[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 52 (Friday, March 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 11783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05326]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2017-0083; FXIA16710900000-156-FF09A30000]


Foreign Endangered Species; Marine Mammal 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, have issued permits to 
conduct activities with foreign endangered and/or threatened species, 
marine mammals, or both, under the authority of the Endangered Species 
Act, as amended (ESA). With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits 
activities involving listed species unless a Federal permit is issued 
that allows such activity.

ADDRESSES: Information about the applications for the permits listed in 
this notice is available online at www.regulations.gov. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Russell, 703-358-2023.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 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 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; and or the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 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 www.regulations.gov and search 
for the appropriate permit number (e.g., 12345C) provided in the 
following table:

Endangered Species

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                                                                Permit
              Applicant                     Permit No.         issuance
                                                                 date
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Memphis Zoo.........................  10014C                   9/22/2017
Wildlife & Environmental              29610C                   9/28/2017
 Conservation.
Robert Earl Anderson, Jr............  30893C                   10/4/2017
Arnulfo Rodriguez...................  20528C                   10/5/2017
Sal Davino..........................  21334C                   10/5/2017
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Marine Mammal

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                                                               Permit
              Applicant                    Permit No.         issuance
                                                                date
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BBC Natural History Unit............  53019C                   1/4/2018
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Authorities

    We issue this notice under the authority of the ESA, as amended (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the Marine Mammal Protection Act as amended 
(16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.).

Joyce Russell,
Government Information Specialist, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2018-05326 Filed 3-15-18; 8:45 am]
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