Notice of Receipt of Applications for Permit

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service The following applicants have applied for a permit to conduct certain ( printed page 36455) 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. ): Applicant: Chicago Zoological Park, Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL, PRT-805165. The applicant requests a permit to import 50 blood, fecal and urine samples from 50 of the following animals: Black rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis ), African wild dogs ( Lycaon pictus ), and Cheetah ( Acinonyx jabatus ). The samples are being collected by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Windhoek, Namibia and will be imported for scientific research. Applicant: James Robbins, Harwood Heights, IL, PRT-027986. 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. Applicant: John D. Pearson, Long Grove, IL, PRT-027538. 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. Applicant: David B. Cull, Yanktown, SD, PRT-028159. The applicant reques…