Notice2023-14918
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
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Published
July 14, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that 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 134 (Friday, July 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45146-45147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14918]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD143]
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit amendments.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 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#125c5f54413c426023517d7f7f777c6661527c7d73733c757d64"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="410f0c07126f113370022e2c2c242f3532012f2e20206f262e37">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D., at (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices were published in the Federal
Register
[[Page 45147]]
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 Permit Amendments
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Permit No. RTID Applicant Previous Federal Register notice Issuance date
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21238-01.................. 0648-XG028 Center for Whale Research, 83 FR 34116, July 19, 2018...................... June 7, 2023.
355 Smuggler's Cove Road,
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
(Responsible Party: Michael
Weiss, Ph.D.).
21348-01.................. 0648-XG027 NMFS Northwest Fisheries 83 FR 34116, July 19, 2018...................... June 7, 2023.
Science Center, 2725
Montlake Boulevard East,
Seattle, WA 98112
(Responsible Party: M.
Bradley Hanson, Ph.D.).
21371-01.................. 0648-XF968 NMFS Northeast Fisheries 83 FR 34116, July 19, 2018...................... June 7, 2023.
Science Center, 166 Water
Street, Woods Hole, MA
02543 (Responsible Party:
Jon Hare, 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
amendments 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: July 10, 2023.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-14918 Filed 7-13-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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