2011-27104. 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, Division of Management Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA 22203; fax [phone]; or e-mail [e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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

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 number	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
28295A	Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park	76 FR 14985; March 18, 2011	October 7, 2011.
47165A	James Kelly	76 FR 48880; August 9, 2011	September 26, 2011.
49806A	Robert Oswald	76 FR 52965; August 26, 2011	September 26, 2011.
45900A	Stephen Pasquan	76 FR 48880; August 26, 2011	September 26, 2011.
48778A	Rulon Anderson	76 FR 54480; September 1, 2011	October 5, 2011.

Marine Mammals

Permit number	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
166346	Matson's Laboratory	76 FR 35464; June 17, 2011	October 5, 2011.
31164A	Wild Horizons, Ltd.	76 FR 10623; February 25, 2011	October 5, 2011.

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:

Brenda Tapia,

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