Notice2025-08625
Marine Mammals; File No. 28847
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Published
May 15, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Allyson Hindle, Ph.D., University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, MS 4004, Las Vegas, NV 89154, has applied in due form for a permit to receive, import, and export parts from marine mammals for scientific research.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 93 (Thursday, May 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-08625]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE869]
Marine Mammals; File No. 28847
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 Allyson Hindle, Ph.D., University
of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, MS 4004, Las Vegas,
NV 89154, has applied in due form for a permit to receive, import, and
export parts from marine mammals for scientific research.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 16, 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.
28847 from the list of available applications. These documents are also
available upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#17595a51443947652654787a7a72796364577978767639707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f9b7b4bfaad7a98bc8ba9694949c978d8ab997969898d79e968f">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#47090a01146917357604282a2a22293334072928262669202831"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a6e8ebe0f588f6d497e5c9cbcbc3c8d2d5e6c8c9c7c788c1c9d0">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 28847 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#9bd5d6ddc8b5cbe9aad8f4f6f6fef5efe8dbf5f4fafab5fcf4ed"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1957545f4a37496b285a7674747c776d6a5977767878377e766f">[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 Jennifer
Skidmore at (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), the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222-226), and the Fur
Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
The applicant requests a 10-year permit to receive, import, and
export parts from up to 100 individual cetaceans and 100 individual
pinnipeds (excluding walrus), annually. Sources of foreign and domestic
parts may include subsistence harvests, captive animals, authorized
researchers, curated collections, bycatch from legal commercial fishing
operations, and foreign stranded animals. Parts would be used for
scientific research to study marine mammal basic biology and
physiology.
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 12, 2025.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-08625 Filed 5-14-25; 8:45 am]
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