E9-19229. 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 and/or marine mammals.

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 212, 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 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.

Table: Endangered Species

Permit number	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
011646	Kootenai Tribe of Idaho	74 FR 21816; May 11, 2009	July 30, 2009
062075, 064075, 068236, 068237, 068238, 068349, 088955, 088956, 088957, 088958, 088959, 088960, 119894, 120319, 213635, 213636, and 213637	Hawthorn Corporation	74 FR 21817; May 11, 2009	June 30, 2009
128999 and 211013	George Carden Circus Intl., Inc.	74 FR 23201; May 18, 2009	June 30, 2009
196694	Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo	74 FR 21817; May 11, 2009	July 1, 2009
197528	Minnesota Zoological Garden	74 FR 21817; May 11, 2009	July 1, 2009
206206	Fred H. Gage, Salk Institute for Biological Studies	74 FR 21817; May 11, 2009	June 30, 2009
207590	Dr. Richard A. Miller, University of Michigan	74 FR 20339; May 1, 2009	July 17, 2009
210720	Oregon Zoo	74 FR 23201; May 18, 2009	July 17,2009
212201	Dr. Paul D. Bieniasz	74 FR 25767; May 29, 2009	July 7, 2009
213427	Brian H. Welker	74 FR 28523; June 16, 2009	July 20, 2009

Table: Marine Mammals

Permit number	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
212570	National Marine Mammal Laboratory	74 FR 21817; May 11, 2009	July 22, 2009
690038	U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center	74 FR 17210; April 14, 2009	July 30, 2009
801652	U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center	74 FR 20339; May 1, 2009	July 31, 2009

Dated: July 31, 2009

Lisa J. Lierheimer

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