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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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 |
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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 (703) 358-2281.
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2016-06787 Filed 3-24-16; 8:45 am]
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