[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 125 (Friday, June 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 54031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14206]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2024-0113; FXIA16710900000-245-FF09A30000]


Emergency Exemption: Issuance of Emergency Permit to Import 
Endangered Species

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of permit.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have waived the 30-day 
public notice period and have issued an endangered species permit for 
import of up to 20 viable eggs salvaged from the nests of wild piping 
plover (Charadrius melodus), an endangered bird species. We issue this 
permit under the Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

ADDRESSES: Materials pertaining to the permit application are available 
by submitting a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the 
Service's FOIA office at https://www.doi.gov/foia/foia-request-form.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703-358-2104 
or via email at [email protected]. Individuals in the United States who are 
deaf, blind, 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 an emergency permit to conduct certain 
activities with the endangered piping plover (Charadrius melodus) in 
response to a permit application 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.)
    We issued the requested permit subject to certain conditions set 
forth in the permit. For the application, 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.

                 Permit Issued Under Emergency Exemption
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      Permit No.               Applicant           Permit issuance date
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PER10966266..........  U.S. Fish and Wildlife     June 10, 2024.
                        Service, Michigan Field
                        Office.
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    The Service's Michigan Field Office requested a permit to import up 
to 20 viable eggs salvaged from wild piping plover nests collected by 
the Canadian Wildlife Service and Birds Canada in Ontario, Canada, due 
to the nests being abandoned by the parents or the eggs being buried in 
sand or partially covered by water. The Service determined that an 
emergency affecting the viability of the piping plover eggs existed, 
and that no reasonable alternative was available to the applicant.
    On June 10, 2024, the Service issued permit no. PER10966266 to the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Michigan Field Office, to import up to 
20 viable eggs salvaged from wild piping plover nests for the purpose 
of enhancement of the survival of the species. The eggs were salvaged 
so that the Michigan Field Office could transfer them to a permitted 
captive-rearing facility in the United States for eventual release of 
the fledged birds into the wild.

Authority

    We issue this notice under the authority of the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and its 
implementing regulations.

Brenda Tapia,
Supervisory Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, 
Division of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2024-14206 Filed 6-27-24; 8:45 am]
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