2013-12228. 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 the 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.

Permit No.	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
Endangered Species
65816A	Lewis Henderson	77 FR 24510; April 24, 2012	June 1, 2013.
71523A	Liberty Hill Land Partnership Ltd	77 FR 24510; April 24, 2012	June 1, 2012.
71768A	Chris Pannill	77 FR 24510; April 24, 2012	June 1, 2012.
71660A	Rattlesnake Springs Ranch	77 FR 24510; April 24, 2012	June 1, 2012.
68176A	Safeguard Investments Ltd	77 FR 24510; April 24, 2012	June 1, 2012.
72025A	Texana Ranch	77 FR 24510; April 24, 2012	June 1, 2012.
67537A	Dixon Land & Wildlife Co	77 FR 24510; April 24, 2012	June 1, 2012.
72017A	Hays City Ranch	77 FR 24510; April 24, 2012	June 1, 2012.
69106A	Lewis Henderson	77 FR 24510; April 24, 2012	June 1, 2012.
71521A	Liberty Hill Land Partnership Ltd	77 FR 24510; April 24, 2012	June 1, 2012.
71767A	Chris Pannill	77 FR 24510; April 24, 2012	June 1, 2012.
71533A	Patterson Energy Of Texas, L.L.C	77 FR 24510; April 24, 2012	June 1, 2012.
71445A	Pheenix Farms Exotics	77 FR 24510; April 24, 2012	June 1, 2012.
71661A	Rattlesnake Springs Ranch	77 FR 24510; April 24, 2012	June 1, 2012.
72023A	Texana Ranch	77 FR 24510; April 24, 2012	June 1, 2012.
816624	Charles Musgrave	77 FR 26779; May 7, 2012	June 20, 2012.
72630A	Ripley's Aquarium (Gatlinburg), L.L.C	77 FR 26779; May 7, 2012	June 20, 2012.
15387A	Wild Acres Ranch	77 FR 26779; May 7, 2012	June 20, 2012.
72654A	William Bean	77 FR 26779; May 7, 2012	February 27, 2013.
71354A	Canyon Exotic Game Ranch, L.L.C	77 FR 26779; May 7, 2012	June 21, 2012.
66614A	Robert Eaves	77 FR 26779; May 7, 2012	June 21, 2012.
72328A	Hays City Ranch	77 FR 26779; May 7, 2012	June 1, 2013.
69576A	Star B Property Company	77 FR 26779; May 7, 2012	June 21, 2012.
72653A	William Bean	77 FR 26779; May 7, 2012	June 21, 2012.
71823A	Blex Exchange III, L.P.	77 FR 26779; May 7, 2012	June 21, 2012.
71353A	Canyon Exotic Game Ranch, L.L.C	77 FR 26779; May 7, 2012	June 21, 2012.
66615A	Robert Eaves	77 FR 26779; May 7, 2012	June 21, 2012.
69575A	Star B Property Company	77 FR 26779; May 7, 2012	June 21, 2012.
723430	Micke Grove Zoo	77 FR 26779; May 7, 2012	July 11, 2012.
213382	Virginia Safari Park & Preservation Center, Inc	77 FR 26779; May 7, 2012	July 21, 2012.
72933A	James Bruner	77 FR 30547; May 23, 2012	June 29, 2012.
70438A	Randall Cupp	77 FR 30547; May 23, 2012	June 29, 2012.
73857A	Frank Deel	77 FR 30547; May 23, 2012	June 29, 2012.
71316A	DMK Ranching	77 FR 30547; May 23, 2012	June 29, 2012.
70234A	Jx2, LLC	77 FR 30547; May 23, 2012	June 29, 2012.
71496A	Carol Neunhoffer	77 FR 30547; May 23, 2012	June 29, 2012.
67083A	Selah Springs Ranch	77 FR 30547; May 23, 2012	June 29, 2012.
73612A	Twisted Oaks Ranch LLC	77 FR 30547; May 23, 2012	June 29, 2012.
804095	Brad Blevins	77 FR 30547; May 23, 2012	June 29, 2012.
72932A	James Bruner	77 FR 30547; May 23, 2012	June 29, 2012.
70436A	Randall Cupp	77 FR 30547; May 23, 2012	June 29, 2012.
73856A	Frank Deel	77 FR 30547; May 23, 2012	June 29, 2012.
71317A	DMK Ranching	77 FR 30547; May 23, 2012	June 29, 2012.
