E7-11040. 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 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.

Endangered Species

Permit No.	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
111394	Smithsonian's National Zoo	71 FR 4373, January 26, 2006	May 1, 2007.
146078	New York State Museum	72 FR 11375, March 13, 2007	May 11, 2007.
724540	Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research, University of Florida	72 FR 17929; April 10, 2007	May 11, 2007.

Marine Mammals

Permit No.	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
118442	Lance Barrett-Leonard, North Gulf Oceanic Society, Alaska	72 FR 13816; March 23, 2007	May 11, 2007.
147327	Donald M. Beam	72 FR 13816; March 23, 2007	April 30, 2007.

Dated: May 18, 2007.

Amy Brisendine,

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