Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
| Published date | 18 July 2019 |
| Record Number | 2019-15304 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 138 (Thursday, July 18, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 138 (Thursday, July 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34371-34372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15304]
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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 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 (Permit No. 21858-01),
Jennifer Skidmore (Permit No. 20610-01), and Sara Young (Permit Nos.
22289, 22293, and 22298); 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
Permit No. RIN Applicant Register notice issuance date
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20610-01........... 0648-XF801 David Portnoy, Ph.D., 84 FR 24103; May June 27, 2019
Texas A&M University, 24, 2019.
Corpus Christi, TX
78412.
21858-01........... 0648-XG332 NMFS Greater Atlantic 84 FR 20618; May June 25, 2019.
Regional Fisheries 10, 2019.
Office, 55 Great
Republic Drive,
Gloucester MA 01930
(Responsible Party:
Julie Crocker).
22289.............. 0648-XG913 Alaska Fisheries 84 FR 15597; April June 21, 2019.
Science Center's 16, 2019.
Marine Mammal
Laboratory (MML), 7600
Sand Point Way NE,
Seattle, WA 98115-0070
(Responsible Party:
John Bengtson).
22293.............. 0648-XG913 Alaska Sea Life Center 84 FR 15597; April June 21, 2019.
(ASLC), P.O. Box 1329, 16, 2019.
301 Railway Avenue,
Seward, AK 99664
(Responsible Party:
Tara Reimer).
22298.............. 0648-XG913 Alaska Department of 84 FR 15597; April June 21, 2019.
Fish and Game (ADF&G), 16, 2019.
P.O. Box 25526,
Juneau, AK 99802-5526
(Responsible Party:
Michael Rehberg).
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For Permit Nos. 20610-01 and 21585-01, 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 (EA) or environmental impact statement (EIS).
For Permit Nos. 22289, 22293, and 22298, a determination was made
that the activities authorized are consistent with the Preferred
Alternative in the Final Programmatic EIS for Steller Sea Lion and
Northern Fur Seal Research (NMFS 2007). A supplemental EA (NMFS 2014)
was prepared for the addition of unmanned aerial surveys to the suite
of Steller sea lion research activities analyzed under the EIS and
concluded that issuance of the permits would not have a significant
adverse impact on the human environment. An environmental review memo
was prepared to summarize these findings.
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: July 15, 2019.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-15304 Filed 7-17-19; 8:45 am]
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