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 Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-IA-2018-0016; FXIA16710900000-156-FF09A30000]
 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
 ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits.
 SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have issued permits to conduct activities with endangered and threatened species under the authority of the Endangered Species Act, as amended (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 
                        ( print page 28655)
                        *www.regulations.gov.*
                         See 
                        **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION**
                         for details.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104 (telephone); 
                        *DMAFR@fws.gov*
                         (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: Permit No.
Applicant
Permit issuance date21468B
Joan Helen Hemker d/b/a Hemker Park & Zoo
January 10, 2018.59781A
New England Aquarium
January 16, 2018.22842C
Zoological Society of Philadelphia
January 25, 2018.48288C
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Fish and Wildlife Institute
January 25, 2018.31674C
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
February 8, 2018.
 Authority We issue this notice under the authority of the ESA, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 
                    *et seq.*). Brenda Tapia, Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority.


[FR Doc. 2018-13209 Filed 6-19-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P