Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 239 (Thursday, December 13, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Number 239 (Thursday, December 13, 2018)
Notices
Page 64114
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2018-26996
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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.
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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: Jennifer Skidmore (Permit No. 17429-
01), Carrie Hubard (Permit No. 21678), and Sara Young (Permit No. 21425); 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 or amendment issuance
Permit No. RIN Applicant Register notice date
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17429-01........... 0648-XC766........ Sea Life Park Hawaii, 79 FR 1834; October 3, 2018.
41-202 Kalanianaole January 10, 2014.
Highway No. 7.
Waimanalo, HI 96795
(Responsible Party:
Valerie King).
21425.............. 0648-XG297........ Point Blue 83 FR 47606; November 7, 2018.
Conservation Science, September 20,
3820 Cypress Drive 2018.
94954, (Responsible
Party: Grant Ballard,
Ph.D.).
21678.............. 0648-XG320........ John Calambokidis, 83 FR 35621; July November 15, 2018.
Cascadia Research 27, 2018.
Collective,
Waterstreet Building
Suite 201, 218 \1/2\
West Fourth Ave.,
Olympia, WA 98501.
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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: December 10, 2018.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
FR Doc. 2018-26996 Filed 12-12-18; 8:45 am
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