2010-23820. 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 e-mail [e-mail] .

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brenda Tapia, [phone] (telephone); [phone] (fax); [e-mail] (e-mail).

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
00588A	Frank Pohl	75 FR 34766; June 18, 2010	August 19, 2010
10402A	Albert Spidle	75FR 44986; July 30, 2010	August 30, 2010
14519A	Alvin Filpula	75 FR 34767; June 18, 2010	August 19, 2010

Marine Mammals

Permit number	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
067925	U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center	75 FR 28650; May 21, 2010	July 30, 2010
134907	North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management	75 FR 44987; July 30, 2010	September 10, 2010
690038	U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center	75 FR 47625; August 6, 2010	September 10, 2010

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:

Dated: September 17, 2010

Brenda Tapia,

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