Notice2023-24676
Marine Mammals; File No. 26667
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Published
November 8, 2023
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management (Taqulik Hepa, Responsible Party), P.O. Box 69, Barrow, AK 99723, has applied for an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 26667-01.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24676]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD507]
Marine Mammals; File No. 26667
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for permit amendment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that North Slope Borough Department of
Wildlife Management (Taqulik Hepa, Responsible Party), P.O. Box 69,
Barrow, AK 99723, has applied for an amendment to scientific research
Permit No. 26667-01.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 8, 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. 26667 from the list of available applications. These documents are
also available upon written request via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3a74777c69146a480b795557575f544e497a54555b5b145d554c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a64676c79047a581b694547474f445e596a44454b4b044d455c">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8cc2c1cadfa2dcfebdcfe3e1e1e9e2f8ffcce2e3ededa2ebe3fa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7e9eae1f489f7d596e4c8cacac2c9d3d4e7c9c8c6c689c0c8d1">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 26667 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#1b55565d48354b692a587476767e756f685b75747a7a357c746d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cf8182899ce19fbdfe8ca0a2a2aaa1bbbc8fa1a0aeaee1a8a0b9">[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: Jennifer Skidmore or Shasta
McClenahan, Ph.D., (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to Permit No. 26667 is
requested under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act 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
Endangered Species Act 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), and the Fur
Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
Permit No. 26667, issued on September 20, 2022 (87 FR 61573,
October 12, 2022), authorizes the permit holder to collect, receive,
import, and export biological samples from Alaskan pinnipeds and
cetaceans annually for scientific research, including the creation and
maintenance of cell lines. The permit holder is requesting the permit
be amended to add a new objective for research on parts from cetaceans
outside of Alaska. This includes the annual import, export, and receipt
of parts from the Eastern Canada-West Greenland stock of bowhead whales
(N = 300 animals) and parts from all other cetacean species (N = 1,500
animals).
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 this application to the Marine
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.
Dated: November 1, 2023.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-24676 Filed 11-7-23; 8:45 am]
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