[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 115 (Friday, June 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 27721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12529]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2017-0029; FXIA16710900000-156-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: 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 the 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. To locate the Federal Register notice that announced our 
receipt of the application for each permit listed in this document, go 
to www.regulations.gov and search on the permit number provided in the 
tables in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Russell, (703) 358-2023 
(telephone); (703) 358-2281 (fax); or [email protected] (email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On the dates below, as authorized by the 
provisions of the ESA, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 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 application
        Permit No.                   Applicant           Federal Register notice        Permit issuance date
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86614B....................  Michael Rohweder..........  81 FR 90863; December 15,  March 7, 2017.
                                                         2016.
045532....................  NOAA/National Marine        81 FR 95628; December 28,  March 27, 2017.
                             Fisheries Service.          2016.
11262C....................  Lewis E. Hardbower III....  81 FR 90864; December 15,  March 29, 2017.
                                                         2016.
96802B....................  Louisiana State University  81 FR 90863; December 15,  March 30, 2017.
                                                         2016.
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                                                 Marine Mammals
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                                                          Receipt of application
        Permit No.                   Applicant           Federal Register notice        Permit issuance date
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02129C....................  Museum of Wildlife and      81 FR 83278; November 21,  January 12, 2017.
                             Fish Biology, University    2016.
                             of California, Davis.
01370C....................  Passion Planet............  81 FR 51926; August 5,     April 7, 2017.
                                                         2016.
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    Authority: We issue this notice under the authority of the ESA, 
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the MMPA, as amended (16 
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.).

Joyce Russell,
Government Information Specialist, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2017-12529 Filed 6-15-17; 8:45 am]
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