Notice2022-17144
Marine Mammals; File No. 26678
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Published
August 10, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that the Matson Laboratory (Carolyn Nistler, Responsible Party), 135 Wooden Shoe Lane, Manhattan, MT 59741, has applied in due form for a permit to import, export, and receive marine mammal parts for scientific research.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48649-48650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17144]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC256]
Marine Mammals; File No. 26678
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 Matson Laboratory (Carolyn
Nistler, Responsible Party), 135 Wooden Shoe Lane, Manhattan, MT 59741,
has applied in due form for a permit to import, export, and receive
marine mammal parts for scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before September 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. 26678 from the list of available applications. These documents are
also available upon written request via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#541a1912077a042665173b3939313a2027143a3b35357a333b22"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="521c1f14017c022063113d3f3f373c2621123c3d33337c353d24">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#733d3e35205d230142301c1e1e161d0700331d1c12125d141c05"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="743a3932275a240645371b1919111a0007341a1b15155a131b02">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 26678 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#3a74777c69146a480b795557575f544e497a54555b5b145d554c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="95dbd8d3c6bbc5e7a4d6faf8f8f0fbe1e6d5fbfaf4f4bbf2fae3">[email protected]</span></a>. The request
should set forth
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the specific reasons why a hearing on this application would be
appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Skidmore 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 receive, import, and export teeth from
marine mammal species to perform age analysis including 500 harbor
seals (Phoca vitulina), 1,000 each of bearded (Erignathus barbatus) and
spotted seals (P. largha), 2,000 ringed seals (P. hispida), 500
unidentified pinnipeds (species other than those already mentioned,
excluding walrus), and 300 unidentified cetaceans. Sources of foreign
and domestic teeth may include subsistence harvests, other authorized
researchers or curated collections, law enforcement, and foreign
stranded animals. No live animal takes are requested. The requested
duration of the permit is 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: August 5, 2022.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-17144 Filed 8-9-22; 8:45 am]
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