[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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