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threatened species previously 

accessioned into the applicant=s 

collection for scientific research. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a fiveyear period. 

Applicant: Timothy L. Nolan, Marion, 

WI, PRT–107719. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus) 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: Robert B. Fay, Jr., Allison 

Park, PA, PRT–107181 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus) 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. 

Marine Mammals 

The public is invited to comment on 

the following application(s) for a permit 

to conduct certain activities with marine 

mammals. The applications 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 Part 18). Written 

data, comments, or requests for copies 

of the complete applications or requests 

for a public hearing on these 

applications should be submitted to the 

Director (address above). 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: Clarence M. Bielat, Hillsdale, 

MI, PRT–107189. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) 

sport hunted from the Northern Beaufort 

Sea polar bear population in Canada for 

personal, noncommercial use. 

Applicant: Michael L. Gill, Bakersfield, 

CA, PRT–109700. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) 

sport hunted from the Viscount Melville 

Sound polar bear population in Canada 

for personal, noncommercial use. 

Applicant: William M. Lauer, Alden, 

NY, PRT–106839. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) 

sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound 

polar bear population in Canada for 

personal, noncommercial use. 

Dated: September 2, 2005. 

Michael L. Carpenter, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Geological Survey. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Act 106–

503, the Scientific Earthquake Studies 

Advisory Committee (SESAC) will hold 

its eleventh meeting. The meeting 

location is the Courtyard Seattle 

Downtown /Lake Union, 925 Westlake 

Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 

98109. The Committee is comprised of 

members from academia, industry, and 

State government. The Committee shall 

advise the Director of the U.S. 

Geological Survey (USGS) on matters 

relating to the USGS’s participation in 

the National Earthquake Hazards 

Reduction Program. 

The Committee will review the 

overall direction of the U.S. Geological 

Survey’s Earthquake Hazards Program 

in the current and next fiscal years with 

particular focus on the Program’s 

activities in the Pacific Northwest. 

Meetings of the Scientific Earthquake 

Studies Advisory Committee are open to 

the public. 

DATES: September 27, 2005, 

commencing at 9 a.m. and adjourning at 

12 p.m. on September 29, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

David Applegate, U.S. Geological 

Survey, MS 905, 12201 Sunrise Valley 

Drive, Reston, Virginia 29192, (703) 

648 6714. 

Dated: September 12, 2005. 

Linda Gundersen, 

Acting Associate Director for Geology. 

[FR Doc. 05–18517 Filed 9–16–05; 8:45am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WY–050–1232–MF–WY05] 

Notice of Closure of Public Lands to 

Motorized Vehicle Use 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of closure of certain 

public lands located in Fremont County, 

Wyoming, to all types of motor vehicle 

use. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 43 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) Subpart 

8341.2(a), the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) announces the 

closure of certain BLM-administered 

public lands to all types of motor 

vehicle use to protect the National 

Historic Trails (NHT), which includes 

the Oregon, Mormon Pioneer, 

California, and Pony Express Trails. 

This closure affects public lands 

located within Fremont County on the 

NHTs in the area known as Rocky 

Ridge. The closure area extends for 

approximately 2 miles from near the 

Lower Monument over Rocky Ridge to 

the western edge of the BLMadministered public land in Section 28, 

T29N, R97W. 

DATES: This closure will be effective 

June 20, 2005, in accordance with the 

Environmental Assessment and 

Decision Record (March 28, 2005). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ray 

Hanson, Outdoor Recreation Planner, 

Bureau of Land Management, 1335 Main 

Street, P.O. Box 589, Lander, Wyoming 

82520. Mr. Hanson may also be 

contacted by telephone: 307–332–8420. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM 

Lander Field Office is responsible for 

management of public lands within 

Fremont, Natrona, Carbon, Sweetwater, 

and Hot Springs Counties. The 

management of these lands is addressed 

in the Lander Resource Management 

Plan (RMP) Record of Decision (ROD), 

which was signed in June 1987. In the 

Finding of No Significant Impact and 

Decision Record, based upon 

Environmental Assessment, WY050–

EA4–047, for the Proposed Special 

Recreation Permit to Conduct Handcart 

Treks on Bureau of Land Management 

Administered Public Lands Between 

Sixth Crossing and Rock Creek Hollow 

(March 28, 2005), a decision to issue an 

Off-Highway Vehicle closure was 

included to mitigate the impacts caused 

by motorized vehicle use to the cultural, 

historic, and natural resources on 

approximately 2 miles of the NHTs on 

Rocky Ridge.