[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 10312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3753]


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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: Joe Milton Thompson, Bonsall, CA

PRT-038549
    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: Diane C. Brumbelow, Dallas, TX

PRT-038559
    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: Duke University, Durham, NC

PRT-038508
    The applicant requests a permit to export and re-import non-living 
museum specimens of endangered and threatened species of plants and 
animals previously accessioned into the permittee's collection, for 
scientific research. This notification covers activities conducted by 
the applicant for 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.

PRT-038448

    Applicant: Iskande L. V. Larkin, University of Florida, 
Gainesville, FL

    Permit Type: scientific research.
    Name and Number of Animals: Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus), 5 
females.
    Summary of Activity to be Authorized: The applicant requests a 
permit to study the reproductive physiology and indicators of stress by 
taking and using urine, fecal, blood, and vaginal smear samples from 4 
captive females and fecal samples from 1 wild female to measure steroid 
and protein reproductive hormone concentrations and 
glucocorticosteroids.
    Source of Marine Mammals: 2 captive females at Miami Seaquarium; 2 
captive females at Living Seas, Epcot; 1 wild female as identified and 
tagged by Sirenia Project personnel.
    Period of Activity: 1 year.
    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: James Grookett, Rockledge, PA

PRT-037534

    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 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: February 2, 2001.
Anna Barry,
Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority.
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