[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 110 (Thursday, June 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 30919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12121]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB153]


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 permits 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: Jennifer Skidmore (Permit No. 25500), 
Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D. (Permit No. 25581), and Jordan Rutland (Permit 
No. 25520); at (301) 427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices were published in the Federal 
Register on the dates listed below that requests for a permit 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 activities, go to www.federalregister.gov and search 
on the permit number provided in Table 1 below.

                                                                 Table 1--Issued Permits
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         Permit No.               RTID                 Applicant                    Previous Federal Register notice                 Issuance date
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25500......................      0648-XA943  University of Alaska Museum    86 FR 14878; March 19, 2021.....................  May 6, 2021.
                                              of the North, 907 Yukon
                                              Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775
                                              (Responsible Party: Link
                                              Olson, Ph.D.).
25581......................      0648-XA959  Freedive Pictures, Ltd, St.    86 FR 15651; March 24, 2021.....................  May 6, 2021.
                                              Stephens Avenue Bristol,
                                              United Kingdom, BS1 1YL
                                              (Responsible Party: Sophie
                                              Morgan).
25520......................      0648-XA958  BBC Natural History and        86 FR 15464; March 23, 2021.....................  May 25, 2021.
                                              Factual Productions Ltd.,
                                              Broadcasting House,
                                              Whiteladies Road, Bristol,
                                              United Kingdom, BS8 2LR
                                              (Responsible Party: Daniel
                                              Rasmussen).
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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 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: June 4, 2021.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-12121 Filed 6-9-21; 8:45 am]
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