2015-15578. 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.

Endangered Species

Permit number	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
71826A	Marvin Turner	80 FR 19341; April 10, 2015	May 18, 2015
61948B	Kenneth Dalton	80 FR 19341; April 10, 2015	May 14, 2015
59527B	Mark Robinson	80 FR 19341; April 10, 2015	May 15, 2015
59502B	Joseph Cutillo	80 FR 19341; April 10, 2015	May 15, 2015
61398B	Scott Schuster	80 FR 21259; April 17, 2015	May 19, 2015
42627B	Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens	80 FR 21259; April 17, 2015	May 22, 2015
59497B	Jared Forbus	80 FR 21259; April 17, 2015	June 2, 2015
54405B	TULSA ZOO MANAGEMENT, INC	80 FR 24961; May 1, 2015	June 18, 2015

Marine Mammals

Permit number	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
212570	National Marine Mammal Laboratory, NOAA	79 FR 65980; November 6, 2014	June 9, 2015
03086A	Robert Rockwell, American Museum of Natural History	80 FR 24961; May 1, 2015	June 8, 2015
62018B	British Broadcasting Corporation—Big Blue Live	80 FR 28296; May 18, 2015	June 19, 2015

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.