Notice2024-00349
Marine Mammals; File No. 27607
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Published
January 10, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Sean Todd, Ph.D., College of the Atlantic, 105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, has applied in due form for a permit for scientific research on marine mammal parts.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1554-1555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00349]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD636]
Marine Mammals; File No. 27607
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 Sean Todd, Ph.D., College of the
Atlantic, 105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, has applied in due
form for a permit for scientific research on marine mammal parts.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 9, 2024.
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. 27607 from the list of available applications. These documents are
also available upon written request via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1c52515a4f324c6e2d5f7371717972686f5c72737d7d327b736a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c38d8e8590ed93b1f280acaeaea6adb7b083adaca2a2eda4acb5">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f0bebdb6a3dea082c1b39f9d9d959e8483b09e9f9191de979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c38d8e8590ed93b1f280acaeaea6adb7b083adaca2a2eda4acb5">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 27607 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#1f5152594c314f6d2e5c7072727a716b6c5f71707e7e31787069"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aae4e7ecf984fad89be9c5c7c7cfc4ded9eac4c5cbcb84cdc5dc">[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: Erin Markin, Ph.D., 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.), and the
regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222-226).
The applicant proposes to receive, import, and export parts for
research from up to 150 individual cetaceans and 500 individual
pinnipeds of any species, annually. Sources of parts may include
animals in foreign countries stranded alive or dead or that died
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during rehabilitation; and other authorized persons. Parts from U.S.
stranded animals received under separate authorization may be exported
for analysis. The parts would be used to understand persistent organic
pollutants, heavy metals, and trace elements in marine mammals. The
permit would be valid for 5 years from the date of issuance.
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: January 5, 2024.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-00349 Filed 1-9-24; 8:45 am]
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