Emergency Exemption: Issuance of Permit for Endangered Species

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 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of emergency issuance of a permit for endangered species. SUMMARY: The following permit was issued. ADDRESSES: Documents and other information submitted for this application are available for review by any party who submits a written request to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203; fax (703) 358-2281. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Division of Management Authority, telephone 703/358-2104. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 9, 2004, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) issued a permit (PRT-084147) to Marc Chandler, Oranjestad, Aruba, for the temporary import of one captive born female Siberian tiger ( Panthera tigris altaica ) for treatment of an emergency veterinary condition. The 30-day comment period required under the U.S. Endangered Species Act was waived pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1539(c) . This action was authorized under Section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 , et seq. ). The Service determined that a veterinary emergency existed effecting the life and welfare of the animal and no reasonable alternative was available. The tiger will remain in the United States for veterinary treatment and will then be re-exported. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has information collection approval from the Office of Management and …