[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63631-63632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26749]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE766
Marine Mammals; File No. 20532
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for permit amendment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Stephen John Trumble, Ph.D.,
Baylor University, 101 Bagby Ave, Waco, TX 76706, has applied in due
form for an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 20532 for the
import, export,
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and receipt of marine mammal parts for scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before January 10, 2019.
ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for
review by selecting ``Records Open for Public Comment'' from the
``Features'' box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species
(APPS) home page, https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File
No. 20532 from the list of available applications.
These documents are also available 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.
Written comments on this application should be submitted to the
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, at the address listed above.
Comments may also be submitted by facsimile to (301) 713-0376, or by
email to [email protected]. Please include the File No. 20532
in the subject line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a
written request to the Chief, Permits and Conservation Division at the
address listed above. The request should set forth the specific reasons
why a hearing on this application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shasta McClenahan or Jennifer
Skidmore, (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to Permit No. 20532 is
requested under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of
1972, as amended (MMPA; 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).
Permit No. 20532, issued on October 26, 2016 (81 FR 70100),
authorizes the permit holder to receive, import, and export biological
samples from seven species of cetaceans from museum holdings, stranded
animals, or legally subsistence hunted animals worldwide for scientific
research to chronologically profile anthropogenic and physiological
data including hormones and pesticides to record exposure and stress.
The permit holder is requesting the permit be amended to include
authorization to import earwax and baleen samples from additional
cetacean species including: 50 each of Bryde's (Balaenoptera edeni),
all species of right (Eubalaena spp.), and sei (Balaenoptera borealis)
whales, and up to 100 individual unidentified cetaceans.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that
the activities proposed are categorically excluded from the requirement
to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact
statement.
Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of the applications to the Marine
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.
Dated: December 6, 2018.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-26749 Filed 12-10-18; 8:45 am]
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