[Federal Register: November 29, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 228)]
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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.):
    Applicant: African Lion Safari & Game Farm Ltd, Ontario, Canada. 
PRT-817217, 817258, 018894, 018895, 018896, 018897.
    The applicant requests a permit to import and re-export captive 
born and wild Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) and progeny of the 
animals currently held by the applicant and any animals acquired in 
interstate commerce in the United States by the applicant to enhance 
the survival of the species through conservation education. This 
notification covers activities conducted by the applicant over a three 
year period.
    Applicant: Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY. PRT-018012.
    The applicant requests a permit to import one captive born male 
black and white ruffed lemur (Lemur v. variegatus) from the Mulhouse 
Zoologique Botanique Parc, Mulhouse, France, for the purpose of captive 
propagation and acclimatization for possible release to the wild for 
the enhancement of the survival of the species.
    Applicant: Glady's Porter Zoo, Brownsville, TX. PRT-018992.
    The applicant requests a permit to import one male and two female 
Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis) from the Crocodile 
Farming Institute, Puerto Princesa, Philippines, for the purpose of a 
cooperative global effort to maintain genetic diversity in the captive 
population.
    Applicant: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Cincinnati, OH. 
PRT-018120.
    The applicant requests a permit to import ten captive born Chinese 
giant salamanders (Andrias davidianus) from Mr. Thomas Schoettler, 
Germany, for the purpose of enhancing the captive breeding program and 
producing a sustainable captive born population in North America.
    Applicant: Zool. Society of Pittsburgh/Pittsburgh Zoo, Pittsburgh, 
PA. PRT-019215.
    The applicant requests a permit to import one female captive born 
Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) from the Sankt Peterburg Zoo, 
Sankt Peterburg, Russia for the purpose of enhancement of the survival 
of the species through captive propagation.
    Applicant: Center for Endangered Cats, Sandstone, MN. PRT-019526.
    The applicant requests a permit to export and re-import captive 
born and wild snow leopards (Uncia uncia) 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.
    Applicant: Lisa Bailey Comeaux, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 
TN. PRT-018592.
    The applicant requests a permit to import blood, tissue, and wing 
biopsy samples from captive-held/captive born Rodrigues Fruit bats 
(Pteropus rodricensis), both live and dead specimens from various zoos 
and museums in the United Kingdom, for scientific research.
    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 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203 and must be received 
by the Director within 30 days of the date of this publication.
    Documents and other information submitted with the application 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 above address within 30 
days of the date of publication of this notice.

    Dated: November 22, 1999.
Kristen Nelson,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 99-30821 Filed 11-26-99; 8:45 am]
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