Notice2023-08031
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
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Published
April 17, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that permits and permit amendments have been issued to the following entities under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as applicable.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 73 (Monday, April 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23400-23401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08031]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC923]
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits and permit amendments.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that permits and permit amendments have
been issued to the following entities under the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as
applicable.
ADDRESSES: The permits and related documents are available for review
upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3f7172796c116f4d0e7c5052525a514b4c7f51505e5e11585049"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2f6162697c017f5d1e6c4042424a415b5c6f41404e4e01484059">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Hubard (Permit No. 26593),
Jennifer Skidmore (Permit Nos. 21419, 26689, 26716, and 27102), Shasta
McClenahan, Ph.D. (Permit Nos. 26622 and 27049), Amy Hapeman (Permit
No. 22156-03), and Courtney Smith, Ph.D. (Permit No. 21059); at (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices were published in the Federal
Register on the dates listed below that requests for a permit or permit
amendment had been submitted by the below-named applicants. To locate
the Federal Register notice that announced our receipt of the
application and a complete description of the activities, go to <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov">https://www.federalregister.gov</a> and search on the permit number provided in
table 1 below.
Table 1--Issued Permits and Permit Amendments
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Permit No. RTID Applicant Previous Federal Register notice Issuance date
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21059-01.................. 0648-XF378 Philip N. Hooge, Ph.D., 83 FR 17655, April 23, 2018..................... March 29, 2023.
Glacier Bay National Park
and Preserve, P.O. Box 140,
Gustavus, AK 99826.
21419-01.................. 0648-XG029 Shannon Atkinson, Ph.D., 83 FR 21765, May 10, 2018....................... March 8, 2023.
University of Alaska
Fairbanks, 17101 Point Lena
Loop Road, Juneau, AK 99801.
22156-03.................. 0648-XC712 Douglas Nowacek, Ph.D., 88 FR 4156, January 24, 2023.................... March 15, 2023.
Nicholas School of the
Environment, Duke
University Marine
Laboratory, 135 Duke Marine
Lab Road, Beaufort, NC
28516.
26593..................... 0648-XC409 Adam A. Pack, Ph.D., 87 FR 59063, September 29, 2022................. March 13, 2023.
University of Hawaii at
Hilo, 200 West Kawili
Street, Hilo, HI 96720.
26622..................... 0648-XC250 Randall Wells, Ph.D., 87 FR 48157, August 8, 2022..................... March 9, 2023.
Chicago Zoological
Society's Sarasota Dolphin
Research Program, c/o Mote
Marine Laboratory, 1600 Ken
Thompson Parkway, Sarasota,
FL 34236.
26689..................... 0648-XC425 Elsie Sunderland, Ph.D., 87 FR 60125, October 4, 2022.................... March 30, 2023.
Harvard University, 29
Oxford Street, Pierce Hall
No. 127, Cambridge, MA
02138.
26716..................... 0648-XC455 Kathleen Hunt, Ph.D., George 87 FR 66162, November 2, 2022................... March 31, 2023.
Mason University,
Department of Biology, 8936
Center Street, Manassas, VA
20110.
27049..................... 0648-XC753 Cristy Rocio Gonzalez 88 FR 9254, February 13, 2023................... March 28, 2023.
Barrientos, D.V.M., Texas
A&M University, 2711
Wilderness Drive North,
College Station, TX 77845.
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27102..................... 0648-XC721 Institute for Marine 88 FR 7688, February 6, 2023.................... March 27, 2023.
Sciences, 115 McAllister
Way, Ocean Health Building,
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(Responsible Party: Logan
Pallin, Ph.D.).
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In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that the
activities proposed are categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
As required by the ESA, as applicable, issuance of these permit was
based on a finding that such permits: (1) were applied for in good
faith; (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered
species; and (3) are consistent with the purposes and policies set
forth in Section 2 of the ESA.
Authority: The requested permits have been issued under the MMPA 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 ESA
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), as applicable.
Dated: April 12, 2023.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-08031 Filed 4-14-23; 8:45 am]
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