# 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 requires that we invite public comment on these permit applications.
**DATES:**
Written data, comments or requests must be received by February 25, 2010.
**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: Conroe Taxidermy, Conroe, TX, PRT-230925**
The applicant request a permit to re-export the full mount with bleached skull 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 previously imported under PRT-MA209373-0 issue May 3, 2009.
**Applicant: Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, PRT-237938**
The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples taken from five captive held western lowland gorillas ( *Gorilla gorilla* ) from Project Protection des Gorilles, Gabon, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
**Endangered Marine Mammals and 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: SAAMS, Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska, PRT-877414**
The applicant requests a permit and a letter of authorization for the rescue, rehabilitation and release of unlimited number stranded northern sea otters ( *Enhydra lutris kenyoni* ) and walrus ( *Odobenus rosmarus* ) in Alaska waters. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
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: January 15, 2010
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority.