Notice2025-08520
Marine Mammals; File No. 28860
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Published
May 14, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Natural History and Factual Productions Ltd. and BBC Studios Americas Inc., (Responsible Party: Sarah Conner), Bridgewater House, Counterslip, Redcliffe, Bristol, BS1 6BX, United Kingdom, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct commercial and educational photography on pinnipeds.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 14, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 20463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-08520]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE837]
Marine Mammals; File No. 28860
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 the British Broadcasting
Corporation (BBC) Natural History and Factual Productions Ltd. and BBC
Studios Americas Inc., (Responsible Party: Sarah Conner), Bridgewater
House, Counterslip, Redcliffe, Bristol, BS1 6BX, United Kingdom, has
applied in due form for a permit to conduct commercial and educational
photography on pinnipeds.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 13, 2025.
ADDRESSES: These documents are available upon written request via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a1efece7f28ff1d390e2ceccccc4cfd5d2e1cfcec0c08fc6ced7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eca2a1aabfc2bc9eddaf8381818982989fac82838d8dc28b839a">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#327c7f74611c624003715d5f5f575c4641725c5d53531c555d44"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ad4d7dcc9b4cae8abd9f5f7f7fff4eee9daf4f5fbfbb4fdf5ec">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include ``File No. 28860'' 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#7836353e2b56280a493b1715151d160c0b3816171919561f170e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5917141f0a77092b681a3634343c372d2a1937363838773e362f">[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 Sara
Young, (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 requests a 1-year permit to film Weddell seals
(Leptonychotes weddellii), crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophagus), and
leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) in Antarctica for an episode of
``Blue Planet III''. Up to 300 Weddell seals and 50 each crabeater and
leopard seals may be filming by underwater, land-based, and unmanned
aircraft system platforms.
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: May 9, 2025.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-08520 Filed 5-13-25; 8:45 am]
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