Notice2026-19695
Marine Mammals; File No. 29859
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Published
September 25, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Seth Newsome, Ph.D., Department of Biology, MSC03-2020, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, has applied in due form for a permit to import, export, and receive marine mammal parts for scientific research.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 185 (Friday, September 25, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60937-60938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19695]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XG057]
Marine Mammals; File No. 29859
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 Seth Newsome, Ph.D., Department of
Biology, MSC03-2020, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New
Mexico 87131-0001, has applied in due form for a permit to import,
export, and receive marine mammal parts for scientific research.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 26, 2026.
ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for
review upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ad4d7dcc9b4cae8abd9f5f7f7fff4eee9daf4f5fbfbb4fdf5ec"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="105e5d56433e406221537f7d7d757e6463507e7f71713e777f66">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0b45464d58255b793a486466666e657f784b65646a6a256c647d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a9e7e4effa87f9db98eac6c4c4ccc7dddae9c7c6c8c887cec6df">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include ``File No. 29859'' 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="034d4e45502d537132406c6e6e666d7770436d6c62622d646c75">[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: Jennifer Skidmore or Shasta
McClenahan, 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 (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.), 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 proposes to receive, import, and export parts from up
to 25 individual cetaceans and 25 individual pinnipeds (excluding
walrus), annually. Sources of foreign and domestic parts may include
animals in foreign countries stranded alive or dead or that died during
rehabilitation, animals killed incidental to legal commercial fishing
operations, or samples from other authorized persons or collections.
Parts would be used for isotope analysis
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to study foraging distribution. The permit would be valid for 10 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: September 22, 2026.
Larissa Plants,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-19695 Filed 9-24-26; 8:45 am]
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