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.
Endangered Species
Permit number | Applicant | Receipt of application Federal Register notice | Permit issuance date |
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57926A | Zoological Society of San Diego | 77 FR 6139; February 7, 2012 | May 24, 2012. |
66555A | James McNicol | 77 FR 15383; March 15, 2012 | June 28, 2012. |
73008A | University of South Carolina | 77 FR 30547; May 23, 2012 | July 6, 2012. |
Marine Mammals
Permit number | Applicant | Receipt of application Federal Register notice | Permit issuance date |
---|---|---|---|
063561 | Edmund Gerstein, Florida Atlantic University | 77 FR 22604; April 16, 2012 | June 28, 2012. |
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. 2012-17889 Filed 7-20-12; 8:45 am]
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