Notice2025-00717
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
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Published
January 15, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that permits, permit amendments, and permit modifications have been issued to the following entities under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as applicable.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3802-3803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00717]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE608]
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits, permit amendments, and permit
modifications.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that permits, permit amendments, and
permit modifications have been issued to the following entities under
the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and the Endangered Species Act
(ESA), as applicable.
ADDRESSES: The permits and related documents are available for review
upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c38d8e8590ed93b1f280acaeaea6adb7b083adaca2a2eda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a64676c79047a581b694547474f445e596a44454b4b044d455c">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Markin, Ph.D., (File Nos. 21467
and 28294); Carrie Hubard (File No. 28082); Courtney Smith, Ph.D. (File
No. 27984), and Sara Young (File No. 22677); at (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices were published in the Federal
Register on the dates listed below that requests for a permit, permit
amendment, or permit modification had been submitted by the below-named
applicants. To locate the Federal Register notice that announced our
receipt of the application and a complete description of the
activities, go to <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov">https://www.federalregister.gov</a> and search on the
file number provided in table 1 below.
Table 1--Issued Permits, Permit Amendments, and Permit Modifications
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Previous Federal
File No. Version No. RTID Applicant Register notice Issuance date
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21467.............. 03 0648-XE413........ Karen Holloway- 89 FR 85518, December 17,
Adkins, Ph.D., October 28, 2024. 2024.
East Coast
Biologists,
Inc., P.O. Box
33715,
Indialantic, FL
32903.
[[Page 3803]]
22677.............. 01 0648-XR039........ NMFS Pacific 85 FR 1805, December 12,
Islands January 13, 2020. 2024.
Fisheries
Science Center,
1845 Wasp
Boulevard,
Building 176,
Honolulu, HI
96818
(Responsible
Party: Charles
Littnan, Ph.D.).
27984.............. N/A 0648-XE291........ Jooke Robbins, 89 FR 86319, December 20,
Ph.D., Center October 30, 2024. 2024.
for Coastal
Studies, 5
Holway Avenue,
Provincetown, MA
02657.
28082.............. N/A 0648-XD959........ Pioneer Studios, 89 FR 42854, May December 20,
2511 Ashton 16, 2024. 2024.
Village Drive,
San Antonio, TX
78248
(Responsible
Party: Ben
Hamilton).
28294.............. N/A 0648-XE457........ Matthew Fisher, 89 FR 85517, December 11,
Normandeau October 28, 2024. 2024.
Associates Inc.,
2233 Spring
Street, West
Lawn, PA 19609.
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In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that the
activities proposed for File Nos. 21467, 27984, 28082, and 28294 are
categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental
assessment or environmental impact statement.
For File No. 22677, NMFS determined that the activities proposed
are consistent with the Preferred Alternative in the Final Hawaiian
Monk Seal Recovery Actions Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
(NMFS 2014), and that issuance of the permit amendment would not have a
significant adverse impact on the human environment.
As required by the ESA, as applicable, issuance of these permit was
based on a finding that such permits: (1) were applied for in good
faith; (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered
species; and (3) are consistent with the purposes and policies set
forth in section 2 of the ESA.
Authority: The requested permits have been issued under the MMPA 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 ESA
of 1973, as amended (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), as applicable.
Dated: January 9, 2025.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-00717 Filed 1-14-25; 8:45 am]
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