Notice2022-16808
Marine Mammals; File No. 25987
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Published
August 5, 2022
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Jim Darling, Ph.D., Whale Trust, P.O. Box 384, Tofino, BC V0R2Z0, Canada, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct scientific research on marine mammals.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 150 (Friday, August 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 47985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16808]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RTID 0648-XC239
Marine Mammals; File No. 25987
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 Jim Darling, Ph.D., Whale Trust,
P.O. Box 384, Tofino, BC V0R2Z0, Canada, has applied in due form for a
permit to conduct scientific research on marine mammals.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before September 6, 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. 25987 from the list of available applications. These documents are
also available upon written request via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7f3132392c512f0d4e3c1012121a110b0c3f11101e1e51181009"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="36787b70651866440775595b5b53584245765859575718515940">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c08e8d8693ee90b2f183afadada5aeb4b380aeafa1a1eea7afb6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88c6c5cedba6d8fab9cbe7e5e5ede6fcfbc8e6e7e9e9a6efe7fe">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 25987 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#dd93909b8ef38dafec9eb2b0b0b8b3a9ae9db3b2bcbcf3bab2ab"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="46080b00156816347705292b2b23283235062829272768212930">[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 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 requests a five-year permit to study the social
organization, behavior, and communication of humpback whales (Megaptera
novaeangliae; Hawaii and Mexico distinct population segments [DPSs]) in
Alaska and Hawaii. Humpback whales may be taken during vessel surveys
and aerial surveys (manned or unmanned aircraft systems) for counts,
above water and underwater photography and videography, photo-
identification, photogrammetry, behavioral observations, passive
acoustic recording, active acoustic playbacks, exhaled air sampling,
biopsy sampling, and tagging with suction-cup or dart tags. Ten species
of non-target marine mammals may be opportunistically studied or
unintentionally harassed during research including ESA-listed Hawaiian
monk seals (Neomonachus schauinslandi), false killer whales (Pseudorca
crassidens; Main Hawaiian Islands Insular DPS), and North Pacific right
whales (Eubalaena japonica). See the application for numbers of animals
requested by species and procedure.
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: August 2, 2022.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-16808 Filed 8-4-22; 8:45 am]
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