[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7455-7456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03509]


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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: Carrie Hubard (File No. 20626), Shasta 
McClenahan (File No. 21431), Jennifer Skidmore (File No. 21315), and 
Amy Hapeman (File No. 18688); 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 
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 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 modification issuance
             Permit No.                          RIN                      Applicant               Register notice                    date
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18688-01............................  0648-XD505                NMFS Pacific Islands          0648-XD505; November    January 31, 2018.
                                                                 Regional Office               21, 2017.
                                                                 (Responsible Party: Michael
                                                                 Tosatto), 1601 Kapiolani
                                                                 Boulevard, Suite 1110,
                                                                 Honolulu, HI 96814.
20626...............................  0648-XF734                James H.W. Hain, Ph.D., Box   82 FR 51397; November   December 22, 2017.
                                                                 721, Woods Hole, MA 02543.    6, 2017.
21315...............................  0648-XF746                Alaska Department of Fish     82 FR 48488; October    January 19, 2018.
                                                                 and Game, (Responsible        18, 2017.
                                                                 Party: Lori Quakenbush),
                                                                 1300 College Road,
                                                                 Fairbanks, AK 99701.

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21431...............................  0648-XF787                Gregory Bossart, V.M.D.,      82 FR 50121; October    January 19, 2018.
                                                                 Ph.D., Georgia Aquarium,      30, 2017.
                                                                 225 Baker Street Northwest,
                                                                 Atlanta, GA 30313.
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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.
    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: February 15, 2018.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-03509 Filed 2-20-18; 8:45 am]
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