Notice2023-17299
Marine Mammals; File No. 27155
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Published
August 14, 2023
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Jamie Lloyd-Smith, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 610 Charles E. Young Dr. South, Los Angeles, CA 90095, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on California sea lions (Zalophus californianus).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 155 (Monday, August 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 55017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17299]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD227]
Marine Mammals; File No. 27155
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 Jamie Lloyd-Smith, Ph.D.,
University of California, Los Angeles, 610 Charles E. Young Dr. South,
Los Angeles, CA 90095, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct
research on California sea lions (Zalophus californianus).
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before September 13, 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. 27155 from the list of available applications. These documents are
also available upon written request via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a5ebe8e3f68bf5d794e6cac8c8c0cbd1d6e5cbcac4c48bc2cad3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="632d2e25304d331152200c0e0e060d1710230d0c02024d040c15">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a54575c49344a682b597577777f746e695a74757b7b347d756c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3977747f6a17694b087a5654545c574d4a7957565858175e564f">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 27155 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#cf8182899ce19fbdfe8ca0a2a2aaa1bbbc8fa1a0aeaee1a8a0b9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="400e0d06136e103271032f2d2d252e3433002e2f21216e272f36">[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: Sara Young 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 requests a 5-year research permit to take California
sea lions to study the disease ecology of Leptospira along the coast of
California, Oregon, and Washington. Up to 20,675 California sea lions
may be taken annually including 515 captured and sampled, 100 salvage
of biological sampling of naturally deceased animals, 60
disentanglements, and 20,000 unintentional harassments. Animals
captured would be restrained, anesthetized, measured, marked (including
hot brand of non-pups in Oregon), instrumented, and sampled. Up to
5,000 northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), 100 Steller
sea lions (Eastern distinct population segment; Eumetopias jubatus),
2,000 northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinsus), 10 threatened
Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi), and 100 Pacific harbor
seals (Phoca vitulina) may be unintentionally harassed annually during
research. The applicant requests up to six unintentional mortalities of
California sea lions over the duration of the permit, with no more than
two annually.
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 3, 2023.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-17299 Filed 8-11-23; 8:45 am]
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