[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29930-29931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10773]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA176]


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 and 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 No. 19497-
01), Sara Young (Permit No. 23273), Amy Hapeman (Permit No. 18881-01); 
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 
Table 1 below.

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                                  Table 1--Issued Permits and Permit Amendments
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                                                                                                   Permit or
       Permit No.                  RTID                  Applicant          Previous Federal       amendment
                                                                             Register notice     issuance date
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18881-01...............  0648-XD711.............  Texas Sealife Center,    80 FR 24902; May    April 24, 2020.
                                                   14225 S Padre Island     1, 2015.
                                                   Dr., Corpus Christi,
                                                   Texas 78418
                                                   (Responsible Party:
                                                   Timothy Tristan,
                                                   D.V.M.).
19497-01...............  0648-XE009.............  University of Florida,   80 FR 52453;        April 1, 2020.
                                                   College of Veterinary    August 31, 2015.
                                                   Medicine, 2015 SW 16th
                                                   Ave, Gainesville, FL
                                                   32610 (Responsible
                                                   Party: Michael Walsh
                                                   D.V.M.).
23273..................  0648-XR091.............  Michelle Shero, Ph.D.,   85 FR 11051;        April 13, 2020.
                                                   Woods Hole               February 26, 2020.
                                                   Oceanographic
                                                   Institution, 266 Woods
                                                   Hole Road, Woods Hole,
                                                   MA 02543.
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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 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: May 14, 2020.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-10773 Filed 5-18-20; 8:45 am]
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