Notice2023-06787
Marine Mammals; File No. 27057
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Published
April 3, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Howard Rosenbaum, Ph.D., Wildlife Conservation Society, 2300 Southern Blvd., Bronx, New York 10460, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on 14 species of cetaceans within the New York Bight.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 63 (Monday, April 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 19617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06787]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC785]
Marine Mammals; File No. 27057
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
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SUMMARY: Howard Rosenbaum, Ph.D., Wildlife Conservation Society, 2300
Southern Blvd., Bronx, New York 10460, has applied in due form for a
permit to conduct research on 14 species of cetaceans within the New
York Bight.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before May 3, 2023.
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. 27057 from the list of available applications. These documents are
also available upon written request via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2fcfff4e19ce2c083f1dddfdfd7dcc6c1f2dcddd3d39cd5ddc4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a04070c19641a387b092527272f243e390a24252b2b642d253c">[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="4c02010a1f621c3e7d0f2321212922383f0c22232d2d622b233a">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 27057 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#5a14171c09740a286b193537373f342e291a34353b3b743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="206e6d66730e705211634f4d4d454e5453604e4f41410e474f56">[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: Courtney Smith, Ph.D., or Jennifer
Skidmore, (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 through 226).
The applicant requests a 5-year permit to conduct scientific
research on marine mammals to: (1) monitor occurrence, distribution,
and behavior using photo-ID data, genetic data, behavioral data, and
non-invasive suction cup tagging; and (2) determine sex, population
structure, and analyze stable isotopes using remote biopsy samples.
Research activities will take place in the New York Bight (NYB),
spanning from Montauk, New York to Cape May, New Jersey and from the
shore to the continental shelf. Fieldwork will involve vessel surveys,
biopsy sampling, photo-ID, seawater collection for eDNA analysis,
targeted non-invasive suction cup tagging, and the collection of photos
and videos. Biopsy samples may be exported for genetic analysis.
Up to 500 annual takes of the following species are requested: blue
(Balaenoptera musculus), Cuvier's beaked (Ziphiidae cavirostris); fin
(B. physalus), minke (B. acutorostrata), humpback (Megaptera
novaeangliae), North Atlantic right (Eubalaena glacialis; photo-ID and
behavioral observations only), sei (B. borealis), short-finned pilot
whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus), and sperm (Physeter macrocephalus)
whales; Atlantic white-sided (Lagenorhynchus acutus), bottlenose
(Tursiops truncatus), short-beaked common (Delphinus delphis), and
Risso's (Grampus griseus) dolphins; and harbor porpoise (Phocoena
phocoena).
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: March 28, 2023.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-06787 Filed 3-31-23; 8:45 am]
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