhancement of the survival

of the species through scientific

research. This notification covers

activities conducted by the applicant

over a five year period.

Marine Mammals

The public is invited to comment on

the following application(s) for a permit

to conduct certain activities with marine

mammals. The application(s) 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).

Written data, comments, or requests

for copies of these complete

applications or requests for a public

hearing on these applications should be

sent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Division of Management

Authority, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room

700, Arlington, Virginia 22203,

telephone 703/358–2104 or fax 703/

358–2281. These requests 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.

Applicant: USGS, BRD, Alaska

Biological Science Center, Anchorage,

AK, PRT–766818

Permit Type: Take for scientific

research.

Name and Number of Animals:

Southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris

nereis), up to 30 animals from

California.

Summary of Activity to be

Authorized: The applicant has requested

a permit to implant 30 adult sea otters

of either sex with TDR/transmitter

packages for the purpose of scientific

research.

Source of Marine Mammals: Central

California coast, as described in current

permit.

Period of Activity: Until February 7,

2003, if issued.

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Applicant: Mark Clementz, Earth

Science Department, University of

California, Santa Cruz, CA, PRT–038747

Permit Type: Take for scientific

research.

Name and Number of Animals: West

Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus

latirostris), up to 30 specimens

providing 1 tooth sample and 1 bone

sample.

Summary of Activity to be

Authorized: The applicant has requested

a permit for the purpose of scientific

research to analyze samples of teeth and

bone from specimens in a museum

collection for assessment of the role that

diet plays on manatee health in the

wild.

Source of Marine Mammals: archived

specimens in the Florida State Museum

of Natural History.

Period of Activity: Up to 5 years, if

issued.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register, the

Division of Management Authority is

forwarding copies of the above

applications to the Marine Mammal

Commission and the Committee of

Scientific Advisors for their review.

Applicant: William Cunningham, MD,

Hillsborough, NJ, PRT–042218

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound

polar bear population in Canada, taken

in March 2001 for personal use.

Applicant: Lee Anderson, Jr., Long Lake,

MN, PRT–042060

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound

polar bear population in Canada, taken

in March 2001 for personal use.

Applicant: Robert V. Polito, Lebanon,

PA, PRT–041826

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport hunted from the Northern Beaufort

polar bear population in Canada, taken

in March 2001 for personal use.

Applicant: Jay W. Furney, Pueblo, CO,

PRT–037656

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport hunted from the Northern Beaufort

polar bear population in Canada, taken

in February 2001 for personal use.

Applicant: David Polke, Southbury, CT,

PRT–042518

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound

polar bear population in Canada, taken

in March 2001 for personal use.

Applicant: John E. Link, Minong, WI,

PRT–042520

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound

polar bear population in Canada, taken

in March 2001 for personal use.

Applicant: Daniel Welch, Curran, MI,

PRT–042573

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport hunted from the Northern Beaufort

Sea polar bear population in Canada,

taken in April 2001 for personal use.

Applicant: John Van Horn, Mifflintown,

PA, PRT–042638

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport hunted prior to May 31, 2000,

from the McClintock Channel polar bear

population in Canada, taken in April

2000 for personal use.

Applicant: William Carvajal, El Paso,

TX, PRT–042636

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound

polar bear population in Canada, taken

in April 2001 for personal use.

Applicant: Danny Spindler, Evansville,

IN, PRT–042635

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound

polar bear population in Canada, taken

in April 2001 for personal use.

Applicant: Gary Sorensen, Paradise, UT,

PRT–042199

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport hunted from the Southern

Beaufort polar bear population in

Canada, taken in April 2001 for personal

use.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife has

information collection approval from

OMB through February 28, 2001. OMB

Control Number 1018–0093. Federal

Agencies may not conduct or sponsor

and a person is not required to respond

to a collection of information unless it

displays a current valid OMB control

number.

Documents and other information

submitted with these applications 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, Division of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington,

Virginia 22203. Phone: (703/358–2104);

Fax: (703/358–2281).

Dated: May 11, 2001.

Anna Barry,

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits,

Division of Management Authority.

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Issuance of Permit for Marine

Mammals

On March 6, 2001, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

66, No. 44, Page 13566, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by Circo Hermanos

Suarez S.A., San Juan, PR, for a permit

(PRT–036843) to import for the purpose

of public display seven polar bears

(Ursus maritimus) obtain from captive

and wild sources.

Notice is hereby given that on May 5,

2001, 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, Division of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington,

Virginia 22203. Phone (703) 358–2104

or Fax (703) 358–2281.

Date: May 11, 2001.

Anna Barry,

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits,

Division of Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 01–12830 Filed 5–21–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT–10000–1610–00]

Zion National Park; Availability of Final

General Management Plan and Final

Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.