83 FR 114 pgs. 27545-27546 - Marine Mammals and Endangered Species

Type: NOTICEVolume: 83Number: 114Pages: 27545 - 27546
FR document: [FR Doc. 2018-12705 Filed 6-12-18; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Pages: 27545, 27546

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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.

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. 22062), Amy Hapeman (Permit Nos. 21295 and 21366), Erin Markin (Permit No. 21467), and Sara Young (Permit No. 21158-02); 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.

Permit No. RIN Applicant Previous Federal Register notice Permit or amendment issuance date
21295 0648-XF910 Olga von Ziegear, Winged Whale Research, P.O. Box 15191, Fitz Creek, AK 99603 82 FR 61752, December 29, 2017 May 8, 2018.
21366 0648-XG057 Margaret Lamont, Ph.D., U.S. Geological Survey, 7320 NW 71st St., Gainesville, FL 32653 83 FR 9297, March 5, 2018 May 9, 2018.
21467 0648-XG037 Karen Holloway-Adkins, East Coast Biologists, Inc., P.O. Box 33715, Indialantic, FL 32903 83 FR 9297, March 5, 2018 May 10, 2018.
22062 0648-XG130 Patricia Fair, Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina, Hollings Marine Laboratory, 331 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29412 83 FR 13736; March 30, 2018 May 1, 2018.
21158-02 0648-XF592 Robert Garrott, Ph.D., Montana State University, 310 Lewis Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717 83 FR 16343; April 16, 2018 May 24, 2018.

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.


[top] 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 page 27546 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: June 8, 2018.

Julia Marie Harrison,

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 2018-12705 Filed 6-12-18; 8:45 am]

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