Notice of Receipt of Applications for Permit

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.

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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]

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