[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53454-53455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23077]


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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 or 
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: Jennifer Skidmore (Permit No. 21329 
and 21217-01), Shasta McClenahan (Permit No. 22272), Sara Young (Permit 
No. 21719), Erin Markin (Permit Nos. 21327 and 22123), Amy Hapeman 
(Permit Nos. 17312-01 and 18238-01), and Courtney Smith (Permit No. 
16239-03); 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 or amendment issuance
           Permit No.                     RIN               Applicant             Previous Federal Register notice                      date
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16239-03........................  0648-XC268           Dan Engelhaupt,     83 FR 21765; May 10, 2018.....................  September 26, 2018.
                                                        Ph.D., HDR, 4173
                                                        Ewell Road,
                                                        Virginia Beach,
                                                        VA, 23455.
17312-01........................  0648-XC268           Scripps             83 FR 21765; May 10, 2018.....................  September 12, 2018.
                                                        Institution of
                                                        Oceanography,
                                                        University of
                                                        California, 8635
                                                        Discovery Way, La
                                                        Jolla, CA 92093
                                                        (Responsible
                                                        Party: John
                                                        Hildeband, Ph.D.).
18238-01........................  0648-XG302           NMFS Southwest      83 FR 33209; July 17, 2018....................  September 20, 2018.
                                                        Fisheries Science
                                                        Center, 8901 La
                                                        Jolla Shores
                                                        Drive, La Jolla,
                                                        CA 92037
                                                        (Responsible
                                                        Party: Lisa
                                                        Balance, Ph.D.).
21217-01........................  0648-XF696           Aaron Roberts,      83 FR 38287; August 6, 2018...................  September 20, 2018.
                                                        Ph.D., University
                                                        of North Texas,
                                                        Biological
                                                        Sciences, 1155
                                                        Union Circle,
                                                        #310559, Denton,
                                                        TX 76203.
21327...........................  0648-XG302           Raymond Carthy,     83 FR 33209; July 17, 2018....................  September 20, 2018.
                                                        Ph.D., Florida
                                                        Cooperative Fish
                                                        and Wildlife
                                                        Research Unit--
                                                        USGS BRD,
                                                        University of
                                                        Florida, P.O. Box
                                                        110485,
                                                        Gainesville, FL
                                                        23611-0450.
21329...........................  0648-XG345           John P. Wise, Sr.,  83 FR 34118; July 19, 2018....................  September 7, 2018.
                                                        Ph.D., University
                                                        of Louisville,
                                                        Department of
                                                        Pharmacology, 500
                                                        S Preston St.,
                                                        Suite 1319,
                                                        Louisville, KY
                                                        40202.
21719...........................  0648-XG094           NMFS Northeast      83 FR 26009; June 5, 2018.....................  September 19, 2018.
                                                        Fisheries Science
                                                        Center, 166 Water
                                                        Street, Woods
                                                        Hole, MA 02543-
                                                        1097 (Responsible
                                                        Party: John Hare,
                                                        Ph.D.).
21858...........................  0648-XG332           NMFS Greater        83 FR 31736; July 9, 2018.....................  September 7, 2018.
                                                        Atlantic Regional
                                                        Fisheries Office,
                                                        55 Great Republic
                                                        Drive,
                                                        Gloucester, MA
                                                        01930.
22123...........................  0648-XG302           Jeffrey Schmid,     83 FR 33209; July 17, 2018....................  September 20, 2018.
                                                        Ph.D.,
                                                        Conservancy of
                                                        Southwest
                                                        Florida, 1495
                                                        Smith Preserve
                                                        Way, Naples, FL
                                                        34102.
22272...........................  0648-XG343           Shaw Institute, 55  83 FR 33924; July 18, 2018....................  September 7, 2018.
                                                        Main Street, Blue
                                                        Hill, ME 04614
                                                        (Responsible
                                                        Party: Susan
                                                        Shaw).
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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: October 18, 2018.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-23077 Filed 10-22-18; 8:45 am]
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