[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 209 (Monday, October 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62321-62322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21636]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Receipt of Applications for Permit

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.

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SUMMARY: The public is invited to comment on the following applications 
to conduct certain activities with endangered species.

DATES: Written data, comments or requests must be received by November 
30, 2005.

ADDRESSES: 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 within 30 days 
of the date of publication of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Division of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, 
Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203; fax 703/358-2281.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Division of Management Authority, 
telephone 703/358-2104.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Endangered Species

    The public is invited to comment on the following applications 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, 
comments, or requests for copies of these complete applications should 
be submitted to the Director (ADDRESSES above).

PRT-107396

Applicant: Texas Tech University, Dept. of Biological Sciences, 
Lubbock, TX.

    The applicant requests a permit to import blood samples taken from 
wild

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chuckwallas (Sauromalus varius) on San Esteban Island, Mexico, for the 
purpose of scientific research/enhancement of the survival of the 
species.

PRT-107930

Applicant: Texas Tech University, Dept. of Biological Sciences, 
Lubbock, TX.

PRT-107930

    The applicant requests a permit to import blood samples collected 
from live wild animals of the following species: Chinese alligator 
(Alligator sinensis), spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus), broad-
snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris), black caiman (Melanosuchus niger), 
American crocodyle (Crocodulus acutus), slender-snouted crocodile (C. 
cataphractus), Orinoco crocodile (C. intermedius), Philippine crocodile 
(C. mindorensis), Morelet's crocodile (C. moreletii), mugger (C. 
palustris), estuarine crocodile (C. porosus), Cuban crocodile (C. 
rhombifer), Siamese crocodile (C. siamensis), African dwarf crocodile 
(Osteolaemus tetraspis), false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii), and 
Indian gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) from areas around the world for 
the purpose of scientific research/enhancement of the survival of the 
species.

PRT-111397

Applicant: Donald S. Priest, San Francisco, CA.

    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.

    Dated: October 7, 2005.
Monica Farris,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management 
Authority.
[FR Doc. 05-21636 Filed 10-28-05; 8:45 am]
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