Receipt of Applications for Permit

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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-787898

Applicant: Robert Angell, Boise, ID.

The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy

of one bontebok (Damaliscus dorcas dorcas) culled from the captive herd

maintained by Mrs. P. Cawood, ``Gannahoek'', Cradock, Republic of South

Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of survival of the species.

PRT-781545

Applicant: P & D Technologies, Orange, CA.

The applicant requests a permit to take (survey and monitor)

California least tern (Sterna antillarum browni) in Bariquitos Lagoon,

San Diego County, and Terminal Island, Los Angeles County, California,

for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.

PRT-676811

Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Regional Director, Region

2.

The applicant requests an amendment to their current permit to

include activities for the San Xavier talussnail (Sonorella eremita) if

and when it becomes Federally protected as endangered or threatened

under the U.S. Endangered Species Act for the purpose of scientific

research and enhancement of propagation and survival of the species as

prescribed by Service recovery documents.

PRT-704930

Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Regional Director, Region

6.

The applicant requests an amendment to their current permit to

include activities for the Kootenai River white sturgeon (Acipenser

transmontanus) if and when it becomes Federally protected as endangered

or threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act for the purpose of

scientific research and enhancement of propagation and survival of the

species as prescribed by Service recovery documents.

PRT-785148

Applicant: Ogden Environmental & Energy Services, San Diego, CA.

The applicant requests an amendment to their current permit to take

(collect and sacrifice) one male Riverside fairy shrimp

(Streptocephalus woottoni) for voucher specimens from each vernal pool

sampled in Los Angeles, Riverside and San Diego Counties, California,

to determine the presence or absence of the species. Soil sampling of

potential vernal pool areas and laboratory rehydration will be

conducted during the dry season to determine the presence or absence of

the species for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the

species.

PRT-746056

Applicant: LSA Associates, Inc., Riverside, CA.

The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, collect hair

samples, and release) Stephen's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) and

the Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris pacificus) in

Riverside, San Diego, and San Bernardino Counties for the purpose of

determining the presence or absence of this species.

PRT-787553

Applicant: Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley, MN.

The applicant requests a permit to purchase in interstate commerce

one male Andean condor (Vulture gryphus) from the San Diego Zoo to

enhance the propagation and survival through conservation education.

PRT-787846

Applicant: Oklahoma City Zoo, Oklahoma City, OK.

The applicant requests a permit to import one male babyrousa

(Babyrousa babyrussa) from the Vienna Zoo, Wien, Austria, to enhance

the propagation and survival through breeding.

PRT-787644

Applicant: William Vanherweg & Stephen Tabor, Bakersfield, CA.

The applicant requests a permit to take (live-trap and release) the

Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides) in Kern County,

CA, to determine the presence or absence of this species for the

purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.

PRT-787037

Applicant: Branchipod Research Group, USDA, San Diego, CA.

The applicant requests a permit to take (collect and sacrifice) the

Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) for voucher specimens

from each vernal pool sampled in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Riverside

Counties, California, to determine the presence or absence of the

species for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.

PRT-787645

Applicant: Thomas Olsen Associates, Inc., Hemet, CA.

The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) the

Delhi Sands Flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis) in

San Bernardino County to study the biological requirements of the

species.

PRT-788031

Applicant: Oakhill Center for Rare and Endangered Species, Oklahoma,

OK.

The applicant requests a permit to import a female captive-born

Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) from Assiniboine Park Zoo,

Canada, for the purpose of enhancement of propagation and survival of

the species.

PRT-787917

Applicant: Earth Technology Corp., Colton, CA.

The applicant requests a permit to take the Riverside fairy shrimp

(Streptocephalus wootini) from vernal pools and ponded water at March

Air Force Base, Riverside County, CA, to determine the presence or

absence of this species for the purpose of enhancement and survival of

the species.

PRT-786037

Applicant: Fort Worth Zoo, Fort Worth, TX.

The applicant requests a permit to import samples taken from

captive-held Jamaican iguanas (Cyclura collei) at the Hope Zoo,

Kingston, Jamaica, for genetic research aimed to enhance the

propagation and survival of the species.

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 432, 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

420(c), Arlington, Virginia 22203. Phone: (703/358-2104); FAX: (703/

358-2281).

Dated: March 25, 1994.

Susan Jacobsen,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 94-7607 Filed 3-30-94; 8:45 am]

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