[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 155 (Tuesday, August 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 48508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17507]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA377]


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 via email to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shasta McClenahan (Permit Nos. 21585-
01, 23922, and 23923), Jennifer Skidmore (Permit No. 23779), and Amy 
Hapeman (Permit No. 23672); 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.

                                  Table 1--Issued Permits and Permit Amendments
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                                                                     Previous Federal
     Permit No.            RTID                Applicant             Register notice          Issuance date
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21585-01............      0648-XA223  Oregon State University,    85 FR 35415; June 10,  July 30, 2020.
                                       Marine Mammal Institute,    2020.
                                       2030 Southeast Marine
                                       Science Drive, Newport,
                                       OR 97365 (Responsible
                                       Party: Lisa Ballance,
                                       Ph.D.).
23672...............      0648-XR108  Environmental               85 FR 16329; March     July 27, 2020.
                                       Investigation Agency,       23, 2020.
                                       P.O. Box 53343,
                                       Washington, DC 20009
                                       (Responsible Party: Allan
                                       Thornton).
23779...............      0648-XA235  Allyson Hindle, Ph.D.,      85 FR 36837; June 18,  July 27, 2020.
                                       University of Nevada Las    2020.
                                       Vegas, 4505 S Maryland
                                       Parkway, MS 4004, Las
                                       Vegas, NV 89154.
23922...............      0648-XA219  University of California,   85 FR 35266; June 9,   July 27, 2020.
                                       35 Medical Center Way,      2020.
                                       San Francisco, CA 94131
                                       (Responsible Party:
                                       Alexander Pollen, Ph.D.).
23923...............      0648-XA220  Eugene DeRango, Bielefeld   85 FR 35416; June 10,  July 27, 2020.
                                       University, Department of   2020.
                                       Animal Behaviour,
                                       Morgenbreede 45,
                                       Bielefeld, Germany.
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    Permit No. 23672 was issued on July 27, 2020; the permit takes 
effect on April 1, 2021 and is valid through December 1, 2022.
    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 permits 
were 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 MMPA 
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 ESA of 1973, as amended (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.

Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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