2012-30212. 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 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
60610A	University of California, UC Davis Stable Isotope Facility	77 FR 17494; March 26, 2012	September 14, 2012.
63801A	Global Viral Forecasting Initiative	77 FR 24510; April 24, 2012	September 12, 2012.
65708A	Duke Lemur Center	77 FR 30547; May 23, 2012	September 12, 2012.
66809A	University of Cincinnati	77 FR 34059; June 8, 2012	September 13, 2012.
77911A	Coleman Floyd	77 FR 41198; July 12, 2012	August 16, 2012.
77994A	Gary Benmark	77 FR 41198; July 12, 2012	August 18, 2012.
045532	NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service	77 FR 41198; July 12, 2012	September 14, 2012.
73636A	Bruce Soik	77 FR 43108; July 23, 2012	September 14, 2012.
80316A	Mitchell Strickling	77 FR 44264; July 27, 2012	September 24, 2012.
77276A	Wildlife Artistry Taxidermy	77 FR 46514; August 3, 2012	October 12, 2012.
81313A	David Kjelstrup	77 FR 49453; August 16, 2012	August 22, 2012.
81986A	Billy Elebert	77 FR 49453; August 16, 2012	August 22, 2012.
80923A	Richard Haskins	77 FR 49453; August 16, 2012	August 22, 2012.
80535A	John Fry	77 FR 49453; August 16, 2012	August 22, 2012.
81167A	Michelle Crawford	77 FR 49453; August 16, 2012	September 21, 2012.
80043A	Steven Sullivan	77 FR 49453; August 16, 2012	September 21, 2012.
81166A	Silas Blanton	77 FR 49453; August 16, 2012	September 24, 2012.
80043A	Steve Sullivan	77 FR 49453; August 16, 2012	September 21, 2012.
81167A	Michelle Crawford	77 FR 49453; August 16, 2012	September 21, 2012.
80165A	Don Dahlgren	77 FR 49455; August 16, 2012	September 24, 2012.
81990A	John Hattner	77 FR 51819; August 27, 2012	October 3, 2012.
75218A	Smithsonian National Zoological Park	77 FR 51819; August 27, 2012	November 29, 2012.
82880A	Big Game Studio	77 FR 54604; September 5, 2012	October 17, 2012.
83520A	Donald Priest	77 FR 58405; September 20, 2012	October 25, 2012.
84493A	Kevin Dunworth	77 FR 58405; September 20, 2012	November 16, 2012.
82650A	Timothy Chestnut	77 FR 58405; September 20, 2012	November 16, 2012.
82530A	Robert Eslick	77 FR 58405; September 20, 2012	November 16, 2012.
72061A	Alexandria Rosati	77 FR 49453; August 16, 2012	November 19, 2012.
77898A	Kimberly Stewart	77 FR 59961; October 1, 2012	November 20, 2012.
83025A	Edward Hopkins	77 FR 59961; October 1, 2012	November 5, 2012.
85002A	Randal Easley	77 FR 59961; October 1, 2012	November 5, 2012.
85523A	Allan Spina	77 FR 59961; October 1, 2012	November 5, 2012.
87103A	David Cote	77 FR 64121; October 18, 2012	December 5, 2012.
89047A	Martin Turchin	77 FR 66476; November 5, 2012	December 7, 2012.
88274A	Daniel Ceto	77 FR 66476; November 5, 2012	December 7, 2012.

Marine Mammals

Permit No.	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
130062	Darlene Ketten, Ph.D., Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute	77 FR 44264; July 27, 2012	November 13, 2012.
100875	John Wise, Ph.D., University of Southern Maine	77 FR 43108; July 23, 2012	December 7, 2012.

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: Division of Management Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA 22203; fax [phone].

Brenda Tapia,

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