Marine Mammals and Endangered Species

Published date15 August 2019
Citation84 FR 41705
Record Number2019-17565
SectionNotices
CourtNational Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 158 (Thursday, August 15, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 158 (Thursday, August 15, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 41705-41706]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-17565]
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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: Shasta McClenahan (Permit No. 21482),
                Amy Hapeman (Permit Nos. 21367-01 and 22218), and Carrie Hubard (Permit
                No. 22965); 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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                21367-01......................... 0648-XF862 Christopher 84 FR 23020; May July 24, 2019.
                 Marshall, Ph.D., 21, 2019.
                 Texas A&M
                 University at
                 Galveston, 200
                 Seawolf Parkway,
                 Galveston, TX
                 77553.
                21482............................ 0648-XG359 Dan T. Engelhaupt, 84 FR 22452; May July 19, 2019.
                 Ph.D., HDR, Inc., 17, 2019.
                 4173 Ewell Road,
                 Virginia Beach, VA
                 23455.
                22218............................ 0648-XG499 NMFS Northeast 83 FR 50646; July 30, 2019.
                 Fisheries Science October 9, 2018.
                 Center, 166 Water
                 Street, Woods
                 Hole, MA 02543
                 (Responsible
                 Party: Dr. Jon
                 Hare).
                22965............................ 0648-XG961 Sea to Sea 84 FR 15602; April July 10, 2019.
                 Productions Ltd., 16, 2019.
                 477 Island View
                 Drive, Boutiliers
                 Point, Nova
                 Scotia, Canada
                 B3Z1R3
                 (Responsible
                 Party: David Kent
                 Nason).
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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.
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                 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: August 12, 2019.
                Julia Marie Harrison,
                Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
                Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
                [FR Doc. 2019-17565 Filed 8-14-19; 8:45 am]
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