[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67722-67723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26619]


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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: Amy Hapeman (Permit Nos. 22835 and 
23095), Jennifer Skidmore (Permit Nos. 20610-02, 22435, and 23092), and 
Carrie Hubard (Permit No. 23043); 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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20610-02...............        0648-XF801  David Portnoy, Ph.D.,      84 FR 50018;          November 15, 2019.
                                            Texas A&M University,      September 24, 2019.
                                            Corpus Christi, TX 78412.
22435..................        0648-XR017  Northwest Fisheries        84 FR 36054; July     November 15, 2019.
                                            Science Center, Marine     26, 2019.
                                            Forensic Laboratory
                                            (Responsible Party:
                                            Kevin Werner, Ph.D.),
                                            2725 Montlake Blvd East,
                                            Seattle, WA 98112.
22835..................        0648-XR003  Scripps Institute of       84 FR 31846; July 3,  November 1, 2019.
                                            Oceanography               2019.
                                            (Responsible Party: John
                                            Hildebrand, Ph.D.),
                                            University of California
                                            San Diego, 9500 Gilman
                                            Drive, La Jolla, CA
                                            92093.
23043..................        0648-XR051  Devon Massyn, Natural      84 FR 52073; October  November 25, 2019.
                                            History Unit, 2118         1, 2019.
                                            Manhattan Beach Blvd,
                                            Unit B, Redondo Beach,
                                            CA 90278.
23092..................      0648-PR-A004  C. Scott Baker, Ph.D.,     84 FR 49098;          November 5, 2019.
                                            Oregon State University,   September 18, 2019.
                                            Marine Mammal Institute,
                                            Hatfield Marine Science
                                            Center, 2030 SE Marine
                                            Science Drive, Newport,
                                            OR 97365.
23095..................        0648-XR033  Ari Friedlaender, Ph.D.,   84 FR 39811; August   November 13, 2019.
                                            University of California   12, 2019.
                                            at Santa Cruz, 115
                                            McAllister Way, Santa
                                            Cruz, CA 95060.
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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

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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: December 5, 2019.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-26619 Filed 12-10-19; 8:45 am]
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