[Federal Register: May 20, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 97)] [Notices] [Page 27744-27745] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr20my98-80] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Issuance of Permit for Marine Mammals On February 20, 1998, a notice was published in the Federal Register, Vol. 63, No. 34, Page 8658, that an application had been filed with the Fish and Wildlife Service by John Abercrombie, Las Vegas, NV, for a permit (PRT-839323) to import a sport-hunted polar bear (Ursus maritimus) trophy taken from the Southern Beaufort Sea population, Northwest Territories, Canada, for personal use. Notice is hereby given that on April 16, 1998, as authorized by the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) the Fish and Wildlife Service authorized the requested permit subject to certain conditions set forth therein. On February 20, 1998, a notice was published in the Federal Register, Vol. 63, No. 34, Page 8658, that an application had been filed with the Fish and Wildlife Service by Wallace D. Gott, Upland, CA, for a permit (PRT-839315) to import a sport-hunted polar bear (Ursus maritimus) trophy, taken prior to April 30, 1994, from the Northern Beaufort Sea population, Northwest Territories, Canada, for personal use. Notice is hereby given that on April 16, 1998, as authorized by the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) the Fish and Wildlife Service authorized the requested permit subject to certain conditions set forth therein. [[Page 27745]] On March 13, 1998, a notice was published in the Federal Register, Vol. 63, No. 49, Page 12498, that an application had been filed with the Fish and Wildlife Service by Edwin E. Smith, Houston, TX, for a permit (PRT-838493) to import a sport-hunted polar bear (Ursus maritimus) trophy, taken prior to April 30, 1994, from the Lancaster Sound population, Northwest Territories, Canada, for personal use. Notice is hereby given that on April 27, 1998, as authorized by the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) the Fish and Wildlife Service authorized the requested permit subject to certain conditions set forth therein. On March 13, 1998, a notice was published in the Federal Register, Vol. 63, No. 49, Page 12498, that an application had been filed with the Fish and Wildlife Service by Dan L. Duncan, Houston, TX, for a permit (PRT-838492) to import a sport-hunted polar bear (Ursus maritimus) trophy, taken prior to April 30, 1994, from the Lancaster Sound population, Northwest Territories, Canada, for personal use. Notice is hereby given that on April 27, 1998, as authorized by the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) the Fish and Wildlife Service authorized the requested permit subject to certain conditions set forth therein. Documents and other information submitted for these applications are available for review by any party who submits a written request to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Rm 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Phone (703) 358-2104 or Fax (703) 358-2281. Dated: May 14, 1998. MaryEllen Amtower, Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority. [FR Doc. 98-13337 Filed 5-19-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P