82 FR 27720 - Endangered Species; Marine Mammals: Issuance of Permits

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 115 (June 16, 2017)

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).

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 115 (Friday, June 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27720-27721]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12518]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2017-0019; 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: 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 below in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Russell, (703) 358-2023; 
(telephone); (703) 358-2281; (fax); [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
           Permit number                   Applicant         application Federal        Permit issuance date
                                                               Register notice
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04978C.............................  Maire A. Malone......  81 FR 83278; November  January 09, 2017.
                                                             21, 2016.
24006B.............................  Gerard Z. Siatkowski.  81 FR 27169; May 5,    January 09, 2017.
                                                             2016.
02129C.............................  Museum of Wildlife     81 FR 83278; Nov 21,   January 17, 2017.
                                      and Fish Biology.      2016.
11143C.............................  Pedro Salazar Sr.....  81 FR 90864; Dec 15,   February 09, 2017.
                                                             2016.
05222C.............................  Smithsonian National   81 FR 86723; December  February 13, 2017.
                                      Zoological Park.       1, 2016.
06408C.............................  US Geological Survey.  81 FR 76959; November  February 23, 2017.
                                                             4, 2016.
94136B.............................  Miami Seaquarium dba   81 FR 90864; December  March 02, 2017.
                                      Festival Fun Parks,    15, 2016.
                                      LLC.
12499C.............................  Robert M. Behrend....  81 FR 92845; December  March 01, 2017.
                                                             20, 2016.
12330C.............................  Ian K. Brimhall......  81 FR 92845; December  March 06, 2017.
                                                             20, 2016.
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                                                 Marine Mammals
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                                                                  Receipt of
           Permit number                   Applicant         application Federal        Permit issuance date
                                                               Register notice
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11556C.............................  British Broadcasting   81 FR 92845; December  February 15, 2017.
                                      Corporation.           20, 2016.
02152C.............................  SeaWorld LLC.........  81 FR 66991;           March 2, 2017.
                                                             September 29, 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. 2017-12518 Filed 6-15-17; 8:45 am]
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