2014-28480. 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.

Permit No.	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
Endangered Species
37543B	Byron Wates	79 FR 39409; July 10, 2014	September 16, 2014.
40316B	Ramon Gonzalez	79 FR 52038; September 2, 2014	September 2, 2014.
39418B	Exotic Feline Breeding Compound Inc	79 FR 52038; September 2, 2014	November 25, 2014.
43610B	Exotic Feline Breeding Compound Inc	79 FR 52038; September 2, 2014	November 25, 2014.
43611B	Exotic Feline Breeding Compound Inc	79 FR 52038; September 2, 2014	November 25, 2014.
42019B	Byron Christie	79 FR 52038; September 2, 2014	November 25, 2014.
27473B	Ryan Blakley	79 FR 57968; September 26, 2014	November 17, 2014.
43444B	William Farrar	79 FR 57968; September 26, 2014	November 25, 2014.
43445B	Robert Brocchini	79 FR 57968; September 26, 2014	November 25, 2014.
43448B	Richard Lane	79 FR 57968; September 26, 2014	November 25, 2014.
187330	University of Illinois-Zoological Pathology Program	79 FR 60182; October 6, 2014	November 10, 2014.
42307B	Lions, Tigers & Bears	79 FR 62662; October 20, 2014	November 20, 2014.
Marine Mammals
067116	University of Florida, Aquatic Animal Health Program	79 FR 48244; August 15, 2014	November 10, 2014.

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.