[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28654-28655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13209]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-IA-2018-0016; FXIA16710900000-156-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, have issued permits to 
conduct activities with endangered and threatened species 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

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www.regulations.gov. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104 
(telephone); [email protected] (email).

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 (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 www.regulations.gov and search 
for the appropriate permit number (e.g., 12345C) provided in the 
following table:

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          Permit No.                       Applicant                           Permit issuance date
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21468B........................  Joan Helen Hemker d/b/a Hemker   January 10, 2018.
                                 Park & Zoo.
59781A........................  New England Aquarium...........  January 16, 2018.
22842C........................  Zoological Society of            January 25, 2018.
                                 Philadelphia.
48288C........................  Florida Fish and Wildlife        January 25, 2018.
                                 Conservation Commission,
                                 Florida Fish and Wildlife
                                 Institute.
31674C........................  Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium..  February 8, 2018.
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Authority

    We issue this notice under the authority of the ESA, as amended (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2018-13209 Filed 6-19-18; 8:45 am]
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