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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-012640

Applicant: The Peregrine Fund, Boise, ID

    The applicant requests a permit to import from the United Kingdom 
up to 30 DNA samples (0.1 to 0.25ml per vial) taken from wild 
Madagascar sea eagles (Haliaeetus vociferoides) for the purpose of 
scientific research.

PRT-012336

Applicant: Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

    The applicant requests a permit to import from South Africa up to 
20 serum samples (5.0 to 7.0ml per vial) taken from wild African 
elephants (Loxodonta africana) for the purpose of enhancement through 
scientific research.

PRT-002843

Applicant: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

    The applicant requests a permit to import one farm-raised Asian 
bonytongue (Scleropages formosus) from CV. Dua Ikan Selarus, Jakarta, 
Indonesia for the purpose of enhancement of the species through 
conservation education.

PRT-012823

Applicant: University of Florida, Ruskin, FL

    The applicant requests a permit to import blood samples from 
captive-bred Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis) from the Sriracha 
Farm (Asia) Co., Ltd., Chonguri, Thailand, 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.
    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 18).

PRT-013327

Applicant: Victor E. Moss, Winthrop, WA

    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-013352

Applicant: Fred Wiedenfeld, San Antonio, TX

    The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus 
maritimus) sport-hunted from the McClintock Channel Polar population, 
Northwest Territories, Canada for personal use.

PRT-013353

Applicant: John DeFalco, Fullerton, CA

    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-013350

Applicant: Timothy Brammer, Fishers, IN

    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-011354

Applicant: Jeffrey Gephart, Marguette, MI

    The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus 
maritimus) sport-hunted from the McClintock

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Channel Polar population, Northwest Territories, Canada for personal 
use.
    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 700, 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 a 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 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: June 18, 1999.
Pamela Hall,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 99-16057 Filed 6-23-99; 8:45 am]
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