§Why CasetextPricing

Emergency Exemption: Issuance of Emergency Permit To Import Endangered Species

89 Fed. Reg. 85555 (Oct. 28, 2024)

Emergency Exemption: Issuance of Emergency Permit To Import Endangered Species

Download PDF
Federal RegisterOct 28, 2024
89 Fed. Reg. 85555 (Oct. 28, 2024)
Document Headings

Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following:

  • the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document
  • the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to
  • the agency docket number / agency internal file number
  • the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

    • See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details.

    Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
  • [Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2024-0162; FXIA16710900000-245-FF09A30000]

    • AGENCY:

    Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

    ACTION:

    Notice of issuance of permit.

    SUMMARY:

    We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have waived the 30-day public notice period and have issued an endangered species permit for the import and release into the wild of one loggerhead sea turtle ( Caretta caretta), which was rescued from the wild in Canada, for the purpose of enhancing the propagation or survival of the species. This permit is for a single import.

    ADDRESSES:

    You may obtain materials pertaining to the permit application by submitting a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Service's FOIA office at https://www.doi.gov/foia/foia-request-form.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703-358-2104 or via email at DMAFR@fws.gov. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, blind, 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 an emergency permit to conduct certain activities with an endangered loggerhead sea turtle ( Caretta caretta), in response to a permit application 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.)

    We issued the requested permit subject to certain conditions set forth in the permit. For the application, 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.

    Permit Issued Under Emergency Exemption

    Permit No. Applicant Permit issuance date
    PER11660838 SeaWorld California, San Diego, CA October 4, 2024.