Endangered Species; Issuance of Permits

• Published date: 16 February 2024
• Record Number: 2024-03280
• Citation: 89 FR 12374
• Court: Fish And Wildlife Service
• Section: Notices

Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 33 (Friday, February 16, 2024)

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2024)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 12374]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2024-03280]
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                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                Fish and Wildlife Service
                [Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2024-0028; FXIA16710900000-245-FF09A30000]
                Endangered Species; 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
                permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species. We issue
                these permits under the Endangered Species Act.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy MacDonald, by phone at 703-
                358-2185 or via email at [email protected]. Individuals in the United
                States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech
                disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
                telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United
                States should use the relay services offered within their country to
                make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
                (Service), have issued permits to conduct certain activities with
                endangered and threatened species in response to permit applications
                that we received under the authority of section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
                Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
                 After considering the information submitted with each permit
                application and the public comments received, we issued the requested
                permits subject to certain conditions set forth in each permit. For
                each application 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.
                Availability of Documents
                 The permittees' original permit application materials, along with
                public comments we received during public comment periods for the
                applications, are available for review. To locate the application
                materials and received comments, go to https://www.regulations.gov and
                search for the appropriate permit number (e.g., PER12345) provided in
                the following table.
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                 Permit No. Applicant Permit issuance date
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                PER2499014............................ Smithsonian National Zoo and August 1, 2023.
                 Conservation Biology Institute.
                PER4095187............................ Smithsonian National Zoo and October 2, 2023.
                 Conservation Biology Institute.
                PER4361497............................ Disney's Animal Kingdom............ November 14, 2023.
                PER2475594............................ Sedgwick County Zoo................ December 14, 2023.
                PER5322138............................ Ryder Scientific, R.L.L.L.P., dba December 18, 2023.
                 Ryder Scientific.
                PER0070277............................ Kimberly Ange-can Heugten.......... December 19, 2023.
                PER5068413............................ Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden.... January 4, 2024.
                PER4743691............................ Los Angeles Zoo.................... January 18, 2024.
                PER5156259............................ Miami-Dade Zoological Park and January 23, 2024.
                 Gardens.
                PER5156944............................ Midwestern University.............. January 30, 2024.
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                Authority
                 We issue this notice under the authority of the Endangered Species
                Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and its implementing
                regulations.
                Timothy MacDonald,
                Government Information Specialist, Branch of Permits, Division of
                Management Authority.
                [FR Doc. 2024-03280 Filed 2-15-24; 8:45 am]
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