03-26821. Issuance of Permits

AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of issuance of permits for endangered species and 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.), 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.

Permit no.	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
Endangered Species
005821, 073403, and 073404	Ferdinand Fercos and Anton Fercos Hantig	68 FR 44807; July 30, 2003	September 29, 2003.
Marine Mammals
072865	Donald Graham	68 FR 40291; July 7, 2003	September 24, 2003.
072820	Joe P. Murphy	68 FR 41167; July 10, 2003	September 30, 2003.
073125	Christopher K. Fannin	68 FR 39961; July 3, 2003	September 30, 2003.

Dated: October 10, 2003.

Monica Farris,

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