[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49097-49098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20169]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-PR-A004
Marine Mammals; File No. 23092
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that C. Scott Baker, Ph.D., Oregon
State University, Marine Mammal Institute, Hatfield Marine Science
Center, 2030 SE Marine Science Drive, Newport, OR 97365, has applied in
due form for a permit to receive, import, and export
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marine mammals specimens for scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before October 18, 2019.
ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for
review by selecting ``Records Open for Public Comment'' from the
``Features'' box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species
(APPS) home page, https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File
No. 23092 from the list of available applications.
These documents are also available 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.
Written comments on this application should be submitted to the
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, at the address listed above.
Comments may also be submitted by facsimile to (301) 713-0376, or by
email to [email protected]. Please include the File No. in the
subject line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a
written request to the Chief, Permits and Conservation Division at the
address listed above. The request should set forth the specific reasons
why a hearing on this application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Skidmore or Shasta
McClenahan, (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 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.), the
regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222-226), and the Fur
Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
The applicant requests a permit to receive, import, and export
samples of marine mammal parts collected legally from any species of
cetaceans and pinnipeds, except the walrus, for scientific research.
The proposed research is intended to maximize the biological
information gained from each sample and is expected to result in an
improved understanding of the taxonomy, genetic diversity, population
structure, abundance, and individual movement of marine mammals. The
anticipated U.S. and foreign sources of samples include the following:
Animals in captivity (samples taken during routine husbandry procedures
or under separate authorization); animals in foreign countries stranded
alive or dead or that died during rehabilitation; animals killed during
legal subsistence hunting; animals killed incidental to legal
commercial fishing operations; and samples from other authorized
persons or collections. The total number of samples that will be
received, imported, or exported will not exceed 5,000 individual
cetaceans and 5,000 individual pinnipeds, annually. The requested
period of the permit is five years.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that
the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of the application to the Marine
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.
Dated: September 13, 2019.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-20169 Filed 9-17-19; 8:45 am]
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