2020-16847. 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 permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species, marine mammals, or both. We issue these permits under the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act.

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:

Brenda Tapia, 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 (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 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
44888D	City of San Jose dba Happy Hollow Zoo	February 12, 2020.
08877D	Florida International University	February 20, 2020.
704025	H&L Sales, Inc	February 12, 2020.
15052D	Potter Park Zoo, Ingham County	February 24, 2020.
40838D	Elyse Ellsworth	February 25, 2020.
35106D	Gulf Breeze Zoo, LLC	February 21, 2020.
44974D	New Jersey Aquarium, Adventure Aquarium	February 25, 2020.
219951	Texas Tech University	February 26, 2020.
21468B	Joan Hemker	February 26, 2020.
64737A	Palfam Ranch Management LLC	February 26, 2020.
36848D	4 J Conservation Center, Inc	February 26, 2020.
36949D	Stevens Forest	February 26, 2020.
46450D	Stevens Forest	February 26, 2020.
34708D	Sacramento Zoo	March 3, 2020.
33775D	Fresno Chaffee Zoo	March 3, 2020.
17189D	The Wild Animal Sanctuary	March 4, 2020.
18004D	The Wild Animal Sanctuary	March 4, 2020.
85048C	Kyle Wildlife Limited Partnership	July 22, 2019.
816505	Ross Popenoe	March 20, 2020.
03134B	White Oak Conservation Holdings, LLC	April 28, 2020.
49149D	Toledo Zoological Society dba Toledo Zoo	April 28, 2020.
49667D	James A. Badman	May 6, 2020.
38051D	The Wild Animal Sanctuary	May 6, 2020.
796988	Stephen Hall	May 6, 2020.
44219B	Kristine A. Holmberg	May 6, 2020.
695190	Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology	June 10, 2020.
56427D	Dallas Zoo Management, Inc	June 10, 2020.
54979D	H. Yturria Land and Cattle Company	May 5, 2020.
86124C	H. Yturria Land and Cattle Company	May 5, 2020.
54616D	John Ball Zoo	June 11, 2020.
59204D	Center for the Conservation of Tropical Ungulates, LLC	June 11, 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.

Brenda Tapia,

Management Analyst/Program Analyst, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority.