04-20696. Issuance of Permits

AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of issuance of permits for endangered species and/or 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/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.

Permit number	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
Endangered Species
088191	Michael H. Keith	69 FR 42764; July 16, 2004	August 18, 2004.
089001	Gerald H. Beier	69 FR 36095; June 28, 2004	August 18, 2004.
089007	Brandon E. Diego	69 FR 40965; July 7, 2004	August 18, 2004.
089451	Michael A. Cooper	69 FR 40965; July 7, 2004	August 18, 2004.
089454	Paul O. Lanier	69 FR 40965; July 7, 2004	August 18, 2004.
Marine Mammals
089050	John J. Ottman, Jr.	69 FR 40965; July 7, 2004	August 31, 2004.

Dated: September 3, 2004.

Michael L. Carpenter,

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