[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25008-25009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08697]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2023-0042; FXIA16710900000-234-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 
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 https://www.regulations.gov. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, 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 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and 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 https://www.regulations.gov and 
search for the appropriate permit number (e.g., 12345C) provided in the 
following table:

Endangered Species

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      ePermit No.                Applicant          Permit issuance date
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PER0048148.............  Clinton J. Grube.........  January 18, 2023.
PER0045915.............  Jon M. Jacobs............  January 19, 2023.

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PER0046159.............  University of North        January 19, 2023.
                          Florida.
PER0055329.............  William B. Taylor, Jr....  January 30, 2023.
PER0056018.............  Benjamin Caleb Wright....  January 30, 2023.
PER0072655.............  Brock David Huggins......  February 07, 2023.
PER0072656.............  Joseph Michael Dianda....  February 07, 2023.
PER0072721.............  Julie Dianda.............  February 07, 2023.
PER0076785.............  Michael Dianda...........  February 07, 2023.
70482C.................  Geoffrey A. Corn.........  February 10, 2023.
PER0042576.............  Cornell University Animal  February 15, 2023.
                          Health Diagnostic Center.
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Marine Mammals

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      ePermit No.                Applicant          Permit issuance date
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PER0037613.............  Texas State Aquarium.....  February 27, 2023.
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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,
Government Information Specialist, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2023-08697 Filed 4-24-23; 8:45 am]
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