# Receipt of Applications for Permit
**AGENCY:**
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
**ACTION:**
Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
**SUMMARY:**
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications for permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species and/or marine mammals. Both the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act require that we invite public comment on these permit applications.
**DATES:**
Written data, comments or requests must be received by June 29, 2009.
**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 212, Arlington, Virginia 22203; fax 703/358-2281.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Division of Management Authority, telephone 703/358-2104.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Endangered Species**
The public is invited to comment on the following application 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.* ). Submit your written data, comments, or requests for copies of the complete applications to the address shown in *ADDRESSES* .
**Applicant: Dr. Paul D. Bienasz, New York, NY, PRT-212201**
The applicant requests a permit to acquire from Coriell Cell Repositories, Camden, NJ, in interstate commerce fibroblast cell lines from lesser dwarf lemurs ( *Cheirogaleus medius* ) for the purpose of scientific research.
**Marine Mammals**
The public is invited to comment on the following application for a permit to conduct certain activities with endangered marine mammals and/or marine mammals. The application was 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). Submit your written data, comments, or requests for copies of the complete applications or requests for a public hearing on these applications to the address shown in *ADDRESSES* . If you request a hearing, give specific reasons why a hearing would be appropriate. The holding of such a hearing is at the discretion of the Director.
**Applicant: University of Illinois Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Maywood, IL, PRT-192878**
The applicant requests a permit to acquire and import unlimited numbers of biological specimens of manatees ( *Trichechus spp.* ), dugong ( *Dugong dugon* ), sea otters ( *Enhydra lutris* ), marine otter ( *Lontra felina* ), walrus ( *Odobenus rosmarus* ), and polar bear ( *Ursus maritimus* ) from animals in the wild and in captivity for the purpose of scientific research. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a five-year period.
Concurrent with publishing this notice in the *Federal Register* , we are forwarding a copy of the above application to the Marine Mammal Commission and the Committee of Scientific Advisors for their review.
Dated: May 22, 2009.
Lisa J. Lierheimer,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority.