Notice2025-05546
Marine Mammals; File No. 27514-02
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Published
April 1, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that a major amendment to Permit No. 27514-01 has been issued to Heather E. Liwanag, Ph.D., California Polytechnic State University, 1 Grand Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0401.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 61 (Tuesday, April 1, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 14366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05546]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE707]
Marine Mammals; File No. 27514-02
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit amendment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a major amendment to Permit No.
27514-01 has been issued to Heather E. Liwanag, Ph.D., California
Polytechnic State University, 1 Grand Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA
93407-0401.
ADDRESSES: The permit amendment and related documents are available for
review upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e4aaa9a2b7cab496d5a78b8989818a9097a48a8b8585ca838b92"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6a24272c39443a185b290507070f041e192a04050b0b440d051c">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Skidmore or Sara Young, (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 10, 2025, notice was published in
the Federal Register (90 FR 1965) that a request for an amendment to
Permit No. 27514-01 had been submitted by the above-named applicant.
This permit authorizes research on northern elephant seals (Mirounga
angustirostris) in California. The requested permit amendment has been
issued 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), and the Fur
Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
Permit No. 27514, issued on March 21, 2024 (89 FR 27418, April 17,
2024), authorizes the permit holder to conduct research on northern
elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) in California, including
unintentional harassment of California sea lions (Zalophus
californianus), harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), and northern fur seals
(Callorhinus ursinus). This permit (27514-01) was amended on July 11,
2024, increasing the unintentional harassment for California sea lions
and northern fur seals. This permit amendment (27514-02) increases the
number of northern elephant seals that may be taken during the
thermography study and updates to the acoustic conditions associated
with the 2024 NMFS Technical Guidance. In addition, this amendment
authorizes the opportunistic collection of molt for the thermography
study and clarifies the number of animals that may be taken in Appendix
A of the permit.
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
activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
Dated: March 27, 2025.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-05546 Filed 3-31-25; 8:45 am]
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