[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 103 (Tuesday, June 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29276-29277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11488]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2021-0022; FXIA16710900000-212-FF09A30000]


Endangered Species; Marine Mammals; 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 
the following permits to conduct certain activities with endangered 
species, marine mammals, or both. We issue these permits under the 
Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).

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: Timothy MacDonald, by phone at 703-
358-2185, via email at [email protected], or via the Federal Relay Service 
at 800-877-8339.

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 (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.

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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.                    ePermit No.                Applicant            Permit issuance date
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                                               Endangered Species
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56547D.............................  ......................  Institute for the            January 12, 2021.
                                                              Conservation of Tropical
                                                              Environments.
56679D.............................  ......................  Tufts University...........  March 3, 2021.
71918D.............................  ......................  Saint Louis Zoo............  March 5, 2021.
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                                                 Marine Mammals
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672624.............................  ......................  U.S. Geological Survey       December 7, 2020.
                                                              (USGS).
73634A.............................  ......................  Seward Association for the   December 8, 2020.
                                                              Advancement of Marine
                                                              Science dba Alaska Sealife
                                                              Center.
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Authorities

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

Timothy MacDonald,
Information Specialist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management 
Authority.
[FR Doc. 2021-11488 Filed 5-28-21; 8:45 am]
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