[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17709-17710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06596]


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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.

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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 [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104 
(telephone); (703) 358-2280 (fax); [email protected] (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
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                                                                Receipt of
            Permit No.                    Applicant         application Federal       Permit  issuance date
                                                              Register notice
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69463A............................  Denver Zoological      77 FR 41198; July     February 22, 2012.
                                     Foundation.            12, 2012.
69465A............................  Denver Zoological      77 FR 41198; July     February 22, 2012.
                                     Foundation.            12, 2012.
88568A............................  The Living Desert....  77 FR 66476;          February 12, 2013.
                                                            November 5, 2012.
91717A............................  Thomas Archipley.....  77 FR 74506;          March 4, 2013.
                                                            December 14, 2012.
90697A............................  Stephen Dunbar, Loma   78 FR 4162; January   March 15, 2013.
                                     Linda University.      18, 2013.
724540............................  Archie Carr Center     78 FR 5481; January   March 12, 2013.
                                     for Sea Turtle         25, 2013.
                                     Research.
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                                                 Marine Mammals
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                                                                Receipt of
            Permit No.                    Applicant         application Federal       Permit  issuance date
                                                             Register  notice
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134593 and 134595.................  Point Defiance Zoo     71 FR 53464;          March 13, 2013.
                                     and Aquarium.          September 11, 2006.
73634A............................  Seward Association     77 FR 70457;          March 8, 2013.
                                     for the Advancement    November 26, 2012.
                                     of Marine Science,
                                     Alaska SeaLife
                                     Center.
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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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