[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15595-15596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07535]


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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: Amy Sloan (Permit No. 22095); Erin 
Markin (Permit Nos. 20340-02 and 20528-01); Malcolm Mohead (Permit Nos. 
19641-01, 20347-01, and 22671); and Sara Young (Permit Nos. 14327-01 
and 16087) 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
       Permit No.                  RIN                   Applicant          Previous Federal       amendment
                                                                             Register notice     issuance date
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14327-01...............  0648-XP18                National Marine          79 FR 51963,        March 21, 2019.
                                                   Fisheries Service's      September 2, 2014.
                                                   Marine Mammal
                                                   Laboratory, 7600 Sand
                                                   Point Way, Seattle, WA
                                                   98115 (Responsible
                                                   Party: John Bengston).
16087-02...............  0648-XA292               National Marine          79 FR 64174,        March 21, 2019.
                                                   Fisheries Service's      October 28, 2014.
                                                   Marine Mammal
                                                   Laboratory, 7600 Sand
                                                   Point Way, Seattle, WA
                                                   98115 (Responsible
                                                   Party: John Bengston).
19641-01...............  0648-XG517               Connecticut Department   83 FR 61375,        March 12, 2019.
                                                   of Energy and            November 29, 2018.
                                                   Environmental
                                                   Protection, Marine
                                                   Fisheries, P.O. Box
                                                   719, Old Lyme, CT
                                                   06371 (Responsible
                                                   Party: Tom Savoy).
20340-02...............  0648-XG517               New York State           83 FR 61375,        March 12, 2019.
                                                   Department of            November 29, 2018.
                                                   Environmental
                                                   Conservation, 205
                                                   Belle Mead Road, East
                                                   Setuaket, NY 11733
                                                   (Responsible Party:
                                                   Kim McKown).
20347-01...............  0648-XG517               University of Maine,     83 FR 61375,        March 12, 2019.
                                                   School of Marine         November 29, 2018.
                                                   Sciences, 5741 Libby
                                                   Hall, Room 202A,
                                                   Orono, ME 04469
                                                   (Responsible Party:
                                                   Gayle Zydlewski).

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20528-01...............  0648-XG517               South Carolina           83 FR 61375,        March 12, 2019.
                                                   Department of Natural    November 29, 2018.
                                                   Resources, 217 Fort
                                                   Johnson Road,
                                                   Charleston, SC 29412
                                                   (Responsible Party:
                                                   Bill Post).
22095..................  0648-XG371               SeaWorld, LLC., 9205     83 FR 54570,        March 13, 2019.
                                                   SouthPark Center Loop,   October 30, 2018.
                                                   Suite 400, Orlando, FL
                                                   32819 (Responsible
                                                   Party: Christopher
                                                   Dold, DVM).
22671..................  0648-XG517               Conte Anadromous Fish    83 FR 61375,        March 12, 2019.
                                                   Research Laboratory,     November 29, 2018.
                                                   U.S. Geological
                                                   Survey, Biological
                                                   Resources Discipline,
                                                   1 Migratory Way,
                                                   Turners Fall, MA 01376
                                                   (Responsible Party:
                                                   Adria Elskus).
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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: April 11, 2019.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-07535 Filed 4-15-19; 8:45 am]
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