[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 185 (Monday, September 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48331-48332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20662]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-ES-2018-0023; FXIA16710900000-156-FF09A30000]


Foreign 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 foreign species that are listed as endangered 
under the Endangered Species Act (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: 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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28444C..................  Christopher Murray...  February 20, 2018.
680316..................  Little Rock            February 27, 2018.
                           Zoological Garden.
45805C..................  University of          February 28, 2018.
                           Georgia, College of
                           Veterinary Medicine,
                           Infectious Diseases
                           Laboratory.
44876C..................  Mr. Vincent Rose,      February 21, 2018.
                           American Crocodile
                           Education Sanctuary.
47036C..................  Craig Stanford.......  February 28, 2018.
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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.

Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2018-20662 Filed 9-21-18; 8:45 am]
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