[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 389-390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-28387]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R6-ES-2017-0093; FXIA16710900000-156-FF09A30000]


Foreign 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, 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 www.regulations.gov. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Russell, 703-358-2023.

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 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; ESA).
    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:

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                                                              Permit
                Applicant                   Permit No.     issuance date
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Pennsylvania State University...........          11139C      10/19/2017
Paula N. Hansen.........................          055381      10/18/2017
Houston Zoo Inc.........................          19910C       8/29/2017

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Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, Inc.........          31693C      10/19/2017
Disney's Animal Kingdom.................          30605C       9/12/2017
Dallas World Aquarium...................          15974C      10/19/2017
Feld Entertainment, Inc.................          30596C      10/19/2017
Palfam Ranch Management LLC.............          64738A      10/12/2017
Amanda Henson...........................          32538C      11/01/2017
Duke Lemur Center.......................          27453C        10/31/17
Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society.          39618C       11/6/2017
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Authority

    We issue this notice under the authority of the ESA, as amended (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Joyce Russell,
Government Information Specialist, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2017-28387 Filed 1-2-18; 8:45 am]
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