# 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 December 16, 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 applications 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: Ricardo E. Longoria, Encinal, TX, PRT-192403**
The applicant request renewal and amendment of his permit authorizing take, interstate and foreign commerce to include Elds deer ( *Recurvus eldii* ), red lechwe ( *Kobus leche* ) and Arabian oryx ( *Oryx leucoryx* ) from his captive herd for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. This notification covers activities conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
**Applicant: Pauline L. Kamath, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, PRT-218825**
The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples from Black rhinoceros ( *Diceros bicornis* ) from Etosha Ecological Institute, Okaukuejo, Namibia, for the purpose of scientific research. This notification covers activities conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
**Applicant: Molly M. Hedgecock, High Point, NC, PRT-220671**
The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy of one leopard ( *Panthera pardus* ) taken from the wild in the Central African Republic, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
**Applicant: Brooks J. Puckett, Plano, TX, PRT-226347**
The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy of one male black-footed cat ( *Felis nigripes* ) taken from the wild in the Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
**Applicant: David K. Reinke, Crawford, CO, PRT-229051**
The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy of one male black Rhinoceros ( *Diceros bicornis* ) taken from the wild in Namibia, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
**Applicant: National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., PRT-231152**
The applicant requests a permit to export one male and one female captive-born Clouded leopard ( *Neofelis nebulosa* ) to Howletts Wild Animal Park, United Kingdom, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
**Applicant: Seneca Park Zoo, Rochester, NY, PRT-231594**
The applicant requests a permit to export one male bred-in-captivity Brazilian ocelot ( *Leopardus pardalis mitis* ) to the Granby Zoo, Quebec, Canada, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
The following applicants each request a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy of one male scimitar-horned oryx ( *Oryx dammah* ) culled from a captive herd in the Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
**Applicant: Wilson W. Crook III, Kingwood, TX, PRT-223349**
**Applicant: Jorge L. Medina, Hawthorne, CA, PRT-228690**
The following applicants each request a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy of one male bontebok ( *Damaliscus pygargus pygargus* ) 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: Edward D. Pylman, Byron Center, MI, PRT-230602**
**Applicant: Robert B. Spencer, Gilmer, TX, PRT-231522**
**Marine Mammals**
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). 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: David E. Clapham, M.D., Ph.D, Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, MA, PRT-227386**
The applicant requests a permit to import tissue samples and biological specimens created from tissue samples collected from wild polar bears ( *Ursus maritimus* ) for the purpose of scientific research.
Concurrent with publishing this notice in the *Federal Register* , we are forwarding copies of the above applications to the Marine Mammal Commission and the Committee of Scientific Advisors for their review.
Dated: November 6, 2009.
Lisa J. Lierheimer,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority