Notice2023-19876
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
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Published
September 14, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that permits and permit modifications 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 177 (Thursday, September 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63085-63086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19876]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD355]
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 modifications.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that permits and permit modifications
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#551b1813067b052764163a3838303b2126153b3a34347b323a23"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5917141f0a77092b681a3634343c372d2a1937363838773e362f">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D., (Permit Nos.
26939, 27038, and 27052), Malcolm Mohead (Permit Nos. 27294 and 24016-
01), and Courtney Smith, Ph.D. (Permit No. 26623); 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
modification 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 Modifications
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Previous Federal
Permit No. RTID Applicant Register notice Issuance date
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26623.......................... 0648-XC926 Erin Ashe, Ph.D., 88 FR 23645, August 7, 2023.
Oceans Initiative, April 18, 2023.
117 East Louisa
Street No. 135,
Seattle, WA 98102.
26939.......................... 0648-XC969 NMFS Northeast 88 FR 27451, May August 28, 2023.
Fisheries Science 2, 2023.
Center, 166 Water
Street, Woods Hole,
MA 02543 (Responsible
Party: Jon Hare,
Ph.D.).
27038.......................... 0648-XC735 Center for Whale 88 FR 7078, August 15, 2023.
Research, 355 February 2, 2023.
Smuggler's Cove Road,
Friday Harbor, WA
98250 (Responsible
Party: Michael Weiss,
Ph.D.).
27052.......................... 0648-XC804 NMFS Northwest 88 FR 13100, August 25, 2023.
Fisheries Science March 2, 2023.
Center, 2725 Montlake
Boulevard East,
Seattle, WA 98112
(Responsible Party:
M. Bradley Hanson,
Ph.D.).
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27294.......................... 0648-XC922 Nicole Phillips, 88 FR 24597, July 11, 2023.
Ph.D., The University April 21, 2023.
of Southern
Mississippi, 118
College Drive No.
5018, Hattiesburg, MS
39406.
24016-01....................... 0648-XC967 Jason Kahn, Ph.D., 88 FR 26523, May August 17, 2023.
National Marine 1, 2023.
Fisheries Service,
1315 East-West
Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910.
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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: September 11, 2023.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-19876 Filed 9-13-23; 8:45 am]
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