Notice2024-28047
Marine Mammals; File No. 28229
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Published
November 29, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Humble Bee Films (Responsible Party: Natasha Busjeet), 8 Elmdale Road, Bristol, BS8 1SL, United Kingdom, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct commercial and educational photography on humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 94713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28047]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE498]
Marine Mammals; File No. 28229
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 Humble Bee Films (Responsible
Party: Natasha Busjeet), 8 Elmdale Road, Bristol, BS8 1SL, United
Kingdom, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct commercial and
educational photography on humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 30,
2024.
ADDRESSES: These documents are available upon written request via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d997949f8af789abe89ab6b4b4bcb7adaa99b7b6b8b8f7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fcb2b1baafd2ac8ecdbf9391919992888fbc92939d9dd29b938a">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#034d4e45502d537132406c6e6e666d7770436d6c62622d646c75"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5fbf8f3e69be5c784f6dad8d8d0dbc1c6f5dbdad4d49bd2dac3">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 28229 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#753b3833265b250744361a1818101b0106351b1a14145b121a03"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="410f0c07126f113370022e2c2c242f3532012f2e20206f262e37">[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 Erin Markin, 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
(MMPA; 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 540 humpback whales annually
in the Auau Channel, Hawaii. Filming may occur from vessels, unmanned
aircraft systems, and underwater divers. Fifty bottlenose (Tursiops
truncatus) and 50 spinner (Stenella longirostris) dolphins may be
filmed while interacting with humpback whales. Footage will be used for
an episode of a natural history television series. 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: November 22, 2024.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-28047 Filed 11-27-24; 8:45 am]
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