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	<p type="2">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</p>
	<p type="2">I. Public Comment Procedures</p>
	<p type="2">A. How Do I Request Copies of Applications or Comment on
		Submitted Applications?</p>
	<p type="1">Send your request for copies of applications or comments and
		materials concerning any of the applications to the contact listed
		under ADDRESSES . Please include the Federal Register notice
		publication date, the PRT-number, and the name of the applicant in
		your request or submission. We will not consider requests or comments
		sent to an e-mail or address not listed under ADDRESSES . If you
		provide an email address in your request for copies of applications,
		we will attempt to respond to your request electronically.</p>
	<p type="1">Please make your requests or comments as specific as
		possible. Please confine your comments to issues for which we seek
		comments in this notice, and explain the basis for your comments.
		Include sufficient information with your comments to allow us to
		authenticate any scientific or commercial data you include.</p>
	<p type="1">The comments and recommendations that will be most useful and
		likely to influence agency decisions are: (1) Those supported by
		quantitative information or studies; and (2) Those that include
		citations to, and analyses of, the applicable laws and regulations. We
		will not consider or include in our administrative record comments we
		receive after the close of the comment period (see DATES) or comments
		delivered to an address other than those listed above (see ADDRESSES
		).</p>
	<p type="2">B. May I Review Comments Submitted by Others?</p>
	<p type="1">Comments, including names and street addresses of
		respondents, will be available for public review at the address listed
		under ADDRESSES . The public may review documents and other
		information applicants have sent in support of the application unless
		our allowing viewing would violate the Privacy Act or Freedom of
		Information Act. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail
		address, or other personal identifying information in your comment,
		you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal
		identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time.
		While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal
		identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that
		we will be able to do so.</p>
	<p type="2">II. Background</p>
	<p type="1">To help us carry out our conservation responsibilities for
		affected species, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, section
		10(a)(1)(A), as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ), and our regulations
		in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17, the Marine
		Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq. ),
		and our regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR
		18 require that we invite public comment before final action on these
		permit applications. Under the MMPA, you may request a hearing on any
		MMPA application received. 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 Service Director.</p>
	<p type="2">III. Permit Applications</p>
	<p type="2">A. Endangered Species</p>
	<p type="2">
		Applicant:
		<applicant>University of Connecticut</applicant>
		, Storrs, CT; PRT-14240A
	</p>
	<p type="1">
		The applicant requests a permit to export biological samples from
		captive born golden-crowned sifaka (
		<species_scientific name="Propithecus tattersalli">Propithecus tattersalli
		</species_scientific>
		) for the purpose of scientific research. This notification covers
		activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
	</p>
	<p type="2">
		Applicant:
		<applicant>Christina Marisa Tellez</applicant>
		, University of California Los Angeles (
		<applicant_institution woeId="23511626" type="POI"
			name="University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, US">UCLA), Los Angeles, CA</applicant_institution>
		; PRT-10564A
	</p>
	<p type="1">
		The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples from
		American crocodile (
		<species_scientific name="Crocodylus acutus">Crocodylus acutus
		</species_scientific>
		), and Morelet's crocodile (
		<species_scientific name="Crocodylus moreletti">Crocodylus moreletti
		</species_scientific>
		) from Belize for the purpose of enhancement of the species through
		scientific research. This notification covers activities conducted by
		the applicant over a 5-year period.
	</p>
	<p type="2">Multiple Applicants</p>
	<p type="1">
		The following applicants each request a permit to import the
		sport-hunted trophy of one male bontebok (
		<species_scientific name="Damaliscus pygargus pygargus">Damaliscus pygargus
			pygargus</species_scientific>
		) 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.
	</p>
	<p type="2">
		Applicant:
		<applicant>Steven Louis</applicant>
		,
		<applicant_location woeId="2480850" type="Town"
			name="Richland Center, WI, US">Richland Center</applicant_location>
		, WI; PRT-21605A
	</p>
	<p type="2">
		Applicant:
		<applicant>Selmer Erickson</applicant>
		<error type="research_location">, Park</error>
		Rapids,
		<research_location woeId="2347582" type="State"
			name="Minnesota, US">MN</research_location>
		; PRT-21574A
	</p>
	<p type="2">B. Endangered Marine Mammals and Marine Mammals</p>
	<p type="2">
		Applicant:
		<applicant>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service</applicant>
		, Marine Mammals Management,
		<applicant_location woeId="2354490" type="Town"
			name="Anchorage, AK, US">Anchorage</applicant_location>
		, AK; PRT-046081
	</p>
	<p type="1">
		The applicant requests amendment and renewal of the permit to take and
		harassment polar bears (
		<species_scientific name="Ursus maritimus">Ursus maritimus
		</species_scientific>
		) in the wild in
		<research_location woeId="2347560" type="State"
			name="Alaska, US">Alaska</research_location>
		and in waters around
		<research_location woeId="2347560" type="State"
			name="Alaska, US">Alaska</research_location>
		for the purpose of scientific research. This notification covers
		activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
	</p>
	<p type="2">
		Applicant:
		<applicant>Indianapolis Zoological Society</applicant>
		,
		<applicant_location woeId="2427032" type="Town"
			name="Indianapolis, IN, US">Indianapolis</applicant_location>
		, IN; PRT-19420A
	</p>
	<p type="1">
		The applicant requests a permit to take a
		<research_location woeId="55959717" type="Ocean"
			name="Pacific Ocean">Pacific</research_location>
		walrus, (
		<species_scientific name="Odobenus rosmarus divergens">Odobenus rosmarus
			divergens</species_scientific>
		), one male, found beached and abandoned as a newborn near Barrow, AK
		on July 4, 2003 for the purpose of public display. This notification
		covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year
		period.
	</p>
	<p type="2">
		Applicant:
		<applicant>Thomas A. Postel</applicant>
		,
		<applicant_location woeId="2452128" type="Town"
			name="Minneola, FL, US">Minneola, FL</applicant_location>
		; PRT-19806A
	</p>
	<
	<p type="1">
		error type="applicant">
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	</error>
		e applicant requests a permit to photography Florida manatees (
		<species_scientific name="Trichechus manatus">Trichechus manatus
		</species_scientific>
		) underwater for commercial and educational purposes. This
		notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
		one-year period.
	</p>
	<p type="1">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.</p>
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