Notice2022-10028
Marine Mammals; File No. 21585
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May 10, 2022
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Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Oregon State University, Marine Mammal Institute, 2030 Southeast Marine Science Drive, Newport, OR 97365 (Responsible Party: Lisa Ballance, Ph.D.) has applied for an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 21585-01.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27989-27990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10028]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC011]
Marine Mammals; File No. 21585
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for permit amendment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Oregon State University, Marine
Mammal Institute, 2030 Southeast Marine Science Drive, Newport, OR
97365 (Responsible Party: Lisa Ballance, Ph.D.) has applied for an
amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 21585-01.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before June 9, 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. 21585 from the list of available applications. These documents are
also available upon written request via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e7a9aaa1b4c9b795d6a4888a8a82899394a789888686c9808891"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="feb0b3b8add0ae8ccfbd9193939b908a8dbe90919f9fd0999188">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#26686b60750876541765494b4b43485255664849474708414950"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2fcfff4e19ce2c083f1dddfdfd7dcc6c1f2dcddd3d39cd5ddc4">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 21585 in the
subject line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a
written request
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via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eba5a6adb8c5bb99daa88486868e859f98ab85848a8ac58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f0102091c611f3d7e0c2022222a213b3c0f21202e2e61282039">[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 Amy
Hapeman, (301)427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to Permit No. 21585-02
is requested under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act 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
Endangered Species Act 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), and the Fur
Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
Permit No. 21585, issued on December 20, 2018 (84 FR 4441; February
15, 2019), authorizes the Permit Holder to conduct research on 67
species of marine mammals including the following endangered or
threatened species, stocks, or distinct population segment (DPS)of
cetaceans: Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas; Cook Inlet DPS), blue
(Balaenoptera musculus), bowhead (Balaena mysticetes), false killer
(Pseudorca crassidens; Main Hawaiian Islands Insular DPS), fin
(Balaenoptera physalus), gray (Eschrichtius robustus; Western North
Pacific DPS), humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae; Arabian Sea, Cape Verde
Islands/Northwest Africa, Central America, Mexico, and Western North
Pacific DPSs), killer (Orcinus orca; Southern Resident DPS), North
Pacific right (Eubalaena japonica), sei (Balaenoptera. borealis),
Southern right (E. australis), and sperm (Physeter macrocephalus)
whales. Authorized research may occur during vessel and manned aerial
surveys including observation, photography, passive acoustic recording,
echosounders for prey mapping, and collection of sloughed skin. The
permit also authorizes biopsy sampling and deep-implant tagging of some
species. The Permit Holder requests to increase the annual number of
takes for the currently permitted vessel surveys and biopsy sampling to
assess the distribution and abundance of cetaceans in the Northern
California Current in California and Oregon. In addition, the Permit
Holder is requesting to add biopsy sampling as a procedure for 26
species currently authorized only for Level B harassment during
surveys. See the take table for specific take number changes requested
by species. No changes to the currently permitted objectives, methods,
or number of deep-implant tagging take numbers are proposed. The permit
expires on December 31, 2023.
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: May 4, 2022.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-10028 Filed 5-9-22; 8:45 am]
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