Notice2021-22539
Marine Mammals; File No. 25943
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Published
October 15, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Stephen John Trumble, Ph.D., Baylor University, 101 Bagby Ave., Waco, TX 76706, has applied in due form for a permit to import, export, and receive parts from cetaceans for scientific research.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 197 (Friday, October 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 57414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22539]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB509]
Marine Mammals; File No. 25943
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Stephen John Trumble, Ph.D.,
Baylor University, 101 Bagby Ave., Waco, TX 76706, has applied in due
form for a permit to import, export, and receive parts from cetaceans
for scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before November 15, 2021.
ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for
review by selecting ``Records Open for Public Comment'' from the
``Features'' box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species
(APPS) home page, <a href="https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov">https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov</a>, and then selecting File
No. 25943 from the list of available applications. These documents are
also available upon written request via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2fcfff4e19ce2c083f1dddfdfd7dcc6c1f2dcddd3d39cd5ddc4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8bc5c6cdd8a5dbf9bac8e4e6e6eee5fff8cbe5e4eaeaa5ece4fd">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#17595a51443947652654787a7a72796364577978767639707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3edeee5f08df3d192e0cccecec6cdd7d0e3cdccc2c28dc4ccd5">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 25943 in the
subject line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a
written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eaa4a7acb9c4ba98dba98587878f849e99aa84858b8bc48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="420c0f04116c123073012d2f2f272c3631022c2d23236c252d34">[email protected]</span></a>. The request
should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this application
would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D., or Jennifer
Skidmore, (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations governing the taking
and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 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).
The applicant proposes to import, export, and receive cetacean
parts for scientific research to chronologically profile anthropogenic
contaminants, physiological stress, and reproductive hormones from
cetaceans to determine influence of anthropogenic and environmental
stressors. Parts from up to 100 individuals of each of the following
species may be obtained annually: Blue (Balaenoptera musculus), bowhead
(Balaena mysticetus), Bryde's (B. edeni), fin (B. physalus), gray
(Eschrichtius robustus), humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae), minke (B.
acutorostrata), North Atlantic right (Eubalaena glacialis), North
Pacific right (E. japonica), Rice's (Balaenoptera ricei), sei (B.
borealis), Southern right (E. australis), and sperm (Physeter
macrocephalus) whales, and unidentified cetaceans. The requested
duration of the permit is five years.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that
the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of the application to the Marine
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.
Dated: October 12, 2021.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-22539 Filed 10-14-21; 8:45 am]
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