Notice2021-12121
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
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Published
June 10, 2021
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that permits have been issued to the following entities under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as applicable.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 110 (Thursday, June 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 30919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12121]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB153]
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that permits have been issued to the
following entities under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and
the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as applicable.
ADDRESSES: The permits and related documents are available for review
upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afe1e2e9fc81ffdd9eecc0c2c2cac1dbdcefc1c0cece81c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d39d9e9580fd83a1e290bcbebeb6bda7a093bdbcb2b2fdb4bca5">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Skidmore (Permit No. 25500),
Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D. (Permit No. 25581), and Jordan Rutland (Permit
No. 25520); at (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices were published in the Federal
Register on the dates listed below that requests for a permit had been
submitted by the below-named applicants. To locate the Federal Register
notice that announced our receipt of the application and a complete
description of the activities, go to <a href="http://www.federalregister.gov">www.federalregister.gov</a> and search
on the permit number provided in Table 1 below.
Table 1--Issued Permits
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Permit No. RTID Applicant Previous Federal Register notice Issuance date
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25500...................... 0648-XA943 University of Alaska Museum 86 FR 14878; March 19, 2021..................... May 6, 2021.
of the North, 907 Yukon
Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775
(Responsible Party: Link
Olson, Ph.D.).
25581...................... 0648-XA959 Freedive Pictures, Ltd, St. 86 FR 15651; March 24, 2021..................... May 6, 2021.
Stephens Avenue Bristol,
United Kingdom, BS1 1YL
(Responsible Party: Sophie
Morgan).
25520...................... 0648-XA958 BBC Natural History and 86 FR 15464; March 23, 2021..................... May 25, 2021.
Factual Productions Ltd.,
Broadcasting House,
Whiteladies Road, Bristol,
United Kingdom, BS8 2LR
(Responsible Party: Daniel
Rasmussen).
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In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that the
activities proposed are categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
As required by the ESA, as applicable, issuance of these permit was
based on a finding that such permits: (1) Were applied for in good
faith; (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered
species; and (3) are consistent with the purposes and policies set
forth in Section 2 of the ESA.
Authority: The requested permits have been issued under the MMPA
of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations
governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part
216), the ESA of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the
regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222-226), as
applicable.
Dated: June 4, 2021.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-12121 Filed 6-9-21; 8:45 am]
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