[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 62 (Friday, March 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13731-13732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06497]


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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.

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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: Malcolm Mohead (File Nos. 21198 and 
21434), Shasta McClenahan (File No. 21386), Jennifer Skidmore (File No. 
20590 and 20610), Erin Markin (File No. 21260) and Amy Hapeman (File 
No. 21111); 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.

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       Permit No.                RIN             Applicant       Register notice       Permit  issuance date
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20590..................  0648-XF801          Nicole Phillips,   82 FR 54334;       February 22, 2018.
                                              Ph.D., The         November 17,
                                              University of      2017.
                                              Southern
                                              Mississippi, 118
                                              College Drive
                                              No. 5018,
                                              Hattiesburg, MS
                                              39406.
20610..................  0648-XF801          David Portnoy,     82 FR 54334;       February 27, 2018.
                                              Ph.D., Texas A&M   November 17,
                                              University,        2017.
                                              Corpus Christi,
                                              TX 78412.
21111..................  0648-XF485          NMFS Southwest     82 FR 31948; July  February 15, 2018.
                                              Fisheries          11, 2017.
                                              Science Center,
                                              8901 La Jolla
                                              Shores Drive, La
                                              Jolla, CA 92037
                                              (Responsible
                                              Party: Lisa
                                              Ballance, Ph.D.).
21198..................  0648-XF861          U.S. Fish and      82 FR 57954;       February 08, 2018.
                                              Wildlife Service   December 8, 2017.
                                              (USFWS),
                                              Southeast
                                              Regional Office,
                                              Century
                                              Boulevard,
                                              Atlanta, GA
                                              30602
                                              (Responsible
                                              Party: Allan
                                              Brown).
21260..................  0648-XF827          NMFS Pacific       82 FR 56815;       February 28, 2018.
                                              Islands            November 30,
                                              Fisheries          2017.
                                              Science Center,
                                              1845 Wasp
                                              Boulevard,
                                              Honolulu, HI
                                              96818
                                              (Responsible
                                              Party: Charles
                                              Littnan, Ph.D.).
21386..................  0648-XF909          North Slope        82 FR 60967;       February 15, 2018.
                                              Borough            December 26,
                                              Department of      2017.
                                              Wildlife
                                              Management, P.O.
                                              Box 69, Barrow,
                                              AK 99723
                                              (Responsible
                                              Party: Taqulik
                                              Hepa).
21434..................  0648-XF861          Maryland           82 FR 57954;       February 8, 2018.
                                              Department of      December 8, 2017.
                                              Natural
                                              Resources,
                                              Cooperative
                                              Oxford
                                              Laboratory, 904
                                              South Morris
                                              Street, Oxford,
                                              MD 21654
                                              (Responsible
                                              Party: Brian
                                              Richardson).
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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: March 27, 2018.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-06497 Filed 3-29-18; 8:45 am]
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