69145A	Jx2, LLC	77 FR 30547; May 23, 2012	June 29, 2012.
71497A	Carol Neunhoffer	77 FR 30547; May 23, 2012	June 29, 2012.
67084A	Selah Springs Ranch	77 FR 30547; May 23, 2012	June 29, 2012.
71664A	Sharbutt Land & Cattle	77 FR 30547; May 23, 2012	June 29, 2012.
73610A	Twisted Oaks Ranch LLC	77 FR 30547; May 23, 2012	June 29, 2012.
56870A	Carson Springs Wildlife Foundation	77 FR 30547; May 23, 2012	May 1, 2013.
018969	Center For Conservation Of Tropical Ungulates	77 FR 30547; May 23, 2012	July 17, 2012.
690989	Columbus Zoo And Aquarium	77 FR 30547; May 23, 2012	July 17, 2012.
750150	Richard Noble	77 FR 30547; May 23, 2012	July 17, 2012.
75409A	Andrew Barton	77 FR 34059; June 8, 2012	July 11, 2012.
75285A	Michael Ryckman	77 FR 34059; June 8, 2012	July 11, 2012.
73017A	Desert Horn Safaris	77 FR 34059; June 8, 2012	July 16, 2012.
75407A	Texas Parks And Wildlife Department	77 FR 34059; June 8, 2012	July 16, 2012.
73016A	Desert Horn Safaris	77 FR 34059; June 8, 2012	July 16, 2012.
75297A	Dos Hijos Ranch—Operations, Inc	77 FR 34059; June 8, 2012	July 16, 2012.
701225	Naples Zoo, Inc.	77 FR 34059; June 8, 2012	July 16, 2012.
75408A	Texas Parks And Wildlife Department	77 FR 34059; June 8, 2012	July 16, 2012.
841281	Janell Knudsen	77 FR 34059; June 8, 2012	July 18, 2012.
75109A	Reigleman Enterprises	77 FR 34059; June 8, 2012	October 18, 2012.
75693A	Turtle Back Zoo	77 FR 34059; June 8, 2012	December 12, 2012.
050694	Loraine & John Shea	77 FR 36571; June 19, 2012	July 26, 2012.
76245A	Michael Cone	77 FR 36571; June 19, 2012	August 9, 2012.
75534A	Diamond G Of Morgan City LLC	77 FR 36571; June 19, 2012	August 9, 2012.
76246A	Michael Cone	77 FR 36571; June 19, 2012	August 9, 2012.
75404A	Diamond G Of Morgan City LLC	77 FR 36571; June 19, 2012	August 9, 2012.
76153A	Spirit Wild Productions, Ltd	77 FR 36571; June 19, 2012	August 14, 2012.
76154A	Spirit Wild Productions, Ltd	77 FR 36571; June 19, 2012	August 14, 2012.
77732A	Broken Spur Ranch LLC	77 FR 38652; June 28, 2012	August 10, 2012.
104625	J & R Outfitters	77 FR 38652; June 28, 2012	August 10, 2012.
77005A	Rancho Rasante Real, LLC	77 FR 38652; June 28, 2012	August 10, 2012.
77731A	Broken Spur Ranch LLC	77 FR 38652; June 28, 2012	August 10, 2012.
77003A	Rancho Rasante Real, LLC	77 FR 38652; June 28, 2012	August 10, 2012.
212762	Southern Tier Zoological Society, Inc	77 FR 38652; June 28, 2012	August 10, 2012.
78003A	Lykes Bros.	77 FR 41198; July 12, 2012	August 14, 2012.
78004A	Lykes Bros.	77 FR 41198; July 12, 2012	August 14, 2012.
755365	Safari West	77 FR 41198; July 12, 2012	August 14, 2012.
71824A	Marvin Turner	77 FR 41198; July 12, 2012	August 14, 2012.
71826A	Marvin Turner	77 FR 41198; July 12, 2012	August 15, 2012.
785246	Robert Blome	77 FR 44264; July 27, 2012	August 28, 2012.
79469A	Andy Nguyen	77 FR 44264; July 27, 2012	August 28, 2012.
79772A	Ay Sao	77 FR 44264; July 27, 2012	August 28, 2012.
01602B	Michael Tomb	78 FR 21628; April 11, 2013	May 14, 2013.
Marine Mammals
801652	U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center	78 FR 5481; January 25, 2013	May 10, 2013.
95406A	Karyn Rode, USGS	78 FR 12777; February 25, 2013	May 3, 2013.

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.