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 (703) 358-2281.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104 (telephone); (703) 358-2281 (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 No. | Applicant | Receipt of application Federal Register notice | Permit issuance date |
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80786B | Phoenix Herpetological Society | 81 FR 8093; February 17, 2016 | September 19, 2016. |
10982A | The Austin Savanna | 81 FR 10884; March 2, 2016 | August 16, 2016. |
80238B | New York University | 81 FR 23745; April 22, 2016 | September 15, 2016. |
679476 | Sunset Zoological Park | 81 FR 23745; April 22, 2016 | September 6, 2016. |
90881B | Daniel Sterantino | 81 FR 27169; May 5, 2016 | September 6, 2016. |
85554B | Nashville Zoo | 81 FR 27169; May 5, 2016 | September 12, 2016. |
99852B | Kristian O'Meara | 81 FR 46698; July 18, 2016 | September 12, 2016. |
Marine Mammals
Permit No. | Applicant | Receipt of application Federal Register notice | Permit issuance date |
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84799B | Texas A&M University | 81 FR 29889; May 13, 2016 | September 20, 2016. |
78234B | Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County | 81 FR 33700; May 27, 2016 | September 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 (703) 358-2281.
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2016-23461 Filed 9-28-16; 8:45 am]
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