[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 245 (Thursday, December 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66320-66322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-31025]



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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.):

PRT-809443

Applicant: Alan Sackman, New York, NY.

    The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy 
of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus dorcas) culled from the 
captive herd maintained by F. Bowker, ``Thornkloof'', Grahamstown, 
Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the 
survival of the species.

PRT-809393

Applicant: John Thrower, Saxonburg, PA.

    The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy 
of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus dorcas) culled from the 
captive herd maintained by the Ciskei Government, ``Tsolwana Game 
Reserve'', Tarkastad, Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of 
enhancement of the survival of the species.

PRT-809587

Applicant: University of Washington, Regional Primate Research 
Center, Seattle, WA.

    The applicant requests a permit to import blood samples from 
captive-held and captive-born orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) from Safari 
Park, Bogor, Indonesia, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival 
of the species.

PRT-800037

Applicant: International Animal Exchange, Ferndale, MI.

    The applicant requests a permit to export two captive-born male 
Parma wallaby (Macropus parma) to the Seoul Grand Park Zoo, Seoul, 
Korea, to enhance the propagation and survival of the species through 
captive breeding and conservation education.

PRT-808443

Applicant: Richard A. Fruchey, Riverton, WY.

    The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy 
of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygarcus dorcas) culled from the 
captive herd maintained by Contour, Tsolwana Game Reserve, Tarkastad, 
Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the 
survival of the species.

PRT-809334

Applicant: Manimal Magic Act, Las Vegas, NV.

    The applicant requests a permit to export and import leopards 
(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 notification covers 
activities conducted by the applicant over a three year period.

PRT-765658

Applicant: Manimal Magic Act, Las Vegas, NV.

    The applicant requests a permit to reexport and reimport captive-
born leopards (Panthera pardus), tigers (Panthera tigris), Siberian 
tiger (Panthera tigris altaica), 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 notification covers 
activities conducted by the applicant over a three year period.

PRT-673539

Applicant: Gatti Production, Inc., Tustin, CA.

    The applicant requests a permit to reexport and reimport four wild 
Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) 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 notification covers 
activities conducted by the applicant over a three year period.

PRT-701458

Applicant: Carl R. Beck, Las Vegas, NV.

    The applicant requests a permit to reexport and reimport leopards 
(Panthera pardus), tigers (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 
notification covers activities conducted by the applicant over a three 
year period.

PRT-809349

Applicant: Hawthorn Corporation, Grayslake, IL.

    The applicant requests a permit to reexport and reimport one wild 
Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) 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 notification covers 
activities conducted by the applicant over a three year period.

PRT-809348

Applicant: Hawthorn Corporation, Grayslake, IL.

 
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    The applicant requests a permit to reexport and reimport one wild 
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) 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 notification covers 
activities conducted by the applicant over a three year period.

PRT-809347

Applicant: Hawthorn Corporation, Grayslake, IL.

    The applicant requests a permit to reexport and reimport one wild 
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) 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 notification covers 
activities conducted by the applicant over a three year period.

PRT-809260

Applicant: Thomas Boyle, Farmington Hills, MI.

    The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy 
of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus dorcas) culled from the 
captive herd maintained by Mr. D.B. Pohl at Teafoutain, Grahamstown, 
Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the 
survival of the species.

PRT-809599

Applicant: Wenjun Li, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.

    The applicant requests a permit to import study skins, skulls, 
hair, scale, tissue and blood samples from Temminck's ground pangolin 
(Manis temmincki) from museums in Canada, Australia, France, Germany, 
Austria, Sweden, United Kingdom, and South Africa, for the purpose of 
scientific research on the status of genetic relationships within the 
genus Manis.

PRT-809549

Applicant: Frederick E. McDonald, III, Dallas, TX.

    The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy 
of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygarcus dorcas) culled from the 
captive herd maintained by Frank Bowker, Thornkoof, Grahamstown, 
Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the 
survival of the species.

PRT-809545

Applicant: Exotic Feline Breeding Compound, Rosamond, CA.

