[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 55 (Friday, March 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 16078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05831]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA080]


Marine Mammals and Endangered Species

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a permit, has been issued to the 
following entity under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).

ADDRESSES: The permit 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 No. 23577); at 
(301) 427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice was published in the Federal Register 
on the date listed below that requests for a permit had been submitted 
by the below-named applicant. To locate the Federal Register notice 
that announced our receipt of the application and a complete 
description of the activities, go to www.federalregister.gov and search 
on the permit number provided in Table 1 below.

                                             Table 1--Issued Permit
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                                                                                                    Permit or
            Permit No.                 RIN/RTID           Applicant          Previous Federal       amendment
                                                                              Register notice     issuance date
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23577.............................      0648-XR076  BBC Studios Ltd.,      84 FR 70500;                 2/3/2020
                                                     Natural History Unit   December 23, 2019.
                                                     Productions,
                                                     Broadcasting House,
                                                     Whiteladies Road,
                                                     Bristol, BS8 2LR,
                                                     UK, (Responsible
                                                     Party: Rowan
                                                     Crawford).
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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.

    Authority: The requested permit has 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).

    Dated: March 16, 2020.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-05831 Filed 3-19-20; 8:45 am]
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