Notice2022-14030
Marine Mammals; File No. 21476
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June 30, 2022
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Notice is hereby given that Lars Bejder, Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa, 46-007 Lilipuna Road, Kaneohe, HI 96744, has applied for an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 21476-01.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 125 (Thursday, June 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39066-39067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14030]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC127]
Marine Mammals; File No. 21476
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 Lars Bejder, Ph.D., University of
Hawaii at Manoa, 46-007 Lilipuna Road, Kaneohe, HI 96744, has applied
for an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 21476-01.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before August 1, 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. 21476 from the list of available applications. These documents are
also available upon written request via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#044a4942572a547635476b6969616a7077446a6b65652a636b72"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e5aba8a3b6cbb597d4a68a8888808b9196a58b8a8484cb828a93">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d53505b4e334d6f2c5e7270707873696e5d73727c7c337a726b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bdf3f0fbee93edcf8cfed2d0d0d8d3c9cefdd3d2dcdc93dad2cb">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 21476 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#fdb3b0bbaed3ad8fccbe9290909893898ebd93929c9cd39a928b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9bd5d6ddc8b5cbe9aad8f4f6f6fef5efe8dbf5f4fafab5fcf4ed">[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 Carrie
Hubard, (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to Permit No. 21476-01
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).
Permit No. 21476, issued on August 27, 2019 (84 FR 48600) and
amendment No. 21476-01 issued on November 6, 2020 (85 FR 79169),
authorizes the permit holder to conduct research on 32 species of
marine mammals including the following ESA-listed species: blue
(Balaenoptera musculus), bowhead (Balaena mysticetus), fin (B.
physalus), Hawaiian insular false killer (Pseudorca crassidens),
humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae), sei (B. borealis), sperm (Physeter
macrocephalus), and Western North Pacific gray (Eschrichtius robustus)
whales. Authorized research may occur in U.S. and international waters
of the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii, Alaska, and U.S. territories.
Permitted research activities during unmanned aerial surveys and vessel
surveys include photography and video recording (above water and
underwater), photogrammetry, counts, passive acoustic recording,
biological sampling (skin and blubber biopsy, sloughed skin,
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exhaled air, and feces), and suction-cup tagging.
The permit holder is requesting the permit be amended to increase
the authorized takes from 1,000 to 3,000 annually for Level B
harassment activities for humpback whales in Hawaii. No changes to the
permitted objectives, methods, or locations are proposed. The permit
expires on August 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: June 27, 2022.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-14030 Filed 6-29-22; 8:45 am]
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