Marine Mammals and Endangered Species

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 203 (Monday, October 23, 2017)

Federal Register Volume 82, Number 203 (Monday, October 23, 2017)

Notices

Pages 48985-48986

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2017-22899

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Mammals and Endangered Species

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits and permit amendments or modifications.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that permits or permit amendments have been issued to the following entities under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as applicable.

ADDRESSES: The permits and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 427-8401; fax (301) 713-0376.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Markin (File No. 17304-03); Courtney Smith (File No. 21143), Lisa Lierheimer (File No. 21486), Sara Young (File Nos. 20466, 21006, 21018, 21158), and Shasta McClenahan (File Nos. 16609-01, 17115-05 and 20951) at (301) 427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices were published in the Federal Register on the dates listed below that requests for a permit or permit amendment had been submitted by the below-named applicants. To locate the Federal Register notice that announced our receipt of the application and a complete description of the research, go to www.regulations.gov and search on the permit number provided in the table below.

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Previous Federal Permit or amendment issuance

File No. RIN Applicant Register Notice date

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16609-01........... 0648-XF213 Zoological Society of 82 FR 37426; September 20, 2017.

San Diego (Douglas August 10, 2017.

Myers, Responsible

Party), P.O. Box

120551, San Diego, CA

92112.

17115-05........... 0648-XC100 James Lloyd-Smith, 77 FR 41171; July September 12, 2017.

University of 12, 2012.

California, Los

Angeles, 610 Charles

E. Young Dr. South,

Box 723905, Los

Angeles, California

90095.

17304-03........... 0648-XC667 Kristen Hart, Ph.D., 82 FR 12806; September 5, 2017.

U.S. Geological March 7, 2017.

Survey, 3205 College

Ave., Davie, Florida

33314.

20466.............. 0648-XF272 Alaska Department of 82 FR 16995; September 20, 2017.

Fish and Game April 7, 2017.

(ADF&G), Division of

Wildlife

Conservation, Juneau,

AK.

20951.............. 0648-XF367 Ann Zoidis, Ph.D., 82 FR 22517; May September 5, 2017.

Cetos Research 16, 2017.

Organization, 11 Des

Isle Avenue, Bar

Harbor, ME 04609.

21006.............. 0648-XF530 Linnea Pearson, 82 FR 32344; July September 15, 2017.

California 13, 2017.

Polytechnic State

University, 1 Grand

Ave., San Luis

Obispo, CA 93407.

21018.............. 0648-XF536 Brent Stewart, Ph.D., 82 FR 32789; July September 27, 2017.

Hubbs-SeaWorld 18, 2017.

Research Institute,

2595 Ingraham Street,

San Diego, CA 92109.

21143.............. 0648-XF500 Jeremy Kiszka, Ph.D., 82 FR 31950; July September 1, 2017.

Florida International 11, 2017.

University, 3000 NE

151st Street, Marine

Science Building,

Room 250D, North

Miami, Florida, 33181.

21158.............. 0648-XF592 Robert Garrott, Ph.D., 82 FR 37574; September 25, 2017.

Montana State August 11, 2017.

University, 310 Lewis

Hall, Bozeman, MT

59717.

21486.............. 0648-XF620 British Broadcasting 82 FR 40144; September 27, 2017.

Corporation (BBC) September 24,

Worldwide Americas, 2017.

Inc., on behalf of

BBC Natural History

Unit, 28 Whiteladies

Rd., Bristol, UK, BS8

2LR.

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In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that the activities proposed are categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.

As required by the ESA, as applicable, issuance of these permit was based on a finding that such permits: (1) were applied for in good faith; (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered species; and (3) are consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in Section 2 of the ESA.

Authority: The requested permits have been issued under 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 (ESA; 16

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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), as applicable.

Dated: October 18, 2017.

Julia Harrison,

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

FR Doc. 2017-22899 Filed 10-20-17; 8:45 am

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