Receipt of Applications for Permit

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

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: Exotic Feline Breeding Compound, Inc., Rosamond, CA,

PRT-839056.

The applicant requests a permit to import one captive-born male

Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) from Estonia for the purpose

of enhancement through captive propagation.

Applicant: Grand Canyon Monitoring & Research Ctr., Flagstaff, AZ,

PRT-839107.

The applicant requests a permit to import up to 210 preserved

specimens of Kanab ambersnail (Oxyloma haydeni kanabensis) from Canada

for the purpose of scientific research related to taxonomic

identification.

Applicant: John J. Schumann, Jr., Vero Beach, FL, PRT-839357.

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.

Applicant: David Roberts, Madison, WI, PRT-839037.

The applicant requests a permit to import 2 male and 7 female

certified bred-in-captivity Cabot's tragopan (Tragopan caboti) from

Glenn Howe, Ontario, Canada, for the purpose of enhancement of the

survival of the species through captive propagation.

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 applications 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).

Applicant: Institute of Marine Science, University of California,

Santa Cruz, CA, PRT-839099.

Permit Type: Take for Scientific Research.

Name and Number of Animals: Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus),

400.

Summary of Activity to be Authorized: Analysis of tissue samples to

determine metabolic activity and model energy reserves.

Source of Marine Mammals: The samples will be provided to the

applicant by Fish and Wildlife Service, Marine Mammals Management

Office biologists. The samples are taken from walrus killed during

Native American subsistence hunts.

Period of Activity: Up to 5 years from issuance date of permit, if

issued.

Applicant: Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL, PRT-838930.

Permit Type: Take for scientific research.

Name and Number of Animals: West Indian manatee (Trichechus

manatus), up to 70.

Summary of Activity to be Authorized: The applicant requests a

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permit to perform in-water observations of manatees to determine gender

for life history studies.

Source of Marine Mammals: Sarasota Bay, Florida.

Period of Activity: Up to 5 years from issuance date of permit, if

issued.

Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal

Register, the Office of Management Authority is forwarding copies of

this application to the Marine Mammal Commission and the Committee of

Scientific Advisors for their review.

Applicant: John Abercrombie, Las Vegas, NV, PRT-839323.

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.

Applicant: Wallace Gott, Upland, CA, PRT-839315.

The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus

maritimus) sport-hunted prior to April 30, 1994, from the Northern

Beaufort Sea polar bear population, Northwest Territories, Canada for

personal use.

Applicant: Jesse Kirk, Irving, TX, PRT-838024.

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.

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 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: February 13, 1998.

Mary Ellen Amtower,

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

[FR Doc. 98-4260 Filed 2-19-98; 8:45 am]

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