2017-16540. Foreign 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 the following permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species, marine mammals, or both. We issue these permits under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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 [phone]. 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, [phone] (telephone); [phone] (fax); or [e-mail] (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.

Endangered Species

Permit No.	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
12500C	Charles Waibel	82 FR 4914 January 17, 2017	4/13/2017
06382C	Richard Killion	82 FR 4914 January 17, 2017	4/13/2017
15671C	New Mexico State University/Timothy F. Wright	82 FR 4914 January 17, 2017	3/27/2017
93065B	University of South Carolina	81 FR 63788 September 16, 2016	1/12/2017
209142	Adalgisa Caccone	82 FR 14742 March 22, 2017	4/25/2017
13615C	Stevens Forest Ranch	82 FR 13486 March 13, 2017	05/01/17

Authority: We issue this notice under the authority of the ESA, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Joyce Russell,

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