[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 32 (Friday, February 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4441-4442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02486]


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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: Shasta McClenahan (Permit Nos. 21585 
and 21636), Sara Young (Permit No. 22183), Carrie Hubard (Permit No. 
21485), and Amy Hapeman (Permit No. 22222); 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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                                                                   Previous Federal      Permit or amendment
     Permit No.                RIN                Applicant         Register notice         issuance date
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21485...............  0648-XG288..........  Jooke Robbins, Ph.D.,  83 FR 30701;      December 19, 2018.
                                             Center for Coastal     June 29, 2018.
                                             Studies, 5 Holway
                                             Avenue,
                                             Provincetown, MA
                                             02657.
21585...............  0648-XG313..........  Oregon State           83 FR 31737;      December 20, 2018.
                                             University, Marine     July 9, 2018.
                                             Mammal Institute,
                                             2030 Southeast
                                             Marine Science
                                             Drive, Newport, OR
                                             97365 (Responsible
                                             Party: Bruce Mate,
                                             Ph.D.,).
21636...............  0648-XG493..........  Joshua Schiffman,      83 FR 55146;      December 6, 2018.
                                             M.D., University of    November 2,
                                             Utah, 2000 Circle of   2018.
                                             Hope Drive, Salt
                                             Lake City, UT 84112.
22183...............  0648-XG539..........  Michelle Shero,        83 FR 55147;      December 20, 2018.
                                             Ph.D., 266 Woods       November 2,
                                             Hole Road, Woods       2018.
                                             Hole, MA 02543.
22222...............  0648-XG415..........  Tamara McGuire,        83 FR 41062;      December 17, 2018.
                                             Ph.D., 310 W. 123rd    August 17, 2018.
                                             Avenue, Anchorage,
                                             AK 99515.
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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.

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    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 12, 2019.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-02486 Filed 2-14-19; 8:45 am]
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