2012-23264. 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
75399A	Eric Moore	77 FR 34059; June 8, 2012	August 15, 2012.
76196A	Eric Anderson	77 FR 36571; June 19, 2012	July 25, 2012.
76255A	Jayson Anderson	77 FR 36571; June 19, 2012	July 25, 2012.
76254A	Joshua Anderson	77 FR 36571; June 19, 2012	July 25, 2012.
844694	Southwest Fisheries Science Center	77 FR 36571; June 19, 2012	August 30, 2012.
76564A	Richard McNeely	77 FR 38652; June 28, 2012	August 15, 2012.
76856A	William Akin	77 FR 38652; June 28, 2012	August 13, 2012.
78581A	Kevin Perry	77 FR 41198; July 12, 2012	August 15, 2012.
78569A	Charles Nace	77 FR 41198; July 12, 2012	August 22, 2012.
74896A	Riverbanks Zoo and Garden	77 FR 46514; August 3, 2012	August 27, 2012.

Marine Mammals

Permit No.	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
045447	Terrie M. Williams, University of California	77 FR 41198; July 12, 2012	August 27, 2012.

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.