Notice2025-18671
Marine Mammals; File No. 29134
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Published
September 26, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Emily McCulliss, of Emily McCulliss Photography, LLC, P.O. Box 3668, Littleton, CO 80161, 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 185 (Friday, September 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46392-46393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18671]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XF188]
Marine Mammals; File No. 29134
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 Emily McCulliss, of Emily
McCulliss Photography, LLC, P.O. Box 3668, Littleton, CO 80161, 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 October 27, 2025.
ADDRESSES: These documents are available upon written request via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d59b989386fb85a7e496bab8b8b0bba1a695bbbab4b4fbb2baa3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="521c1f14017c022063113d3f3f373c2621123c3d33337c353d24">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0c42414a5f225c7e3d4f6361616962787f4c62636d6d226b637a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f7b9bab1a4d9a785c6b4989a9a92998384b799989696d9909881">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 29134 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#d49a999287fa84a6e597bbb9b9b1baa0a794babbb5b5fab3bba2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="df9192998cf18fadee9cb0b2b2bab1abac9fb1b0bebef1b8b0a9">[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 Erin
Markin, 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.) and the regulations governing the taking
and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
The applicant requests a 2-year permit to film humpback whales
(Megaptera
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novaeangliae) in Hawaii for educational materials including a digital
magazine, newsletters, an interactive website, and art. Up to 400
humpback whales may be filmed and observed annually by vessel, an
unmanned aircraft system, and underwater swimmers. Eight additional
species of non-listed cetaceans may be unintentionally harassed and
opportunistically filmed during these activities.
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: September 23, 2025.
Shannon Bettridge,
Chief, Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-18671 Filed 9-25-25; 8:45 am]
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