[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 179 (Monday, September 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48600-48601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19935]
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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.
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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 Nos. 20430-
01, 21476, and 22750) and Courtney Smith (Permit No. 21321-01); 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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20430-01................ 0648-XE938 James Harvey, Ph.D., Moss 84 FR 30092; June August 27, 2019.
Landing Marine 26, 2019.
Laboratories, 8272 Moss
Landing Road, Moss
Landing, CA 95039.
21321-01................ 0648-XG047 Pacific Whale Foundation 84 FR 26074; June 5, August 27, 2019.
(Responsible Party: 2019.
Stephanie Stack), 300
Ma'alaea Rd., Suite 211
Wailuku, HI 96793.
21476................... 0648-XG853 Lars Bejder, Ph.D., 84 FR 13908; April August 27, 2019.
University of Hawaii at 8, 2019.
Manoa, 46-007 Lilipuna
Road, Kaneohe, HI 96744.
22750................... 0648-XG854 Rachel Cartwright, Ph.D., 84 FR 15598; April August 27, 2019.
Keiki Kohola Project, 16, 2019.
1330 Sabal Lakes Road,
Delray Beach, FL 33445.
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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
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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: September 10, 2019.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-19935 Filed 9-13-19; 8:45 am]
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