2015-23307. 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, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, Branch of Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041; 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 number	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
24385B	University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine	79 FR 15768; March 21, 2014	August 13, 2014.
24407B	Connecticut Zoological Society	79 FR 24445; April 30, 2014	September 5, 2014.
30341B	Dallas World Aquarium	79 FR 26452; May 8, 2014	November 25, 2014.
34712B	Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science	79 FR 36090; June 25, 2014	November 5, 2014.
32491B	Southwick's Zoo	79 FR 36090; June 25, 2014	January 26, 2015.
24200B	Zoological Society of San Diego	79 FR 52038; September 2, 2014	October 20, 2014.
701789	Binder Park Zoo	79 FR 65980; November 6, 2014	June 23, 2015.
003005	Louisiana State University	79 FR 72007; December 4, 2014	June 23, 2015.
10866B	Ox Ranch	80 FR 255; January 5, 2015	June 15, 2015.
50631B	Minnesota Zoological Gardens	80 FR 3249; January 22, 2015	April 3, 2015.
18705B	Jordan Mercer	80 FR 3249; January 22, 2015	April 2, 2015.
751619	Charles Mercer dba NBJ Zoological Park	80 FR 3249; January 22, 2015	June 5, 2015.
53174B	Disney's Animal Kingdom	80 FR 16694; March 30, 2015	June 3, 2015.
19311B	Adrian Cieslak	80 FR 24961; May 1, 2015	June 24, 2015.
63973B	Jeffery Dobbins	80 FR 24961; May 1, 2015	June 30, 2015.
57198B	Alaska Department of Fish and Game	80 FR 28296; May 18, 2015	July 9, 2015.
52803B	North Carolina State University	80 FR 28296; May 18, 2015	July 8, 2015.
65614B	Terry Small	80 FR 30263; May 27, 2015	July 9, 2015.
52662B	Norton-Brown Herbarium, University of Maryland	80 FR 30263; May 27, 2015	June 29, 2015.
177999	Lori Snook	80 FR 33541; June 12, 2015	July 15, 2015.
676511	Virginia Zoological Park	80 FR 33541; June 12, 2015	July 23, 2015.
801652	U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center	80 FR 33541; June 12, 2015	July 15, 2015.
64739B	Andrew Gwynn	80 FR 33541; June 12, 2015	July, 27, 2015.
63962B	Disney's Animal Kingdom	80 FR 33541; June 12, 2015	July 30, 2015.
54288B	Stanford University	80 FR 33541; June 12, 2015	August 13, 2015.
60999B	Wildlife Conservation Society	80 FR 33541; June 12, 2015	July 21, 2015.
53974B	Kingsley Rodrigo	80 FR 36554; June 25, 2015	June 25, 2015.
64252B	University of Pennsylvania/School of Veterinary Medicine	80 FR 36554; June 25, 2015	August 13, 2015.
61389B	Exotic Feline Breeding Compound, Inc.	80 FR 36554; June 25, 2015	August 31, 2015.
789828	Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium	80 FR 36554; June 25, 2015	August 11, 2015.
69019B	Kyle Witwer	80 FR 39795; July 10, 2015	August 17, 2015.
48384B	Hurricane Aviaries, Inc.	80 FR 39795; July 10, 2015	August 20, 2015.
58979B	California Academy of Sciences	80 FR 43791; July 23, 2015	August 24, 2015.
71117B	Mark Corry	80 FR 46042; August 3, 2015	September 4, 2015.

Marine Mammals

Permit number	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
59492B	British Broadcasting Corporation—Ocean	80 FR 30263; May 27, 2015	August 31, 2015.
59633B	Melissa McKinney	80 FR 43790; July 23, 2015	September 4, 2015.

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: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, Branch of Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041; fax [phone].

Brenda Tapia,

Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority.