Notice2025-09296
Marine Mammals; File No. 28931
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Published
May 23, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Passion Planet, 33-34 Rathbone Place, London, W1T 1JN, United Kingdom (Responsible Party: Phillippa Tagg), has applied in due form for a permit to conduct commercial and educational photography on marine mammals.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 99 (Friday, May 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 22063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09296]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE868]
Marine Mammals; File No. 28931
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 Passion Planet, 33-34 Rathbone
Place, London, W1T 1JN, United Kingdom (Responsible Party: Phillippa
Tagg), has applied in due form for a permit to conduct commercial and
educational photography on marine mammals.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 23, 2025.
ADDRESSES: These documents are available upon written request via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#66282b20354836145725090b0b03081215260809070748010910"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1a54575c49344a682b597577777f746e695a74757b7b347d756c">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e6a8aba0b5c8b694d7a5898b8b83889295a688898787c8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b1fffcf7e29fe1c380f2dedcdcd4dfc5c2f1dfded0d09fd6dec7">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 28931 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#226c6f64710c725013614d4f4f474c5651624c4d43430c454d54"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f3132392c512f0d4e3c1012121a110b0c3f11101e1e51181009">[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: Amy Hapeman, (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 proposes to film marine mammals feeding on menhaden
in the New York Bight for a 3-part documentary series. Filmmakers would
observe and collect footage of up to 93 humpback whales (Megaptera
novaeangliae); 1,289 short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis);
129 bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), 821 Risso's dolphins
(Grampus griseus); and 68 gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) annually from
a vessel, underwater with a pole cam, and via an unmanned aircraft
system. The permit is requested for 2 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: May 19, 2025.
Shannon Bettridge,
Chief, Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-09296 Filed 5-22-25; 8:45 am]
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