Notice2024-28078
Emergency Exemption: Issuance of Emergency Permits To Import Endangered Species
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Published
November 29, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentFish and Wildlife Service
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have waived the 30-day public notice period and have issued two endangered species permits for import of three jaguars (Panthera onca) and three tigers (Panthera tigris). We issue these permits under the Endangered Species Act.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 94754-94755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28078]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2024-0163; FXIA16710900000-245-FF09A30000]
Emergency Exemption: Issuance of Emergency Permits To Import
Endangered Species
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have waived the 30-day
public notice period and have issued two endangered species permits for
import of three jaguars (Panthera onca) and three tigers (Panthera
tigris). We issue these permits under the Endangered Species Act.
ADDRESSES: Materials pertaining to the permit application are available
by submitting a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the
Service's FOIA office at <a href="https://www.doi.gov/foia/foia-request-form">https://www.doi.gov/foia/foia-request-form</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703-358-2104
or via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d69606c6b7f6d4b5a5e034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80c4cdc1c6d2c0e6f7f3aee7eff6">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 two emergency permits to conduct certain
activities with jaguar (Panthera onca) and tiger (Panthera tigris) in
response to two 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.).
We issued the requested permits subject to certain conditions set
forth in the permit. For the applications, we found that (1) the
applications were filed in good faith, (2) the granted permits would
not operate to the disadvantage of the endangered species,
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and (3) the granted permits would be consistent with the purposes and
policy set forth in section 2 of the ESA.
Permits Issued Under Emergency Exemption
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Permit number Applicant Permit issuance date
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PER12739118.................. The Wild Animal October 9, 2024.
Sanctuary.
PER12746542.................. The Wild Animal October 9, 2024.
Sanctuary.
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The Wild Animal Sanctuary requested two permits to import three
live jaguars and three live tigers from Lebanon and Mexico,
respectively, due to political instability and the threat of warfare in
the former, and due to severe financial difficulty for the partner
organization in the latter. After assessing the level of crisis facing
the respective partner organizations in Lebanon and Mexico, the Service
determined that an emergency affecting the lives of these animals
existed, and that no reasonable alternative was available to the
applicant.
On October 9, 2024, the Service issued permits PER12739118 and
PER12746542 to The Wild Animal Sanctuary, to import three jaguars and
three tigers for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the
species. The animals will be transferred to the Wild Animal Sanctuary
where they are anticipated to remain for the entirety of their
lifetimes.
Authority
We issue this notice under the authority of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and its
implementing regulations.
Brenda Tapia,
Supervisory Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits,
Division of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2024-28078 Filed 11-27-24; 8:45 am]
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