2024-03280. Endangered Species; Issuance of Permits

AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of issuance of permits.

SUMMARY:

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have issued permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species. We issue these permits under the Endangered Species Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Timothy MacDonald, by phone at 703–358–2185 or via email at [e-mail]. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, 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 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 https://www.regulations.gov and search for the appropriate permit number ( e.g., PER12345) provided in the following table.

Permit No.	Applicant	Permit issuance date
PER2499014	Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute	August 1, 2023.
PER4095187	Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute	October 2, 2023.
PER4361497	Disney's Animal Kingdom	November 14, 2023.
PER2475594	Sedgwick County Zoo	December 14, 2023.
PER5322138	Ryder Scientific, R.L.L.L.P., dba Ryder Scientific	December 18, 2023.
PER0070277	Kimberly Ange-can Heugten	December 19, 2023.
PER5068413	Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden	January 4, 2024.
PER4743691	Los Angeles Zoo	January 18, 2024.
PER5156259	Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens	January 23, 2024.
PER5156944	Midwestern University	January 30, 2024.

Authority

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

Timothy MacDonald,

Government Information Specialist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority.