2024-11616. 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, have issued the following permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species. We issue these permits under the Endangered Species Act.

ADDRESSES:

Information about the applications for the permits listed in this notice is available online at https://www.regulations.gov. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details.

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., 12345C) provided in table 1.

Table 1—Permits issued

ePermit No.	Applicant	Permit issuance date
PER5047417	World Bird Sanctuary	February 7, 2024.
PER5681188	San Diego Wildlife Alliance	February 27, 2024.
PER5991794	Gregory West	March 1, 2024.
PER5225366	Jeffrey Becker	March 1, 2024.
PER0056306	Duke University	March 4, 2024.
PER5300236	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	March 4, 2024.
PER7746895	Henry Vilas Zoo	April 8, 2024.
PER7750719	San Antonio Zoo	April 9, 2024.
PER5230668	Tulane University	April 11, 2024.
PER6139919	Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden	March 15, 2024.
PER5702649	International Crane Foundation	March 19, 2024.
PER0054404	Audubon Nature Institute	March 21, 2024.
PER4234292	Hemker Park and Zoo	March 28, 2024.
PER6612201	Louisiana State University	April 18, 2024.
PER7485063	Busch Gardens	April 19, 2024.
PER7799033	Duke University Lemur Center	April 22, 2024.
PER7835252	Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute	April 23, 2024.

Authority

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

Timothy MacDonald,

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