2021-06576. Endangered Species; Marine Mammals; Issuance of Permits

AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of issuance of permits.

SUMMARY:

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 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 Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).

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:

Tim MacDonald, by phone at 703-358-2185, via email at [e-mail], or via the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.

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 (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:

Endangered Species

Permit No.	Applicant	Permit issuance date
56953D	Tony Goldberg	August 14, 2020.
69406D	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office	August 17, 2020.
60225D	Minnesota Zoological Gardens	August 17, 2020.
60002D	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	August 17, 2020.
49147D	Toledo Zoological Society	August 19, 2020.
76438D	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; c/o U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	August 19, 2020.
63307D	University of Massachusetts at Amherst	August 19, 2020.
56470D	Chattanooga Zoo	August 18, 2020.
59321D	Peoria Zoo at Glen Oak Park	August 21, 2020.
105568	United States Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center	October 9, 2020.
003005	Louisiana State University, Museum of Natural Science	October 19, 2020.
93328C	University of Texas at Arlington, Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center	October 19, 2020.
075249	Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History	October 26, 2020.
672849	Priour Brothers Ranch	October 27, 2020.
707102	Priour Brothers Ranch	November 4, 2020.
50097D	Rockin' S Exotic Game Ranch LLC	October 27, 2020.
50118D	Rockin' S Exotic Game Ranch LLC	October 27, 2020.
66472D	Minnesota Zoological Gardens	November 2, 2020.
69314D	Stanford University	November 2, 2020.
76665D	777 Ranch	October 19, 2020.
60507D	Lonesome Bull Ranch	October 9, 2020.
68664D	Lonesome Bull Ranch	October 9, 2020.
70028D	Maryland Zoo in Baltimore	November 24, 2020.
56752D	International Center for the Preservation of Wild Animals (The Wilds)	November 23, 2020.
59433D	Mississippi Aquarium	November 23, 2020.
66451D	Saint Louis Zoo	November 23, 2020.
69790D	Animal Ark Wildlife Sanctuary	November 23, 2020.
70466A	Lucky 7 Ranch	November 23, 2020.
70470A	Lucky 7 Ranch	November 23, 2020.

Marine Mammals

Permit No.	Applicant	Permit issuance date
791721	U.S. Geological Survey dba USGS Sirenia Project	October 20, 2020.
37946D	Charlie Hamilton James	November 20, 2020.
37058D	Charlie Hamilton James	November 18, 2020.

Authorities

We issue this notice under the authority of the Endangered Species Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the Marine Mammal Protection Act as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and their implementing regulations.

Timothy MacDonald,

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