[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 158 (Thursday, August 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41705-41706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17565]


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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 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: Shasta McClenahan (Permit No. 21482), 
Amy Hapeman (Permit Nos. 21367-01 and 22218), and Carrie Hubard (Permit 
No. 22965); 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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21367-01.........................      0648-XF862  Christopher          84 FR 23020; May     July 24, 2019.
                                                    Marshall, Ph.D.,     21, 2019.
                                                    Texas A&M
                                                    University at
                                                    Galveston, 200
                                                    Seawolf Parkway,
                                                    Galveston, TX
                                                    77553.
21482............................      0648-XG359  Dan T. Engelhaupt,   84 FR 22452; May     July 19, 2019.
                                                    Ph.D., HDR, Inc.,    17, 2019.
                                                    4173 Ewell Road,
                                                    Virginia Beach, VA
                                                    23455.
22218............................      0648-XG499  NMFS Northeast       83 FR 50646;         July 30, 2019.
                                                    Fisheries Science    October 9, 2018.
                                                    Center, 166 Water
                                                    Street, Woods
                                                    Hole, MA 02543
                                                    (Responsible
                                                    Party: Dr. Jon
                                                    Hare).
22965............................      0648-XG961  Sea to Sea           84 FR 15602; April   July 10, 2019.
                                                    Productions Ltd.,    16, 2019.
                                                    477 Island View
                                                    Drive, Boutiliers
                                                    Point, Nova
                                                    Scotia, Canada
                                                    B3Z1R3
                                                    (Responsible
                                                    Party: David Kent
                                                    Nason).
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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.

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    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: August 12, 2019.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-17565 Filed 8-14-19; 8:45 am]
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