04-2678. 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.), 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 permit(s) 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 Species

Permit No.	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
079033	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge	68 FR 65466; November 20, 2003	January 9, 2004.
079716	David Chadwick	68 FR 66851; November 28, 2003	January 6, 2004.

Endangered Marine Mammals and Marine Mammals

Permit No.	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
072002	Michael J. Vandemaele	68 FR 55989; September 29, 2003	December 23, 2003.
073810	Virgil R. Graber	68 FR 51588; September 29, 2003	December 31, 2003.
074543	James A. Brush	68 FR 58125; October 8, 2003	December 31, 2003.
075190	Byron H. Christie	68 FR 48932; August 15, 2003	December 23, 2003.
075607	Steven K. Raquet	68 FR 52608; September 4, 2003	December 31, 2003.

Dated: January 16, 2004.

Charles S. Hamilton,

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