E7-20233. Issuance of Permits

AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of issuance of permits for marine mammals.

SUMMARY:

The following permits were issued.

ADDRESSES:

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, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203; fax [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Division of Management Authority, telephone [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice is hereby given that on the dates below, as authorized by the provisions of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and/or the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the Fish and Wildlife Service issued the requested permits subject to certain conditions set forth therein. For each permit for an endangered species, the Service 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 Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended.

Endangered Marine Mammals and Marine Mammals

Permit No.	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
156814	David L. Duncan	72 FR 39830; July 20, 2007	September 5, 2007.
152774	Eric K. Schnelle	72 FR 33242; June 15, 2007	July 26, 2007.
152402	Gary D. Young	72 FR 31090; June 5, 2007	August 23, 2007.
154555	Herbert Rudolf	72 FR 31601; June 7, 2007	September 5, 2007.
154496	Scott A. Huebner	72 FR 33242; June 15, 2007	August 9, 2007.
156806	Donald Thompson	72 FR 37795; July 11, 2007	September 5, 2007.
155649	Elizabeth C. Harris	72 FR 39829; July 20, 2007	September 6, 2007.
690038	U.S. Geological Survey	72 FR 25328; May 4, 2007	August 30, 2007.
071799	Jennifer Miksis-Olds	72 FR 39829; July 20, 2007	August 30, 2007.
156394	Raymond Cuppy	72 FR 37039; July 6, 2007	September 5, 2007.

Dated: September 21, 2007.

Lisa J. Lierheimer,

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority.