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Letters of Authorization for 2008 

Company Activity Project Date issued 

Savant Alaska, LLC .................................................. Exploration ........................... Kupcake #1 .......................... Dec 4, 2007 

Pioneer Natural Resources Alaska, Inc ................... Development ........................ Oooguruk Project ................. Dec 4, 2007. 

Anadarko Petroleum Co ........................................... Exploration ........................... Jacob’s Ladder .................... Dec 3, 2007 

Anadarko Petroleum Co ........................................... Exploration ........................... Gubik, Chandler ................... Dec 3, 2007. 

Brooks Range Petroleum Corp ................................ Exploration ........................... Tofkat ................................... Dec 3, 2007 

Brooks Range Petroleum Corp ................................ Exploration ........................... Gwydyr Bay ......................... Dec 3, 2007. 

Veritas DGC Land Inc .............................................. Exploration ........................... 2008 winter seismic ............. Jan 8, 2008. 

Eni U.S. Operating Co, Inc ....................................... Development ........................ Nikaitchuq ............................ Feb 22, 2008. 

ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc ....................................... Exploration ........................... Char #1 ................................ Feb 12, 2008. 

ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc ....................................... Exploration ........................... Spark Down Dip 9 ............... Feb 12, 2008. 

Shell Offshore, Inc .................................................... Exploration ........................... Aerial Reconnaissance Program.Jan 28, 2008. 

BP Exploration Alaska, Inc ....................................... Exploration ........................... Liberty Seismic Program ..... March 6, 2008. 

BP Exploration Alaska, Inc ....................................... Remediation ......................... Challenge Island #1 ............. April 11, 2008. 

PGS Onshore, Inc .................................................... Exploration ........................... OBC Seismic ....................... July 10, 2008. 

Shell Offshore, Inc .................................................... Exploration ........................... Open water seismic ............. July 10, 2008. 

ExxonMobil Production Co ....................................... Development ........................ Point Thomson .................... Aug 19, 2008. 

Dated: September 17, 2008. 

Thomas O. Melius, 

Regional Director. 

[FR Doc. E8–24514 Filed 10–14–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R9–FHC–2008–N0271; 71490–1351– 

0000–L5] 

Letters of Authorization To Take 

Marine Mammals 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of issuance. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 

(MMPA) as amended, notice is hereby 

given that Letters of Authorization to 

take Pacific walruses and polar bears 

incidental to oil and gas industry 

exploration activities in the Chukchi 

Sea and adjacent western coast of 

Alaska have been issued. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Craig Perham at the Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Marine Mammals Management 

Office, 1011 East Tudor Road, 

Anchorage, Alaska 99503, (800) 362– 

5148 or (907) 786–3810. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Letter of 

Authorization has been issued to the 

following companies in accordance with 

Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Rules 

and Regulations (see ‘‘Marine Mammals; 

Incidental Take During Specified 

Activities’’ at 73 FR 33212; June 11, 

2008) under section 101(a)(5)(A) of the 

MMPA and the Fish and Wildlife 

Service implementing regulations at 50 

CFR 18.27(f)(3): 

Letters of Authorization for 2008 

Company Activity Location Date issued 

Shell Offshore, Inc ............................................. Exploration ............................ Open water seismic ................................. July 7, 2008. 

ASRC Energy Services ...................................... Exploration ............................ Marine Survey Program ........................... July 15, 2008. 

ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc ................................ Exploration ............................ Marine Survey Program ........................... July 22, 2008. 

Dated: September 17, 2008. 

Thomas O. Melius, 

Regional Director. 

[FR Doc. E8–24517 Filed 10–14–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Sporting Conservation Council 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of teleconference. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

public teleconference of the Sporting 

Conservation Council (Council). 

DATES: We will hold the teleconference 

on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 1–2:30 

p.m. (Eastern time). If you wish to listen 

to the teleconference proceedings, 

submit written material for the Council 

to consider, or give a 2-minute 

presentation during the teleconference, 

notify Phyllis Seitts by Monday, October 

20, 2008. If you wish to submit a written 

statement for Council consideration 

during the teleconference, it must be 

received no later than October 23, 2008. 

See instructions under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Phyllis T. Seitts, 9828 North 31st 

Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85051–2517; 602– 

906–5603 (phone); or 

Twinkle_Thompson-Seitts@blm.gov (email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Secretary of the Interior established the 

Council in February 2006 (71 FR 11220, 

March 6, 2006). The Council’s mission 

is to provide advice and guidance to the 

Federal Government through the 

Department of the Interior on how to 

increase public awareness of: (1) The 

importance of wildlife resources, (2) the 

social and economic benefits of 

recreational hunting, and (3) wildlife 


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conservation efforts that benefit 

recreational hunting and wildlife 

resources. 

The Secretary of the Interior and the 

Secretary of Agriculture signed an 

amended charter for the Council in June 

2006 and July 2006, respectively. The 

revised charter states that the Council 

will provide advice and guidance to the 

Federal Government through the 

Department of the Interior and the 

Department of Agriculture. 

The Council will convene to receive 

updates on the revised draft North 

American Model Technical White 

Paper, on the Preface and Conclusion of 

the collection of the Technical White 

Papers, and on the synthesis of breakout 

session comments from the White 

House Conference on North American 

Wildlife Policy held in Reno, Nevada, 

on October 1–3, 2008. 

Procedures for Public Input 

Format Requirement for Oral and 

Written Comments 

Whether you wish to comment orally 

or in written form, you must provide 

written copies of your comments. All 

written statements must be supplied to 

the Council’s Designated Federal Officer 

in both of the following formats: 

• One hard copy with original 

signature, and 

• One electronic copy via e-mail 

(acceptable file format: MS Word, MS 

Powerpoint, or WordPerfect). 

Giving a 2-Minute Oral Presentation 

Individuals or groups may request to 

give an oral presentation during the 

Council teleconference. Oral 

presentations will be limited to 2 

minutes per speaker, with no more than 

half an hour total for all speakers. 

Interested parties must contact Phyllis 

Seitts, Council Designated Federal 

Officer, in writing (preferably via e-mail; 

see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), 

by Monday, October 20, 2008, to be 

placed on the public speaker list for this 

teleconference. In addition, if you are 

selected to make a 2-minute 

presentation, you must provide hard 

and electronic copies of your 

presentation to the Council Designated 

Federal Officer by Thursday, October 

23, 2008. Additional live questions from 

the public will not be considered during 

the teleconference. 

Submitting Written Information for the 

Council To Consider 

Speakers who wish to expand upon 

their oral statements or those who had 

wished to speak but could not be 

accommodated on the agenda are 

invited to submit written statements to 

the Council. Interested members of the 

public may submit relevant written 

information for the Council to consider 

during the public teleconference. We 

must receive all written statements by 

Thursday, October 23, 2008, so that we 

can make the information available to 

the Council for their consideration prior 

to the teleconference. 

Dated: October 8, 2008. 

Phyllis T. Seitts, 

Designated Federal Officer, Sporting 

Conservation Council. 

[FR Doc. E8–24466 Filed 10–14–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R9–IA–2008–N0275; 96300–1671– 

0000–P5] 

Receipt of Applications for Permit 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications 

for permit. 

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 

14, 2008. 

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 212, 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 

(address above). 

Applicant: National Institutes of Health, 

National Cancer Institute, Frederick, 

MD, PRT–185986 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import biological samples as well as 

salvaged specimens from wild, captiveheld, and/or captive-born Andean 

condors (Vultur gryphus) collected 

worldwide, for the purpose of scientific 

research. No animals would be 

intentionally killed for the purpose of 

collecting specimens. Any invasively 

collected samples would only be 

collected by trained personnel. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a fiveyear period. 

Applicant: Jeffrey D. Willis, Riverview, 

FL, PRT–193938 

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: Edward L. Mabry, Aiken, SC, 

PRT–194016 

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: Gregory S. Williamson, 

Cresson, TX, PRT–195419 

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: Thomas E. Freestone, 

Safford, AZ, PRT–194655 

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: Arno W. Weiss, Jr., St. 

Charles, MI, PRT–191093 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx 

dammah) culled from a captive herd in 

the Republic of South Africa, for the 

purpose of enhancement of the survival 

of the species. 


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