82 FR 40796 - Foreign Endangered Species and Marine Mammals Issuance of Permits

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 165 (August 28, 2017)

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have issued the following permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species, marine mammals, or both. We issue these permits under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 165 (Monday, August 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40796-40797]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18209]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2017-0054; FXIA16710900000-156-FF09A30000]


Foreign Endangered Species and Marine Mammals 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 
the following permits to conduct certain activities with endangered 
species, marine mammals, or both. We issue these permits under the 
Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
(MMPA).

ADDRESSES: Documents and other information submitted with these 
applications are available for review, subject to the requirements of 
the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, by any party who 
submits a written request for a copy of such documents to the U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, Branch of 
Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041; fax (703) 
358-2281. To locate the Federal Register notice that announced our 
receipt of the application for each permit listed in this document, go 
to www.regulations.gov and search on the permit number provided in the 
tables in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Russell, (703) 358-2023 
(telephone); (703) 358-2281 (fax); or [email protected] (email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On the dates below, as authorized by the 
provisions of the ESA, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we issued 
requested permits subject to certain conditions set forth therein. For 
each permit 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.

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                                                           Receipt of application
        Permit No.                   Applicant            Federal Register  notice      Permit issuance date
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                                               Endangered Species
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50819A...................  Zoological Society of San      82 FR 24381; May 26,      June 30, 2017.
                            Diego/San Diego Zoo Global.    2017.
18137C...................  University of Wisconsin-       82 FR 24381; May 26,      July 3, 2017.
                            Madison.                       2017.
75285A...................  Michael Ryckamn..............  82 FR 24381; May 26,      June 29, 2017.
                                                           2017.
14745C...................  Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.....  82 FR 24381; May 26,      July 11, 2017.
                                                           2017.
06369C...................  Indiana Purdue University....  82 FR 14742, March 22,    July 3, 2017.
                                                           2017.
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                                                 Marine Mammals
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80164B...................  North Slope Borough            81 FR 95628; December     July 3, 2017.
                            Department of Wildlife         28, 2016.
                            Management.
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    Authority: We issue this notice under the authority of the ESA, 
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the MMPA, as amended (16 
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.).

Joyce Russell,
Government Information Specialist, Branch of Permits, Division of 
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2017-18209 Filed 8-25-17; 8:45 am]
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