05-4355. 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.

Endangered Species

Permit No.	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
094471	Nicholas A. Russo, Sr	69 FR; 77262; December 27, 2004	January 25, 2005.
095498	Lloyd B. Alford	69 FR 70703; December 7, 2004	January 11, 2005.
064189	Texas A & M University	67 FR 76183; December 11, 2002	February 3, 2005.

Marine Mammals

Permit No.	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
096079	Douglas J. Schippers	69 FR 70703; December 7, 2004	January 24, 2005.

Dated: February 18, 2005.

Michael S. Moore,

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