    The applicant requests a permit to import one captive-born Persian 
leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) from Zoo Kaunas, Lithuania for the 
purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species through 
propagation.
    The following applicants have applied for a permit to conduct 
certain activities with endangered species. The original notice was 
published on November 16, 1995, in FR Vol. 60, No. 221, 57592-57593, 
pursuant to Section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.). The comment period has been extended 
for an additional 5 days because of the government shutdown.

PRT-808566

Applicant: Darrell Judkins, Lakeville, MN.

    The applicant requests a permit to import a sport-hunted cheetah 
(Acinonyx jubatus) trophy from Zimbabwe to enhance the survival of the 
species.

PRT-802429

Applicant: Christian Jackson, Metairie, LA.

    The applicant requests a permit to import a sport-hunted cheetah 
(Acinonyx jubatus) trophy from Namibia to enhance the survival of the 
species.

PRT-802428

Applicant: Tamara Scott, Newark, CA.

    The applicant requests a permit to import a sport-hunted cheetah 
(Acinonyx jubatus) trophy from Namibia to enhance the survival of the 
species.

PRT-792071

Applicant: Frank O'Brien, Wilkes-Barre, PA.

    The applicant requests a permit to import a sport-hunted cheetah 
(Acinonyx jubatus) trophy from Zimbabwe to enhance the survival of the 
species.

PRT-800757

Applicant: Richard Edwards, Edmond, OK.

    The applicant requests a permit to import a sport-hunted cheetah 
(Acinonyx jubatus) trophy from Zimbabwe to enhance the survival of the 
species.

PRT-797904

Applicant: Charles Cook, Centerville, OH.

    The applicant requests a permit to import a sport-hunted cheetah 
(Acinonyx jubatus) trophy from Zimbabwe to enhance the survival of the 
species.

PRT-802244

Applicant: David Greenberg, Tucson, AZ.

    The applicant requests a permit to import a sport-hunted cheetah 
(Acinonyx jubatus) and slender-snout crocodile (Crocodylus 
cataphractus) trophy from Zimbabwe to enhance the survival of the 
species.

PRT-794568

Applicant: Eugene Bergholz, Dousman, WI.

    The applicant requests a permit to import a sport-hunted cheetah 
(Acinonyx jubatus) trophy from Zimbabwe to enhance the survival of the 
species.

PRT-788168

Applicant: Wilson Stout, Dallas, TX.

    The applicant requests a permit to import a sport-hunted brown 
hyena (Hyaena brunnea) trophy from South Africa to enhance the survival 
of the species.

PRT-788047

Applicant: Hossein Golabchi, Augusta, GA.

    The applicant requests a permit to import a sport-hunted brown 
hyena (Hyaena brunnea) trophy from South Africa to enhance the survival 
of the species.

PRT-788044

Applicant: Larry Battarbee, Dallas, TX.

    The applicant requests a permit to import a sport-hunted brown 
hyena (Hyaena brunnea) trophy from South Africa to enhance the survival 
of the species.
    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 420(c), 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(s) 
for permits to conduct certain activities with marine mammals. The 
application(s) was/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 18).
    Applicant: The Cincinnati Zoo, Cincinnati, OH, PRT-809222.
    Type of Permit: Take for public Display.
    Name and Number of Animals: Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), 4
    Summary of Activity to be Authorized: The applicant has requested a 
permit to take (permanently remove) from the wild up to 4 walrus calves 
which are orphaned as a result of the Alaska Native subsistence hunt or 
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found stranded for the purposes of public display.
    Source of Marine Mammals for Research/Public Display: Located in 
Alaskan waters near Savoonga, St. Lawrence Island.
    Period of Activity: Up to five years from issuance of a permit, if 
issued.
    Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, the Office of Management Authority is forwarding copies of 
this application to the Marine Mammal Commission and the Committee of 
Scientific Advisors for their review.
    Written data or comments, requests for copies of the complete 
application, 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 420(c), 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 hearing is at the discretion 
of the Director.
    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 at the above address.

    Dated: December 15, 1995.
Mary Ellen Amtower,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 95-31025 Filed 12-20-95; 8:45 am]
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