Notice2024-10769
Marine Mammals; File No. 28082
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Published
May 16, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Pioneer Studios (Responsible Party: Ben Hamilton), 2511 Ashton Village Drive, San Antonio, TX 78248, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct commercial or educational photography on the eastern U.S stock of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) and harbor seals (Phoca vitulina).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 96 (Thursday, May 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42854-42855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10769]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD959]
Marine Mammals; File No. 28082
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 Pioneer Studios (Responsible
Party: Ben Hamilton), 2511 Ashton Village Drive, San Antonio, TX 78248,
has applied in due form for a permit to conduct commercial or
educational photography on the eastern U.S stock of Steller sea lions
(Eumetopias jubatus) and harbor seals (Phoca vitulina).
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 17, 2024.
ADDRESSES: These documents are available upon written request via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5e1013180d700e2c6f1d3133333b302a2d1e30313f3f70393128"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2c62616a7f027c5e1d6f4341414942585f6c42434d4d024b435a">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2866656e7b06785a196b4745454d465c5b6846474949064f475e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="81cfccc7d2afd1f3b0c2eeecece4eff5f2c1efeee0e0afe6eef7">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include ``File No. 28082'' 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#430d0e05106d133172002c2e2e262d3730032d2c22226d242c35"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4b05060d18651b397a082426262e253f380b25242a2a652c243d">[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: Carrie Hubard or Sara Young, (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
The applicant proposes to film up to 400 Steller sea lions and 60
harbor seals annually in Sitka Sound, Alaska. Filming will occur from
vessels, unmanned aircraft systems, and divers. Footage will be used
for a documentary about the diversity of life in the marine and
terrestrial environments near Sitka Sound. Specifically, the footage
will focus on the annual herring spawn. The film would be screened
locally to residents and visitors to the area. The permit would be
valid through April 2026.
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: May 13, 2024.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-10769 Filed 5-15-24; 8:45 am]
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