2013-04240. 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.

Permit No.	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
Endangered Species
83741A	Timothy Jackson	77 FR 58405; September 20, 2012	December 5, 2012.
83806A	Paul Maddison	77 FR 59961; October 1, 2012	December 12, 2012.
86415A	Gene Day	77 FR 61627; October 10, 2012	December 12, 2012.
88316A	David Moore	77 FR 66476; November 5, 2012	January 14, 2013.
84872A	Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park	77FR 66476; November 5, 2012	January 11, 2013.
022729	NOAA Fisheries/Pacific Islands Regional Office	77 FR 68809; November 16, 2012	January 3, 2013.
89103A	Dallas Zoo	77FR 68809; November 16, 2012	February 12, 2013.
89908A	Joseph Borgesen	77 FR 70457; November 26, 2012	January 14, 2013.
89909A	Charles Kleiser	77 FR 70460; November 26, 2012	January 7, 2013.
91698A	Lonnie Henriksen	77 FR 74506; December 14, 2012	January 25, 2013.
91992A	David Combs	77 FR 74506; December 14, 2012	January 25, 2013.
89757A	Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne	77 FR 74506; December 14, 2012	February 5, 2013.
92768A	Steven Hanlon	78 FR 112; January 2, 2013	February 5, 2013.
91292A	Walter A. Wade	77 FR 74506; December 14, 2012	February 13, 2013.
91988A	Leslie I. Barnhart	77 FR 74506; December 14, 2012	February 13, 2013.
93273A	David Gainer	78 FR 4162; January 18, 2013	February 13, 2013.
Marine Mammals
81899A	Shannon Atkinson, University of Alaska	77 FR 58405; September 20, 2012	February 11, 2013.
83724A	SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc	77 FR 61627; October 10, 2012	February 15, 2013.

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.