Notice2022-13121
Marine Mammals; File No. 26314
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Published
June 17, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that the St. George Traditional Council, P.O. Box 940, St. George Island, AK 99591 (Responsible Party: Mark Merculief) has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus), Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus), and harbor seals (Phoca vitulina).
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13121]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC072]
Marine Mammals; File No. 26314
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 the St. George Traditional
Council, P.O. Box 940, St. George Island, AK 99591 (Responsible Party:
Mark Merculief) has applied in due form for a permit to conduct
research on northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus), Steller sea lions
(Eumetopias jubatus), and harbor seals (Phoca vitulina).
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before July 18, 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. 26314 from the list of available applications. These documents are
also available upon written request via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#135d5e55403d436122507c7e7e767d6760537d7c72723d747c65"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="216f6c67720f715310624e4c4c444f5552614f4e40400f464e57">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7a34373c29542a084b391517171f140e093a14151b1b541d150c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1e5053584d304e6c2f5d7173737b706a6d5e70717f7f30797168">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 26314 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#92dcdfd4c1bcc2e0a3d1fdfffff7fce6e1d2fcfdf3f3bcf5fde4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a6e8ebe0f588f6d497e5c9cbcbc3c8d2d5e6c8c9c7c788c1c9d0">[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 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.), 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.).
The applicant proposes to conduct research on pinnipeds to fulfill
the co-management agreement between the St. George Traditional Council
and NMFS for northern fur seals and Steller sea lions on St. George
Island, Alaska. Take activities involve ground survey, aerial survey by
an unmanned aircraft system, vessel survey, observation, and
photography. Animals may also be harassed during disentanglement of
northern fur seals covered under the applicant's Marine Mammal
Stranding Agreement. In addition, samples may be collected, imported,
or exported from subsistence harvests or beach-cast pinnipeds, or
opportunistically encountered unidentified cetacean and pinniped
carcasses. Take numbers include up to 2,600 northern fur seals, 350
Steller sea lions, 260 harbor seals, and up to 100 each unidentified
cetacean and pinniped carcasses. The permit would be valid for 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: June 14, 2022.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-13121 Filed 6-16-22; 8:45 am]
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