[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64048-64049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25078]


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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

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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. 18786-
04), Sara Young (Permit No. 23197) and Carrie Hubard (Permit No. 
23117); 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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18786-04...........  0648-XD900           NMFS Office of           84 FR 21332; May    October 3, 2019.
                                           Protected Resources,     14, 2019.
                                           Marine Mammal Health
                                           and Stranding Response
                                           Program, 1315 East
                                           West Highway, Silver
                                           Spring, MD 20910
                                           (Responsible Party:
                                           Teri Rowles, D.V.M.,
                                           Ph.D.).
23117..............  0648-XR031           BBC Worldwide Americas,  84 FR 45997;        October 24, 2019.
                                           1120 Avenue of the       September 3, 2019.
                                           Americas, New York, NY
                                           10036 (Responsible
                                           Party: Orla Doherty).
23197..............  0648-XR038           Wildstar Films, South    84 FR 47499;        October 17, 2019.
                                           Parade Mansions, 71      September 10,
                                           Oakfield Road, Bristol   2019.
                                           BS8 2BB, U.K.
                                           (Responsible Party:
                                           Hugh Pearson).
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    In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that 
the activities proposed for Permit Nos. 23117 and 23197 are 
categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental 
assessment (EA) or environmental impact statement.
    For Permit No. 18786-04, an EA was prepared for the original permit 
in compliance with NEPA, to examine whether significant environmental 
impacts could result from issuance of the proposed scientific research 
permit. Based on the analyses in the EA, NMFS determined that issuance 
of the original permit would not significantly impact the quality of 
the human environment and that preparation of an environmental impact 
statement was not required. That determination was documented in a 
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), signed on June 29, 2015. The 
activities in the amendment are consistent with the analyses in the 
original EA and no additional NEPA analysis was required for the 
issuance of this amendment. The original EA and FONSI are available 
upon request.
    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: November 14, 2019.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-25078 Filed 11-19-19; 8:45 am]
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