[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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Previous Federal Permit or amendment Permit No. RIN Applicant Register notice issuance date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [[Page 4442]] 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] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P