[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 115 (Friday, June 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 27767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12538]
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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: Jennifer Skidmore (Permit Nos. 22387
and 22311), Erin Markin (Permit No. 20315-01), Courtney Smith (Permit
No. 20648), Shasta McClenahan (Permit No. 21938), Carrie Hubard (Permit
No. 22479), and Sara Young (Permit No. 19108-04); 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 Register Permit or amendment
Permit No. RIN Applicant notice issuance date
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19108-04............. 0648-D953........... Daniel P. Costa, 84 FR 13638; April 5, 2019 May 9, 2019.
Ph.D.,
University of
California at
Santa Cruz, Long
Marine
Laboratory, 100
Shaffer Road,
Santa Cruz, CA
95064.
20315-01............. 0648-XF215.......... Kristen Hart, 84 FR 2172; February 6, May 13, 2019.
Ph.D., U.S. 2019.
Geological
Survey, 3205
College Avenue,
Davie, FL 33314.
20648................ 0648-XG360.......... Heidi Pearson, 83 FR 49548; October 2, May 20, 2019.
Ph.D., 2018.
University of
Alaska
Southeast, 11066
Auke Lake Way,
AND1, Juneau, AK
99801.
21938................ 0648-XG344.......... NMFS Southeast 83 FR 40755; August 16, May 21, 2019.
Fisheries 2018.
Science Center,
75 Virginia
Beach Drive,
Miami, FL 33149
(Responsible
Party:
Theophilus
Brainerd, Ph.D.).
22311................ 0648-XG875.......... David Johnston, 84 FR 10045; March 19, May 14, 2019.
Ph.D., Duke 2019.
University,
Marine Science
and
Conservation,
135 Duke Marine
Lab Road,
Beaufort, NC
28516.
22387................ 0648-XG878.......... Benjamin Hubert, 84 FR 9761; March 18, 2019 May 2, 2019.
Ph.D., New York
Genome Center,
101 Avenue of
the Americas,
New York City,
NY 10013.
22479................ 0648-XG906.......... Jose Pablo 84 FR 13006; April 3, 2019 May 20, 2019.
Vazquez-Medina,
Ph.D.,
University of
California
Berkley,
Department of
Integrative
Biology, 3040
Valley Life
Sciences
Building, No.
3140, Berkley,
CA 94720.
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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: June 10, 2019.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-12538 Filed 6-13-19; 8:45 am]
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