2013-19269. 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 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.

Endangered Species

Permit No.	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
84465A	The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois	78 FR 9725; February 11, 2013	June 14, 2013.
675484	Birmingham Zoo, Inc.	78 FR 16292; March 14, 2013	May 1, 2013.
036218	Brevard Zoo	78 FR 1771; March 22, 2013	May 1, 2013.
682781	Chicago Zoological Society	78 FR 1771; March 22, 2013	May 1, 2013.
808265	Gary Johnson	78 FR 1771; March 22, 2013	May 1, 2013.
678968	Mesker Park Zoo	78 FR 1771; March 22, 2013	May 1, 2013.
677662	Oregon Zoo	78 FR 1771; March 22, 2013	May 1, 2013.
99438A	Richard Ray	78 FR 1771; March 22, 2013	May 1, 2013.
56309A	Charles Salisbury	78 FR 1771; March 22, 2013	May 1, 2013.
679328	Zoological Society of Philadelphia	78 FR 1771; March 22, 2013	May 1, 2013.
99836A	3-S Texas Outdoors, LLC	78 FR 19731; April 2, 2013	May 6, 2013.
99837A	3-S Texas Outdoors, LLC	78 FR 19731; April 2, 2013	May 6, 2013.
99809A	M.J.V. Inc.	78 FR 19731; April 2, 2013	May 6, 2013.
99811A	M.J.V. Inc.	78 FR 19731; April 2, 2013	May 6, 2013.
776134	Larry Johnson	78 FR 21627; April 11, 2013	May 16, 2013.
00452B	Dark Horse Ent.	78 FR 21627; April 11, 2013	May 17, 2013.
00453B	Dark Horse Ent.	78 FR 21627; April 11, 2013	May 17, 2013.
94907A	Jonathon Pauli, University of Wisconsin	78 FR 21627; April 11, 2013	July 25, 2013.
680602	Audubon Zoo	78 FR 23286; April 18, 2013	May 21, 2013.
10982A	Austin Savanna	78 FR 23286; April 18, 2013	May 21, 2013.
99898A	Collins Red Stag Ranch Ltd	78 FR 23286; April 18, 2013	May 21, 2013.
99899A	Collins Red Stag Ranch Ltd	78 FR 23286; April 18, 2013	May 21, 2013.
692213	Columbian Park Zoo	78 FR 23286; April 18, 2013	May 21, 2013.
01612B	Suzanne Crow	78 FR 23286; April 18, 2013	May 21, 2013.
01540B	Griffith Bros. Whitetail Ridge Inc	78 FR 23286; April 18, 2013	May 21, 2013.
03672A	Lake Superior Zoo	78 FR 23286; April 18, 2013	May 21, 2013.
00639B	Man Lui	78 FR 23286; April 18, 2013	May 21, 2013.
030672	Lars Petersen	78 FR 23286; April 18, 2013	May 21, 2013.
668691	Tulsa Zoo	78 FR 23286; April 18, 2013	May 21, 2013.
681592	Zoo Miami	78 FR 23286; April 18, 2013	May 21, 2013.

Marine Mammals

Permit number	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
773494	Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission	78 FR 23286; April 18, 2013	July 26, 2013.
03132B	Sea World Parks & Entertainment, Inc	78 FR 27253; May 9, 2013	July 24, 2013.
041309	USFWS, Marine Mammals Management	78 FR 34118; June 6, 2013	July 26, 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.