Notice2025-22752
Marine Mammals; File No. 29182
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Published
December 15, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Shayna Orens, Cornell University, 235 Hungerford Hill Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850, has applied in due form for a permit to import and export marine mammal parts for scientific research.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 238 (Monday, December 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 57952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22752]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XF380]
Marine Mammals; File No. 29182
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 Shayna Orens, Cornell University,
235 Hungerford Hill Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850, has applied in due form for a
permit to import and export marine mammal parts for scientific
research.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 14, 2026.
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.
29182 from the list of available applications. These documents are also
available upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82cccfc4d1acd2f0b3c1edefefe7ecf6f1c2ecede3e3ace5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="541a1912077a042665173b3939313a2027143a3b35357a333b22">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ca84878c99e49ab8fb89a5a7a7afa4beb98aa4a5ababe4ada5bc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="db95969d88f58ba9ea98b4b6b6beb5afa89bb5b4babaf5bcb4ad">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 29182 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#f2bcbfb4a1dca280c3b19d9f9f979c8681b29c9d9393dc959d84"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="67292a21344937155624080a0a02091314270908060649000811">[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, (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 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the
regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222-226).
The applicant proposes to import and export marine mammal parts
from Chile for viral pathogen surveillance. Parts from up to 100
individual cetaceans and 100 individual pinnipeds (excluding walrus)
would be obtained annually from authorized researchers or stranded
animals. The permit would be valid for 5 years from the date of
issuance.
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: December 10, 2025.
Shannon Bettridge,
Chief, Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-22752 Filed 12-12-25; 8:45 am]
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