Notice2024-05557
Marine Mammals; File No. 27921
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Published
March 15, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Joshua Schiffman, M.D., University of Utah, 2000 Circle Of Hope Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, has applied in due form for a permit to import marine mammal parts for scientific research.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 52 (Friday, March 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18906-18907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05557]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD805]
Marine Mammals; File No. 27921
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 Joshua Schiffman, M.D., University
of Utah, 2000 Circle Of Hope Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, has
applied in due form for a permit to import marine mammal parts for
scientific research.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 15, 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
home page, <a href="https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov">https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov</a>, and then selecting File No.
27921 from the list of available applications. These documents are also
available upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bcf2f1faef92ecce8dffd3d1d1d9d2c8cffcd2d3dddd92dbd3ca"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b3fdfef5e09de3c182f0dcdeded6ddc7c0f3dddcd2d29dd4dcc5">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f1bfbcb7a2dfa183c0b29e9c9c949f8582b19f9e9090df969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="87c9cac1d4a9d7f5b6c4e8eaeae2e9f3f4c7e9e8e6e6a9e0e8f1">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 27921 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#3f7172796c116f4d0e7c5052525a514b4c7f51505e5e11585049"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3977747f6a17694b087a5654545c574d4a7957565858175e564f">[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 Malcolm
Mohead, (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The subject permit is requested under the authority of the Marine
Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16
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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.), 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.).
The applicant proposes to import and receive biological samples
from up to 100 cetaceans and 100 pinnipeds, excluding walrus, annually
to study the mechanisms of cancer resistance in marine mammals. The
requested duration of the permit is 5 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 12, 2024.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-05557 Filed 3-14-24; 8:45 am]
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