Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 62 (Friday, March 30, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Number 62 (Friday, March 30, 2018)
Notices
Pages 13731-13732
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2018-06497
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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.
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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: Malcolm Mohead (File Nos. 21198 and 21434), Shasta McClenahan (File No. 21386), Jennifer Skidmore (File No. 20590 and 20610), Erin Markin (File No. 21260) and Amy Hapeman (File No. 21111); 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.federalregister.gov and search on the permit number provided in the table below.
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Previous Federal
Permit No. RIN Applicant Register notice Permit issuance date
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20590.................. 0648-XF801 Nicole Phillips, 82 FR 54334; February 22, 2018.
Ph.D., The November 17,
University of 2017.
Southern
Mississippi, 118
College Drive
No. 5018,
Hattiesburg, MS
39406.
20610.................. 0648-XF801 David Portnoy, 82 FR 54334; February 27, 2018.
Ph.D., Texas A&M November 17,
University, 2017.
Corpus Christi,
TX 78412.
21111.................. 0648-XF485 NMFS Southwest 82 FR 31948; July February 15, 2018.
Fisheries 11, 2017.
Science Center,
8901 La Jolla
Shores Drive, La
Jolla, CA 92037
(Responsible
Party: Lisa
Ballance, Ph.D.).
21198.................. 0648-XF861 U.S. Fish and 82 FR 57954; February 08, 2018.
Wildlife Service December 8, 2017.
(USFWS),
Southeast
Regional Office,
Century
Boulevard,
Atlanta, GA
30602
(Responsible
Party: Allan
Brown).
21260.................. 0648-XF827 NMFS Pacific 82 FR 56815; February 28, 2018.
Islands November 30,
Fisheries 2017.
Science Center,
1845 Wasp
Boulevard,
Honolulu, HI
96818
(Responsible
Party: Charles
Littnan, Ph.D.).
21386.................. 0648-XF909 North Slope 82 FR 60967; February 15, 2018.
Borough December 26,
Department of 2017.
Wildlife
Management, P.O.
Box 69, Barrow,
AK 99723
(Responsible
Party: Taqulik
Hepa).
21434.................. 0648-XF861 Maryland 82 FR 57954; February 8, 2018.
Department of December 8, 2017.
Natural
Resources,
Cooperative
Oxford
Laboratory, 904
South Morris
Street, Oxford,
MD 21654
(Responsible
Party: Brian
Richardson).
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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 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: March 27, 2018.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
FR Doc. 2018-06497 Filed 3-29-18; 8:45 am
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