[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 42772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16844]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XJ14


Marine Mammals; File No. 10133

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

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Zvi Livnat, P.O. Box 1209, 
Kealakekua, Hawaii 96750 has been issued a permit to conduct 
commercial/educational photography.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
    Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 
20910; phone (301)713-2289; fax (301)427-2521; and
    Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Rm 1110, 
Honolulu, HI 96814-4700; phone (808)944-2200; fax (808)973-2941;

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Hapeman or Jennifer Skidmore, 
(301)713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 21, 2008, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (73 FR 15137) that a request for a commercial/
educational photography permit to take spinner dolphins (Stenella 
longirostris) had been submitted by the above-named individual. The 
requested permit has been issued under the authority of the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and 
the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals 
(50 CFR part 216).
    The applicant is authorized to film human interactions with spinner 
dolphins in the coastal waters of Hawaii and Maui. The purpose of the 
filming is to produce a public service announcement to educate 
residents and tourists of the Hawaiian Islands about the dangers that 
swim-with programs pose to the species and illustrate proper dolphin 
watching techniques. Up to 2,710 spinner dolphins could be harassed 
annually during aerial and vessel-based close approaches for filming, 
including underwater filming. Up to 230 pantropical spotted dolphins 
(Stenella attenuata), and 50 bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) 
could be incidentally harassed or filmed annually. Filming would occur 
from March to October of each year over a period of 4 years.
    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 
activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to 
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.

    Dated: July 17, 2008.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-16844 Filed 7-22-08; 8:45 am]
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