[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 241 (Tuesday, December 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 81182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27577]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA719]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Notice; issuance of scientific research permit.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued a scientific 
research permit (Permit 18761-2R) to the University of California, 
Santa Cruz, under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The research is 
intended to increase knowledge of black abalone listed under the ESA 
and to help guide management and conservation efforts.

ADDRESSES: Because all West Coast NMFS offices are currently closed, 
the permit and related documents are only available for review upon 
written request via email to [email protected] (please include the 
permit number in the subject line of the email).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob Clapp, Portland, OR (phone: 503-
231-2314, fax: 503-230-5441, email: [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice was published in the Federal Register 
on July 17, 2020, that a request for a permit renewal had been 
submitted by the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). 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 and Federal 
Register notice information provided in the table below.

                                                                 Table 1--Issued Permits
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       Permit No.             RTID                 Applicant                   Previous Federal Register notice                  Issuance date
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18761-2R...............      0648-XA286  University of California,      85 FR 43540; July 17, 2020...................  November 12, 2020.
                                          Santa Cruz--Long Marine
                                          Laboratory, 100 Shaffer
                                          Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
                                          (Responsible Party: Peter
                                          Raimondi).
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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

    Scientific research permits are issued in accordance with section 
10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and regulations 
governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222-226). NMFS 
issues permits based on finding that such permits: (1) Are applied for 
in good faith; (2) if granted and exercised, would not operate to the 
disadvantage of the listed species that are the subject of the permit; 
and (3) are consistent with the purposes and policy of section 2 of the 
ESA. The authority to take listed species is subject to conditions set 
forth in the permits.

    Dated: December 10, 2020.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-27577 Filed 12-14-20; 8:45 am]
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