[Federal Register: April 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 77)]
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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-008519

Applicant: Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta, GA

    The applicant requests a permit to import one male and one female 
captive-born giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) from Chengdu, China, 
for scientific research and for the enhancement of the survival of the 
species through captive breeding.

PRT-009239

Applicant: University of California, Davis, CA

    The applicant requests a permit to import hair and blood samples 
from wild and captive-held Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus) from 
Sarawak, Malaysia, for the enhancement of the species in the wild 
through scientific research and conservation.

PRT-010593

Applicant: Donald D. Schmitz, Tucson, AZ

    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-010618

Applicant: Anthony N. Sciullo, Wexford, PA

    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-008873

Applicant: Duke University, Durham, NC

    The applicant request a permit to import samples from wild Zanzibar 
red colobus monkey (Procolobus kirkii) in Zanzibar, Tanzania for the 
purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species through 
scientific research.

PRT-009445

Applicant: University of Georgia, Athens, GA

    The applicant request a permit to import samples from various 
Psittaciformes held in captivity in various countries for the purpose 
of enhancement of the survival of the species through scientific 
research.

PRT-007642

Applicant:  Have Trunk Will Travel, Perris, CA

    The applicant request a permit to re-import, re-export, and sale in 
foreign commerce one pre-convention Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) to 
African Lion Safari, Ontario, Canada, for the purpose of enhancement of 
the survival of the species through propagation.

PRT-797878, 009987, 009988

Applicant:  Cat Dancers Ranch, Alachua, Fl

    The applicant requests a permit to re-export and re-import leopard 
(Panthera

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pardus), 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.
    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 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: April 16, 1999.
Mary Ellen Amtower,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 99-10082 Filed 4-21-99; 8:45 am]
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