[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 95 (Thursday, May 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 22111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10162]


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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: Sara Young (Permit No. 22187), Malcolm 
Mohead (Permit Nos. 21857, 22078, and 22324), Courtney Smith (Permit 
No. 22141), and Jennifer Skidmore (Permit No. 22723); 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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21857............................      0648-XG655  Tonya Wiley,         83 FR 63833,         April 1, 2019.
                                                    Havenworth Coastal   December 12, 2018.
                                                    Conservation, 5120
                                                    Beacon Road,
                                                    Palmetto, FL 34221.
22078............................      0648-XG655  The NFMS Southeast   83 FR 63833,         April 1, 2019.
                                                    Fisheries Science    December 12, 2018.
                                                    Center, 75
                                                    Virginia Beach
                                                    Drive, Miami, FL
                                                    33149 (Responsible
                                                    Party: Theo
                                                    Brainerd, Ph.D.).
22141............................      0648-XG516  Samuel Wasser,       84 FR 1428,          April 10, 2019.
                                                    Ph.D., University    February 4, 2019.
                                                    of Washington,
                                                    Department of
                                                    Biology, P.O. Box
                                                    351800, Seattle,
                                                    WA 98195.
22187............................      0648-XG540  Heather E. Liwanag,  83 FR 66250,         April 10, 2019.
                                                    Ph.D., 1 Grand       December 26, 2019.
                                                    Avenue, San Luis
                                                    Obispo, CA 93407.
22324............................      0648-XG655  The University of    83 FR 63833,         April 1, 2019.
                                                    Florida, Florida     December 12, 2018.
                                                    Museum of Natural
                                                    History, Dickinson
                                                    Hall, Gainesville,
                                                    FL 32611
                                                    (Responsible
                                                    Party: Gavin
                                                    Naylor, Ph.D.).
22723............................      0648-XG852  Sean Todd, Ph.D.,    84 FR 9094, March    April 23, 2019.
                                                    College of the       13, 2019.
                                                    Atlantic, 105 Eden
                                                    Street, Bar
                                                    Harbor, ME 04609.
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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: May 13, 2019.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-10162 Filed 5-15-19; 8:45 am]
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