[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 12374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03280]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2024-0028; FXIA16710900000-245-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 (Service), have issued 
permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species. We issue 
these permits under the Endangered Species Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy MacDonald, 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 (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 https://www.regulations.gov and 
search for the appropriate permit number (e.g., PER12345) provided in 
the following table.

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              Permit No.                             Applicant                       Permit issuance date
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PER2499014............................  Smithsonian National Zoo and         August 1, 2023.
                                         Conservation Biology Institute.
PER4095187............................  Smithsonian National Zoo and         October 2, 2023.
                                         Conservation Biology Institute.
PER4361497............................  Disney's Animal Kingdom............  November 14, 2023.
PER2475594............................  Sedgwick County Zoo................  December 14, 2023.
PER5322138............................  Ryder Scientific, R.L.L.L.P., dba    December 18, 2023.
                                         Ryder Scientific.
PER0070277............................  Kimberly Ange-can Heugten..........  December 19, 2023.
PER5068413............................  Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden....  January 4, 2024.
PER4743691............................  Los Angeles Zoo....................  January 18, 2024.
PER5156259............................  Miami-Dade Zoological Park and       January 23, 2024.
                                         Gardens.
PER5156944............................  Midwestern University..............  January 30, 2024.
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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.

Timothy MacDonald,
Government Information Specialist, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2024-03280 Filed 2-15-24; 8:45 am]
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