Notice2024-18566
Marine Mammals; File No. 28277
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Published
August 20, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that the NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center's Marine Mammal Laboratory, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115 (Responsible Party: John Bengtson, Ph.D.), has applied in due form for a permit to import, export, and receive marine mammal parts for scientific research.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67422-67423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18566]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE205]
Marine Mammals; File No. 28277
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 the NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science
Center's Marine Mammal Laboratory, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA
98115 (Responsible Party: John Bengtson, Ph.D.), has applied in due
form for a permit to import, export, and receive marine mammal parts
for scientific research.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 19,
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.
28277 from the list of available applications. These documents are also
available upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#347a7972671a644605775b5959515a4047745a5b55551a535b42"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="115f5c57423f416320527e7c7c747f6562517f7e70703f767e67">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e2023283d403e1c5f2d0103030b001a1d2e00010f0f40090118"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97d9dad1c4b9c7e5a6d4f8fafaf2f9e3e4d7f9f8f6f6b9f0f8e1">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 28277 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#d59b989386fb85a7e496bab8b8b0bba1a695bbbab4b4fbb2baa3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b4faf9f2e79ae4c685f7dbd9d9d1dac0c7f4dadbd5d59ad3dbc2">[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 Jennifer
Skidmore, (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.), 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 requests a 5-year permit for worldwide import,
export, and receipt of parts from up to 50 cetaceans and 2,500
pinnipeds (excluding walrus) annually for scientific research. The
objectives of the research are to provide information on marine mammal
biology, including stock structure, diet, reproduction, genetics, fatty
acid composition, contaminants, and annual levels of bycatch. The
foreign and domestic sources of parts may include animals in captivity,
legal subsistence harvests, animals killed incidental to legal
commercial fisheries, other authorized persons or collections, and
animals stranded in foreign countries.
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.
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Dated: August 14, 2024.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-18566 Filed 8-19-24; 8:45 am]
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