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 Endangered Species The following applicants have applied 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. ): The applicant requests a permit to import up to 1000 blood samples and up to 500 tissue samples taken from Kemp's Ridley sea turtles ( Lepidochelys kempii ) in Mexico for enhancement of the species through scientific research. This notification covers activities conducted by the applicant over a five year period. The applicant requests a permit to import 1 captive-born male Amur leopard ( Panthera pardus orientalis ) from the Novosibirsk Zoo, Russia for the purpose of propagation for the enhancement of the survival of the species. The applicant requests a permit to import 1 captive-born female Sumatran tiger ( Panthera tigris sumatrae ) from the Surabaya Zoo, Indonesia for the purpose of propagation for the enhancement of the survival of the species. The applicant requests a permit to import 1 captive-born male cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus ) from the Endangered Animal Foundation, Driftweg, the Netherlands to enhance the survival of the species through conservation education. The applicant requests re-issuance of a permit to import two male and three female wild-caught golden-crowned sifakas ( Propithecus tattersalli ) from Dariana, Madagascar for the purpose of propagation fo…