Marine Mammals; Issuance of Permits

• Published date: 16 November 2021
• Citation: 86 FR 63416
• Record Number: 2021-24889
• Section: Notices
• Court: Fish And Wildlife Service,Interior Department

Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 218 (Tuesday, November 16, 2021)

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 16, 2021)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 63416-63417]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2021-24889]
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                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                Fish and Wildlife Service
                [Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2021-0052; FXIA16710900000-212-FF09A30000]
                Marine Mammals; Issuance of Permits
                AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
                ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits.
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                SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have issued
                the following permits to conduct certain activities with marine
                mammals. We issue these permits under section 104(c) of the Marine
                Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended.
                ADDRESSES: Information about the applications for the permits listed in
                this notice is available online at www.regulations.gov. See
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703-358-
                2185, via email at [email protected], or via the Federal Relay Service at
                800-877-8339.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
                (Service), have issued permits to conduct certain activities with
                marine mammals in response to permit applications that we received.
                Section 104(c) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended
                (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), specifies the conditions for
                authorizing the taking or importation of a marine mammal for purposes
                of scientific research, public display, or enhancing the survival or
                recovery of a species or stock under the MMPA, providing that certain
                conditions are met. A permit may be issued for public display purposes
                to applicants which offers a program for education or conservation
                purposes that meets professionally recognized standards of the public
                display community, for which the applicant's facilities are open to the
                public on a regularly scheduled basis and that access to the facilities
                is not limited or restricted other than by charging of an admission
                fee. A permit may be issued for scientific research purposes when the
                taking is required to further a bona fide scientific purpose and does
                not involve unnecessary duplication of research. This notice only
                informs the public that, after going through a review of the submitted
                application, the Service has determined that all the issuance criteria
                of the MMPA have been met.
                Availability of Documents
                 The permittees' original permit application materials, along with
                public comments we received during public comment periods for the
                applications, are available for review. To locate the application
                materials and received comments, go to www.regulations.gov and search
                for the appropriate permit number (e.g., 12345C) provided in the
                following table:
                Marine Mammals
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                 Permit No. ePermit No. Applicant Permit issuance date
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                672624........................... N/A................ U.S. Geological Survey December 7, 2020.
                 (USGS).
                73634A........................... N/A................ Seward Association for December 8, 2020.
                 the Advancement of
                 Marine Science dba
                 Alaska Sealife Center.
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                Authorities
                 We issue this notice under the Marine Mammal Protection Act as
                amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and their implementing regulations.
                Brenda Tapia,
                Supervisor, Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits,
                Division of Management Authority.
                [FR Doc. 2021-24889 Filed 11-15-21; 8:45 am]
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