2015-11863. Endangered Species; 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. We issue these permits under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

ADDRESSES:

Brenda Tapia, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, Branch of Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041; 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
48515B	Duke Lemur Center	79 FR 62662; October 20, 2014	November 25, 2014.
33743B	Michael Luzich	79 FR 65980, November 6, 2014	April 07, 2015.
33291B	Corey Knowlton	79 FR 65980, November 6, 2014	April 20, 2015.
49163B	Xochitl De La Rosa Reyna, Texas A&M University	79 FR 76347; December 22, 2014	April 30, 2015.
48474B	Christina Tellez, University of California	80 FR 255; January 5, 2015	April 30, 2015.
42545B	Disney's Animal Kingdom	80 FR 3249, January 22, 2015	April 08, 2015.
45549B	Turtle Conservancy	80 FR 8896; February 19, 2015	April 21, 2015.
839363	Lincoln Childrens' Zoo	80 FR 13605; March 16, 2015	April 21, 2015.
55131B	Carl Pennella	80 FR 13605; March 16, 2015	April 21, 2015.
55885B	John Holz	80 FR 13605; March 16, 2015	April 21, 2015.
56756B	Cooper Ribman	80 FR 13605; March 16, 2015	April 21, 2015.
56486B	Gregory Loman	80 FR 13605; March 16, 2015	April 21, 2015.
55106B	Donald McNeeley	80 FR 13605, March 16, 2015	April 23, 2015.
55182B	Sarah Sackman	80 FR 13605, March 16, 2015	April 28, 2015.
219999	USFWS/Ecological Services Field Office	80 FR 16694; March 30, 2015	May 1, 2015.

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: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, Branch of Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041; fax [phone].

Brenda Tapia,

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