# Endangered Species; Marine Mammals; Issuance of Permits
**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; or email *[email protected].*
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104 (telephone); (703) 358-2281 (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.
| Permit No. | Applicant | Receipt of application | Permit issuance date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 45388B | Michael Telich | 79 FR 57968; September 26, 2014 | December 2, 2014. |
| 44170B | Brian Quaca | 79 FR 60182; October 6, 2014 | November 25, 2014. |
| 44172B | Matthew McCann | 79 FR 60182; October 6, 2014 | November 25, 2014. |
| 45002B | Utah's Hogle Zoo | 79 FR 60182; October 6, 2014 | November 26, 2014. |
| 42675B | Clyde Peeling's Reptiland | 79 FR 62662; October 20, 2014 | December 9, 2014. |
| 42547B | Steve Martin's Natural Encounters, Inc | 79 FR 62662; October 20, 2014 | December 10, 2014. |
| 47544B | Tracey Cearley | 79 FR 63639; October 24, 2014 | December 24, 2014. |
| 45536B | Wildlife Conservation Society | 79 FR 65980; November 6, 2014 | December 11, 2014. |
| 44272A | Lim Morakod | 79 FR 68461; November 17, 2014 | December 22, 2014. |
| Permit No. | Applicant | Receipt of application | Permit issuance date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 032027 | Monterey Bay Aquarium | 78 FR 52966; August 27, 2013 | December 19, 2014. |
| 101713 | The Marine Mammal Center | 78 FR 65352; October 31, 2013 | December 19, 2014. |
| 38835B | Christopher Marshall, Texas A&M University | 79 FR 63639; October 24, 2014 | December 3, 2014. |
**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.