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87 FR 154 pgs. 49581-49582 - Marine Mammals and Endangered Species

Type: NOTICEVolume: 87Number: 154Pages: 49581 - 49582
Docket number: [RTID 0648-XC257]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2022-17249 Filed 8-10-22; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Pages: 49581, 49582

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC257]

Marine Mammals and Endangered Species

AGENCY:

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION:

Notice; issuance of permits, permit amendments, and permit modifications.

SUMMARY:

Notice is hereby given that permits, permit amendments, and permit modifications 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 via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carrie Hubard (Permit Nos. 19655-02 and 26394) and Erin Markin, Ph.D., (Permit No. 19496-05); at (301) 427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:


[top] Notices were published in the Federal Register page 49582 on the dates listed below that requests for a permit, permit amendment, or permit modification 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 activities, go to www.federalregister.gov and search on the permit number provided in Table 1 below.

Permit No. RTID Applicant Previous Federal Register notice Issuance date
19496-05 0648-XC062 Mariana Fuentes, Ph.D., Florida State University, 3263 Foley Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32309 87 FR 31985; May 26, 2022 7/19/2022
19655-02 0648-XF085 Adam Pack, Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Hilo, 200 West Kawili Street, Hilo, HI 96720 83 FR 17655; April 23, 2018 7/26/2022
26394 0648-XC040 Pangolin Pictures, 1650 Broadway, Suite 1208, New York, NY 10019 (Responsible Party: Kevin Bachar) 87 FR 31213; May 23, 2022 7/8/2022

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 MMPA 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 ESA of 1973, as amended (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 8, 2022.

Julia M. Harrison,

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

[FR Doc. 2022-17249 Filed 8-10-22; 8:45 am]

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