2016-06787. 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].

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 No.	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
59838B	The Wild Animal Sanctuary	80 FR 47947; August 10, 2015	10/13/2015
63281B	University of Tennessee	80 FR 53323; September 3, 2015	11/5/2015
63550B	Houston Zoo, Inc	80 FR 55868; September 17, 2015	12/11/2015
756101	Rare Species Conservatory Foundation	80 FR 55868; September 17, 2015	01/04/2016
676508	Six Flags Discovery Kingdom	80 FR 55868; September 17, 2015	1/21/2016
64786B	Peter Langegger	80 FR 58768; September 30, 2015	01/13/2015
76168B	Luke Snyder	80 FR 58768; September 30, 2015	11/10/2015
75313B	Wildlife & Environmental Conservation, Inc	80 FR 58768; September 30, 2015	12/01/2015
63829B	City of Bridgeton/Cohanzick Zoo	80 FR 58768; September 30, 2015	12/26/2015
64101B	University of Colorado	80 FR 58768; September 30, 2015	12/11/2015
78222B	Michael Long	80 FR 62089; October 15, 2015	11/24/2015
76169B	Joshua Braun	80 FR 62089; October 15, 2015	11/25/2015
74563B	Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration	80 FR 62089; October 15, 2015	12/08/2015
66556B	Abilene Zoological Gardens	80 FR 62089; October 15, 2015	12/09/2015
77387B	St. Catherines Island Foundation	80 FR 62089; October 15, 2015	12/15/2015
59839B	The Wild Animal Sanctuary	80 FR 62089; October 15, 2015	12/11/2015
61197B	Megan Cattau	80 FR 64441; October 23, 2015	12/02/15
68848B	Toledo Zoological Gardens	80 FR 68554; November 5, 2015	02/10/16
68850B	Toledo Zoological Gardens	80 FR 68554; November 5, 2015	02/09/16
73299B	Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society	80 FR 68554; November 5, 2015	02/18/2016
71725B	Fox Brown Outfitters	80 FR 68554; November 5, 2015	3/11/2016
78797B	David Hessler	80 FR 70249; November 13, 2015	02/11/2016
79073B	Margaret Williams	80 FR 70249; November 13, 2015	02/11/2016
71096B	Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium	80 FR 70249; November 13, 2015	02/25/2016
677611	Sacramento Zoological Society, dba Sacramento Zoo	80 FR 70249; November 13, 2015	2/24/2016
71724B	Fox Brown Outfitters	80 FR 70249; November 13, 2015	3/11/2016
66999B	Angelica Rodriquez/American Museum of Natural History	80 FR 70249; November 13, 2015	2/23/2016
80785B	Kevin Poynter	80 FR 73207; November 24, 2015	1/27/2016
75301B	Big Cat Rescue Corporation	80 FR 73207; November 24, 2015	3/16/2016
80817B	David Twiss	80 FR 76567; December 9, 2015	02/11/2016
73358B	The Ohio State University	80 FR 76567; December 9, 2015	02/24/2016
81679B	Gregory Fowler	80 FR 76567; December 9, 2015	1/27/2016
64789B	Serpentarium Magic Inc	80 FR 76567; December 9, 2015	01/28/2016
81224B	Erhardt Steinborn	80 FR 76567; December 9, 2015	1/27/2016
61689B	Memphis Zoo	80 FR 79607; December 22, 2015	02/11/16
094332	Molecular Anthropology Laboratory, ASU	81 FR 791; January 7, 2016	02/17/2016
084874	University of New Mexico	81 FR 791; January 7, 2016	02/11/2016
80481B	Duke Lemur Center	81 FR 2899; January 19, 2016	02/23/2016
81711B	Toledo Zoological Gardens	81 FR 5778; February 3, 2016	02/24/2016
78584B	Zoological Society of San Diego	81 FR 5778; February 3, 2016	03/16/16

Marine Mammals

Permit No.	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
68000B	John Downer Productions Ltd	80 FR 62089; October 15, 2015	3/16/2016

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.