[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 181 (Thursday, September 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58037-58038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20495]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA486]


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 No. 23467-
01); Jennifer Skidmore (Permit Nos. 18902-01 and 19590-02), and Erin 
Markin (Permit No. 23836); 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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   18902-01    0648-XD856  Colleen Reichmuth, Ph.D.,      81 FR 2846; January 19,  August 31, 2020.
                            Long Marine Laboratory,        2016.
                            University of California at
                            Santa Cruz, 100 Shaffer
                            Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95064.
   19590-02    0648-XE022  Terrie M. Williams, Ph.D.,     80 FR 59738; October 2,  August 31, 2020.
                            Long Marine Laboratory,        2015.
                            University of California
                            Santa Cruz, 115 McAllister
                            Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060.
   23467-01    0648-XA119  Sarah Conner, Wild Space       85 FR 21837; April 20,   August 3, 2020.
                            Productions, St. Stephens      2020.
                            House, Colston Avenue,
                            Bristol, BS1 4ST, United
                            Kingdom.
      23836    0648-XA232  Wildstar Films, Ltd., Embassy  85 FR 36377; June 16,    August 21, 2020.
                            House, Queens Avenue,          2020.
                            Bristol, BS8 1SB, United
                            Kingdom (Responsible Party:
                            Jo Harvey).
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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

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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.

    Dated: September 14, 2020.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-20495 Filed 9-16-20; 8:45 am]
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