2014-30805. Endangered Species; Marine Mammals; Issuance of Permits

AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of issuance of permits.

SUMMARY:

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have issued the following permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species, marine mammals, or both. We issue these permits under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).

ADDRESSES:

Brenda Tapia, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, Branch of Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041; fax [phone]; or email [e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brenda Tapia, [phone] (telephone); [phone] (fax); [e-mail] (email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

On the dates below, as authorized by the provisions of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), as amended, and/or the MMPA, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), we issued requested permits subject to certain conditions set forth therein. For each permit for an endangered species, we found that (1) The application was filed in good faith, (2) The granted permit would not operate to the disadvantage of the endangered species, and (3) The granted permit would be consistent with the purposes and policy set forth in section 2 of the ESA.

Endangered Species

Permit No.	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
45388B	Michael Telich	79 FR 57968; September 26, 2014	December 2, 2014.
44170B	Brian Quaca	79 FR 60182; October 6, 2014	November 25, 2014.
44172B	Matthew McCann	79 FR 60182; October 6, 2014	November 25, 2014.
45002B	Utah's Hogle Zoo	79 FR 60182; October 6, 2014	November 26, 2014.
42675B	Clyde Peeling's Reptiland	79 FR 62662; October 20, 2014	December 9, 2014.
42547B	Steve Martin's Natural Encounters, Inc	79 FR 62662; October 20, 2014	December 10, 2014.
47544B	Tracey Cearley	79 FR 63639; October 24, 2014	December 24, 2014.
45536B	Wildlife Conservation Society	79 FR 65980; November 6, 2014	December 11, 2014.
44272A	Lim Morakod	79 FR 68461; November 17, 2014	December 22, 2014.

Marine Mammals

Permit No.	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
032027	Monterey Bay Aquarium	78 FR 52966; August 27, 2013	December 19, 2014.
101713	The Marine Mammal Center	78 FR 65352; October 31, 2013	December 19, 2014.
38835B	Christopher Marshall, Texas A&M University	79 FR 63639; October 24, 2014	December 3, 2014.

Availability of Documents

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 to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, Branch of Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041; fax [phone].

Brenda Tapia,

Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority.