Notice2022-02420
Marine Mammals; File No. 22187
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Published
February 4, 2022
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Heather E. Liwanag, Ph.D., 1 Grand Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0401, has withdrawn her application for a major amendment and has applied for a revised amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 22187-02.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 24 (Friday, February 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6511-6512]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02420]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB778]
Marine Mammals; File No. 22187
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; withdrawal of application; receipt of application for
permit amendment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Heather E. Liwanag, Ph.D., 1 Grand
Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0401, has withdrawn her application
for a major amendment and has applied for a revised amendment to
Scientific Research Permit No. 22187-02.
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DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before March 7, 2022.
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. 22187 from the list of available applications. These documents are
also available upon written request via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d49a999287fa84a6e597bbb9b9b1baa0a794babbb5b5fab3bba2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="84cac9c2d7aad4f6b5c7ebe9e9e1eaf0f7c4eaebe5e5aae3ebf2">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#36787b70651866440775595b5b53584245765859575718515940"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d49a999287fa84a6e597bbb9b9b1baa0a794babbb5b5fab3bba2">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 22187 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#c38d8e8590ed93b1f280acaeaea6adb7b083adaca2a2eda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="216f6c67720f715310624e4c4c444f5552614f4e40400f464e57">[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: Sara Young or Shasta McClenahan,
Ph.D., (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to Permit No. 22187-02
is requested under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of
1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the regulations governing
the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
On November 18, 2021, notice was published in the Federal Register
(86 FR 64457) that a request for an amendment to a scientific research
permit for research on northern elephant seals (Mirounga
angustirostris) had been submitted by the above-named applicant.
Following the close of the public comment period, the applicant made
several substantive changes to the amendment request; therefore, the
original request has been withdrawn from further consideration and a
revised amendment request has been submitted.
Permit No. 22187-02, issued on December 13, 2021, authorizes the
permit holder to conduct research to establish a catalog of known
individual northern elephant seals along the California coast. Types of
authorized takes include behavioral observations, measurements,
bioacoustic recordings, acoustic playbacks, marking, flipper tagging,
capture, and non-invasive physiological sampling. The permit holder is
requesting the permit be amended to include authorization for 25
additional takes of northern elephant seals per year at two locations
in California. Each animal would be handled up to three times per year.
At first handling, each animal will be flipper tagged. At the second
handling, each animal will be captured by hand or net, sedated and
fitted with satellite transmitters, in addition to the physiological
sampling already authorized. At the third handling, approximately three
months later, animals would be recaptured to remove the instruments.
Five additional takes are requested for animals that are captured and
released because they are not appropriate candidates for the study. An
additional 200 harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) takes and 185 elephant seal
takes are requested annually for unintentional harassment during these
activities. The permit holder is requesting two mortalities, an
increase in the number of annual mortalities from one animal to two,
but the total number of mortalities (five) allowed across the life of
the permit will not change. The permit would remain valid until March
31, 2024.
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 this application to the Marine
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.
Dated: February 1, 2022.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-02420 Filed 2-3-22; 8:45 am]
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