[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 208 (Monday, October 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 85555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24965]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2024-0162; 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 
the import and release into the wild of one loggerhead sea turtle 
(Caretta caretta), which was rescued from the wild in Canada, for the 
purpose of enhancing the propagation or survival of the species. This 
permit is for a single import.

ADDRESSES: You may obtain materials pertaining to the permit 
application 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#de9a939f988c9eb8a9adf0b9b1a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b3f7fef2f5e1f3d5c4c09dd4dcc5">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 an endangered loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), 
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 issuance
           Permit No.                  Applicant             date
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PER11660838.....................  SeaWorld            October 4, 2024.
                                   California, San
                                   Diego, CA.
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    SeaWorld California, of San Diego, California, requested a permit 
to import a female loggerhead sea turtle from the Vancouver Aquarium in 
British Columbia, Canada. The turtle was rescued by the Stranding 
Network and taken to the Vancouver Aquarium for rehabilitation. 
SeaWorld has imported the turtle and, after rehabilitation, will 
release the turtle into the wild. The Service determined that an 
emergency affecting the viability of the turtle existed, and that no 
reasonable alternative was available to the applicant.
    On October 4, 2024, the Service issued permit no. PER11660838 to 
SeaWorld California to import a female loggerhead sea turtle from the 
Vancouver Aquarium in British Columbia, Canada, and release the turtle 
in 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. 2024-24965 Filed 10-25-24; 8:45 am]
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