Receipt of Applications for Permit
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[Federal Register: July 26, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 143)]
[Notices]
[Page 42409]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Receipt of Applications for Permit
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
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SUMMARY: The public is invited to comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with endangered species and/or marine
mammals.
DATES: Written data, comments or requests must be received by August
25, 2006.
ADDRESSES: 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 within 30 days
of the date of publication of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Division of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,
Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203; fax 703/358-2281.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Division of Management Authority,
telephone 703/358-2104.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Endangered Marine Mammals and Marine Mammals
The public is invited to comment on the following applications for
a permit to conduct certain activities with endangered marine mammals
and/or marine mammals. The applications were submitted to satisfy
requirements of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and/or the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the regulations governing
endangered species (50 CFR part 17) and/or marine mammals (50 CFR part
18). Written data, comments, or requests for copies of the complete
applications or requests for a public hearing on these applications
should be submitted to the Director (address above). 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.
Applicant: Lance G. Barrett-Lennard, Homer, AK, PRT-118442
The applicant requests a permit to take by harassment up to 60 wild
northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in the Aleutian Islands,
southwest Alaska, for the purpose of scientific research.
Otters will be exposed to killer whale fin decoys and recordings of
killer whale calls and blows; sea otter response will be observed and
measured according to activity level. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the applicant over a five-year period.
Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, the Division of Management Authority is forwarding copies of
the above applications to the Marine Mammal Commission and the
Committee of Scientific Advisors for their review.
Applicant: Craig A. Stanley, San Jose, CA, PRT-125911
The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus
maritimus) sport hunted from the Southern Beaufort Sea polar bear
population in Canada for personal, noncommercial use.
Dated: July 7, 2006.
Michael L. Carpenter,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management
Authority.
[FR Doc. E6-11958 Filed 7-25-06; 8:45 am]
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