Notice2025-04434
Marine Mammals; File No. 28912
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Published
March 18, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Daniel Costa, Ph.D., University of California at Santa Cruz, 130 McAlister Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on California sea lions (Zalophus californianus).
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 12525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-04434]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE696]
Marine Mammals; File No. 28912
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 Daniel Costa, Ph.D., University of
California at Santa Cruz, 130 McAlister Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, has
applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on California sea
lions (Zalophus californianus).
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 17, 2025.
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.
28912 from the list of available applications. These documents are also
available upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8bc5c6cdd8a5dbf9bac8e4e6e6eee5fff8cbe5e4eaeaa5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="307e7d76631e604201735f5d5d555e4443705e5f51511e575f46">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#07494a41542957753644686a6a62697374476968666629606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="36787b70651866440775595b5b53584245765859575718515940">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 28912 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#37797a71641967450674585a5a52594344775958565619505841"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5f1112190c710f2d6e1c3032323a312b2c1f31303e3e71383029">[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: Sara Young or Shasta McClenahan,
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.), the regulations governing the taking
and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), and the Fur Seal Act
of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
The applicant proposes to conduct research on California sea lions
throughout their range to investigate their foraging ecology, habitat
use, and health. Proposed activities include: unmanned aircraft system,
vessel and ground surveys for counts, photography, observations, and
acoustic playbacks; captures, including sedation, anesthesia,
restraint, morphometrics, marking, external instrument attachment,
biological sampling, and ultrasound; and collection, import, export,
and receipt of pinniped parts. The applicant requests up to three
unintentional mortalities annually, not to exceed 20 over the duration
of the permit. Ten non-target species of non-ESA listed cetaceans and
four non-target non-ESA listed species of pinnipeds may be disturbed
during these studies. See the application for complete numbers of
animals requested by species and procedure. The requested duration of
this permit is 10 years.
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: March 13, 2025.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-04434 Filed 3-17-25; 8:45 am]
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