[Federal Register: May 13, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 92)] [Notices] [Page 25898-25899] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr13my99-79] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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-011449 Applicant: James David Williams, Plainview, TX 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. PRT-011448 Applicant: Dean W. Halverson, Lincoln, MT 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. [[Page 25899]] PRT-011639 Applicant: Tarzan Zerbini, Webb City, MO The applicant requests a permit to export, re-export and re-import 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-011575 Applicant: Dale Norman Bigger, Humble, TX 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. PRT-814588 Applicant: Brian McMillian, Canyon Country, CA The applicant requests a permit to export, re-export and re-import tigers (Panthera tigris) and 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-011646 Applicant: Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, Bonners Ferry, ID The applicant requests a permit to export white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) fertilized eggs from a spawning and rearing facility in Bonners Ferry, Idaho to the Kootenary Trout Hatchery in Fort Steele, British Columbia as advised in the USFWS White Sturgeon Recovery Team Plan and would enhance the survival of the species through conservation and propagation. This notification covers activities conducted by the applicant over a five year period. 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. The public is invited to comment on the following application for a permit to conduct certain activities with marine mammals. The application 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 part 18). PRT-011452 Applicant: Steven Tyrholm, Klamath Falls, OR The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sport-hunted from the Southern Beaufort Sea polar bear population, Northwest Territories, Canada for personal use. PRT-011451 Applicant: Kevin S. Small, Bakersfield, CA The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sport-hunted from the Lancaster Sound polar bear population, Northwest Territories, Canada for personal use. PRT-011326 Applicant: Edward A. Peterson, Eatontown, NJ The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sport-hunted from the McClintock Channel polar bear population, Northwest Territories, Canada for personal use. PRT-011393 Applicant: Joseph Zbylski, Englewood, CO The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sport-hunted from the Southern Beaufort Sea polar bear population, Northwest Territories, Canada for personal use. PRT-011394 Applicant: John Conti, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sport-hunted from the Northern Beaufort Sea polar bear population, Northwest Territories, Canada for personal use. PRT-011392 Applicant: John Gall, Chesterfield, MI The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sport-hunted from the Northern Beaufort Sea polar bear population, Northwest Territories, Canada for personal use. PRT-838026 Applicant: Ferris State University, MI The applicant requests a permit to import one taxidermied and mounted donated polar bear (Ursus maritimus) for the purpose of public display. 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, Office of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Phone: (703/358-2104); FAX: (703/358- 2281). Dated: May 10, 1999. MaryEllen Amtower, Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority. [FR Doc. 99-12140 Filed 5-12-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P