Notice2024-05263
Marine Mammals; File No. 27938
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Published
March 13, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that BBC Studios, Ltd., Whiteladies Road, Bristol, BS8 2LR, UK (Emily-Kate Moorhead, Responsible Party) has applied in due form for a permit to conduct commercial and educational photography on marine mammals.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 18378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05263]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD793]
Marine Mammals; File No. 27938
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 BBC Studios, Ltd., Whiteladies
Road, Bristol, BS8 2LR, UK (Emily-Kate Moorhead, Responsible Party) has
applied in due form for a permit to conduct commercial and educational
photography on marine mammals.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: These documents are available upon written request via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c08e8d8693ee90b2f183afadada5aeb4b380aeafa1a1eea7afb6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b0fefdf6e39ee0c281f3dfddddd5dec4c3f0dedfd1d19ed7dfc6">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91dfdcd7c2bfc1e3a0d2fefcfcf4ffe5e2d1fffef0f0bff6fee7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b35363d28552b094a381416161e150f083b15141a1a551c140d">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 27938 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#0a44474c59245a783b496567676f647e794a64656b6b246d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e2023283d403e1c5f2d0103030b001a1d2e00010f0f40090118">[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: Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D., or Amy
Hapeman, (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 applicant proposes to film up to 13 species of non-listed
marine mammals in the New York Bight for a wildlife documentary series.
Filming may occur from land, vessel, underwater (pole or drop-in
camera), and unmanned aircraft system platform. See the application for
species, life stages, and numbers of animals by filming platform. The
permit is requested for 2 years.
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: March 7, 2024.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-05263 Filed 3-12-24; 8:45 am]
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