Notice2023-22654
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
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Published
October 13, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that permits, permit amendments, 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 197 (Friday, October 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70934-70935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22654]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD457]
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits, permit amendments, and permit
modifications.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that permits, permit amendments, 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#d59b989386fb85a7e496bab8b8b0bba1a695bbbab4b4fbb2baa3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="155b5853463b456724567a7878707b6166557b7a74743b727a63">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Markin, Ph.D. (Permit Nos. 23200-
02 and 27109), Carrie Hubard (Permit No. 21485), Jennifer Skidmore
(Permit No. 27489), and Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D. (Permit No. 21425-01);
at (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices were published in the Federal
Register on the dates listed below that requests for a permit, permit
amendment, 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, Permit Amendments, and Permit Modifications
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Previous Federal
Permit No. RTID Applicant Register notice Issuance date
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21425-01...................... 0648-XG297....... Point Blue 83 FR 64114, September 22, 2023.
Conservation December 13,
Science, 3820 2018.
Cypress Drive,
No. 11,
Petaluma, CA
94954
(Responsible
Party: Grant
Ballard, Ph.D.).
21485-01...................... 0648-XG288....... Jooke Robbins, 84 FR 4441, September 18, 2023.
Ph.D., Center February 15,
for Coastal 2019.
Studies, 5
Holway Avenue,
Provincetown, MA
02657.
23200-02...................... 0648-XC219....... University of 88 FR 52130, September 21, 2023.
North Carolina, August 7, 2023.
Wilmington, 601
South College
Road,
Wilmington, NC
28403
(Responsible
Party: Frederick
Scharf, Ph.D.).
27109......................... 0648-XD122....... Christopher 88 FR 42915, July September 6, 2023.
Marshall, Ph.D., 5, 2023.
Texas A&M
University, 200
Seawolf Parkway,
Building 3029,
Room 253,
Galveston, TX
77553.
27489......................... 0648-XD261....... Los Angeles 84 FR 56606, September 21, 2023.
County Museum of August 18, 2023.
Natural History,
900 Exposition
Boulevard, Los
Angeles, CA
90007
(Responsible
Party: Lori
Bettison-Varga,
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.
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Dated: October 10, 2023.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-22654 Filed 10-12-23; 8:45 am]
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