[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10795-10796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05441]
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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.
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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 No. 14450-05
and 20532-01), Sara Young (Permit No. 16632-02 and 21856), Carrie
Hubard (Permit No. 18182-01), and Amy Hapeman (Permit No. 14809-03); 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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Previous Federal Permit or amendment
Permit No. RIN Applicant Register notice issuance date
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14450-05........... 0648-XS35 NMFS Southeast 83 FR 21766; May February 6, 2019.
Fisheries Science 10, 2018.
Center (Responsible
Party: Theophilus
Brainerd, Ph.D.), 75
Virginia Beach Drive,
Miami, FL 33149.
14809-03........... 0648-XB157 Doug Nowacek, Ph.D., 81 FR 1620; February 14, 2019.
Duke University Marine January 13, 2016.
Laboratory, 135 Duke
Marine Lab Rd.,
Beaufort, NC 28516.
16632-02........... 0648-XC521 NMFS Pacific Islands 79 FR 35728; June February 6, 2019.
Fisheries Science 24, 2014.
Center (Responsible
Party: Charles
Littnan, Ph.D.), 1845
Wasp Boulevard,
Building 176,
Honolulu, HI 96818.
18182-01........... 0648-XD002 Marilyn Mazzoil, Harbor 79 FR 14484; February 13, 2019.
Branch Oceanographic March 14, 2014.
Institute, Florida
Atlantic University,
5600 US 1 North, Ft.
Pierce, FL 34946.
20532-01........... 0648-XE766 Stephen John Trumble, 83 FR 63631; February 12, 2019.
Ph.D., Baylor December 11,
University, 101 Bagby 2018.
Ave, Waco, TX 76706.
21856.............. 0648-XG241 ABR, Inc. Environmental 83 FR 24978; May February 19, 2019.
Research and Services 31, 2018.
(Responsible Party:
Lauren Attanas), P.O.
Box 80410, Fairbanks,
AK 99708.
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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.
For the original Permit No. 16632, in compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), NMFS
determined that the activities proposed were consistent with the
Preferred Alternative in the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement for Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Actions (NMFS 2014), and that
issuance of the permit would not have a significant adverse impact on
the human environment. The minor amendment to Permit No. 16632-02
extends the duration of the permit for one year, but does not change
any other terms or conditions of the permit and no additional NEPA
analysis was required.
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
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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 18, 2019.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-05441 Filed 3-21-19; 8:45 am]
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