Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 26 / Monday, February 9, 2004 / Notices 5999

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Issuance of Permits

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits for 

endangered species and marine 

mammals. 

SUMMARY: The following permits were 

issued.

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, 4401 North 

Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, 

Virginia 22203; fax 703/358–2281.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Division of Management Authority, 

telephone 703/358–2104.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that on the dates below, as 

authorized by the provisions of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.), and/

or the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

seq.), the Fish and Wildlife Service 

issued the requested permit(s) subject to 

certain conditions set forth therein. For 

each permit for an endangered species, 

the Service 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 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended.

ENDANGERED SPECIES

Permit No. Applicant Receipt of application Federal Register notice Permit issuance date 

079033 .............. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge.68 FR 65466; November 20, 2003 ....................... January 9, 2004. 

079716 .............. David Chadwick ..................................................... 68 FR 66851; November 28, 2003 ....................... January 6, 2004. 

ENDANGERED MARINE MAMMALS AND MARINE MAMMALS

Permit No. Applicant Receipt of application Federal Register notice Permit issuance date 

072002 .............. Michael J. Vandemaele ....................................... 68 FR 55989; September 29, 2003 .................... December 23, 2003. 

073810 .............. Virgil R. Graber .................................................... 68 FR 51588; September 29, 2003 .................... December 31, 2003. 

074543 .............. James A. Brush ................................................... 68 FR 58125; October 8, 2003 ........................... December 31, 2003. 

075190 .............. Byron H. Christie ................................................. 68 FR 48932; August 15, 2003 ........................... December 23, 2003. 

075607 .............. Steven K. Raquet ................................................ 68 FR 52608; September 4, 2003 ...................... December 31, 2003. 

Dated: January 16, 2004. 

Charles S. Hamilton, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 04–2678 Filed 2–6–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

North American Wetlands 

Conservation Council; Standard Grant 

Application Instructions

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: This notice notifies the public 

that updated instructions for applying 

for standard grants (see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION) under the U.S. North 

American Wetlands Conservation Act 

are available on the Internet at http://

birdhabitat.fws.gov.

DATES: Proposals may be submitted at 

any time. To ensure adequate review 

time prior to upcoming North American 

Wetlands Conservation Council 

(Council) meetings, the Council 

Coordinator must receive proposals by 

March 5, 2004, and July 30, 2004.

ADDRESSES: For detailed application 

instructions, sample proposal 

information, and eligibility criteria, visit 

the North American Wetlands 

Conservation Act (NAWCA) Web site at 

http://birdhabitat.fws.gov. If you cannot 

access the Web site, contact the Council 

Coordinator at U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Division of Bird Habitat 

Conservation, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, 

MBSP 4075, Arlington, VA 22203, or by 

phone at 703–358–1784, or by fax at 

703–358–2282, or by e-mail at 

dbhc@fws.gov. Send proposals to the 

Council Coordinator at the above 

address by mail (faxed proposals are not 

accepted). Send one original and two 

copies by regular mail and send one 

copy by electronic mail to the Council 

Coordinator. Send a copy of the 

proposal to your U.S. North American 

Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) 

Joint Venture Coordinator (see next 

section for JV Coordinators) and all 

partners in the proposal.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

North American Wetlands Conservation 

Council Coordinator at (703) 358–1784 

or dbhc@fws.gov, David Buie at (703) 

358–1784 or david_buie@fws.gov or a JV 

Coordinator at the number given below. 

JV Coordinators can give you advice 

about developing a proposal, about 

proposal ranking, and additional 

information that may be required for 

compliance requirements for the 

National Environmental Policy Act, 

Endangered Species Act, National 

Historic Preservation Act, and 

contaminant surveys.

Atlantic Coast (CT, DE, FL, GA, MA, 

MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, Puerto 

Rico, RI, SC, VA, VT, WV) 413–253–

8269 or andrew_milliken@fws.gov. 

Central Valley (Central Valley of CA) 

916–414–6459 or 

robert_shaffer@fws.gov. 

Gulf Coast (coastal areas of AL, LA, MS, 

TX) 505–248–6876 or 

greg_esslinger@fws.gov. 

Intermountain West (AZ, eastern CA, 

western CO and ID, southwest MT, 

western NM, NV, eastern OR, UT, 

eastern WA, WY) 801–975–3330 x 129 

or iwjv@xmission.com. 

Lower Mississippi Valley (AR; eastern 

KY; northern LA; eastern MS, OK, and 

TN; northeastern TX) 601–629–6600 

or charles_baxter@fws.gov. 

Northern Great Plains 701–250–4463 x 

141 or aschollett@fs.fed.us. 

Pacific Coast (AK, coastal areas of 

northern CA, HI, coastal areas of OR