78 FR 56 pgs. 17709-17710 - Endangered Species; Marine Mammals; Issuance of Permits

Type: NOTICEVolume: 78Number: 56Pages: 17709 - 17710
Docket number: [FWS-HQ-IA-2013-N072; FXIA16710900000P5-123-FF09A30000]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2013-06596 Filed 3-21-13; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-IA-2013-N072; FXIA16710900000P5-123-FF09A30000]

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 (703) 358-2280; or email DMAFR@fws.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104 (telephone); (703) 358-2280 (fax); DMAFR@fws.gov (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
69463A Denver Zoological Foundation 77 FR 41198; July 12, 2012 February 22, 2012.
69465A Denver Zoological Foundation 77 FR 41198; July 12, 2012 February 22, 2012.
88568A The Living Desert 77 FR 66476; November 5, 2012 February 12, 2013.
91717A Thomas Archipley 77 FR 74506; December 14, 2012 March 4, 2013.
90697A Stephen Dunbar, Loma Linda University 78 FR 4162; January 18, 2013 March 15, 2013.
724540 Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research 78 FR 5481; January 25, 2013 March 12, 2013.

Permit No. Applicant Receipt of application Federal Register notice Permit issuance date
134593 and 134595 Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium 71 FR 53464; September 11, 2006 March 13, 2013.
73634A Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science, Alaska SeaLife Center 77 FR 70457; November 26, 2012 March 8, 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 (703) 358-2280.

Brenda Tapia,

Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 2013-06596 Filed 3-21-13; 8:45 am]

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