Notice2024-19440
Marine Mammals; File No. 28184
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Published
August 29, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Dan Engelhaupt, Ph.D., HDR, 4173 Ewell Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23455, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on marine mammals.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 168 (Thursday, August 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70173-70174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19440]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE242]
Marine Mammals; File No. 28184
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 Dan Engelhaupt, Ph.D., HDR, 4173
Ewell Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23455, has applied in due form for a
permit to conduct research on marine mammals.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 30,
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.
28184 from the list of available applications. These documents are also
available upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f6b8bbb0a5d8a684c7b5999b9b93988285b698999797d8919980"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bbf5f6fde895ebc98af8d4d6d6ded5cfc8fbd5d4dada95dcd4cd">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d39d9e9580fd83a1e290bcbebeb6bda7a093bdbcb2b2fdb4bca5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7937343f2a57290b483a1614141c170d0a3917161818571e160f">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 28184 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#8bc5c6cdd8a5dbf9bac8e4e6e6eee5fff8cbe5e4eaeaa5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d39d9e9580fd83a1e290bcbebeb6bda7a093bdbcb2b2fdb4bca5">[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 Courtney
Smith, 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 (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 requests a 5-year permit to conduct research in the
North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans including the Gulf of Mexico.
The objectives are to study presence, movement patterns, behaviors, and
population structure for marine mammals occupying waters shared with
the U.S. Navy activities and
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other anthropogenic activities. Up to 61 species of marine mammals may
be taken including the following ESA-listed species: blue (Balaenoptera
musculus), bowhead (Balaena mysticetus), false killer (Pseudorca
crassidens; Main Hawaiian Islands Insular distinct population segment
[DPS]), fin (Balaenoptera physalus), gray (Eschrichtius robustus;
Western North Pacific DPS), humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae; Central
America, Western North Pacific, and Mexico DPSs), killer (Orcinus orca;
Southern Resident DPS), North Atlantic right (Eubalaena glacialis),
North Pacific right (Eubalaena japonica), Rice's (Balaenoptera ricei),
sei (Balaenoptera borealis), and sperm (Physeter macrocephalus) whales,
and Hawaiian monk seals (Neomonachus schauinslandi). Research may occur
year-round during vessel or aircraft surveys, including unmanned
aircraft systems, for counts, photography, video recording (above and
underwater), photogrammetry, observations, passive acoustics,
biological sampling (sloughed skin, exhaled air, feces, and skin and
blubber biopsy), and tagging (suction-cup, dart, and deep-implant).
Parts collected may be exported and imported for analysis. See the
application for complete numbers of animals requested by species, age-
class, and procedure.
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: August 23, 2024.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-19440 Filed 8-28-24; 8:45 am]
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