[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 129 (Friday, July 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36256-36257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14658]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB220]


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: Sara Young (Permit No. 24365), Amy 
Hapeman (Permit No. 18890-01), and Jennifer Skidmore (Permit No. 
25672); 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 activities, 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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18890-01...............  0648-XD824.............  Alaska Department    81 FR 59982;       June 7, 2021.
                                                   of Fish and Game,    August 31, 2016.
                                                   1255 West 8th
                                                   Street, Juneau,
                                                   Alaska 99811-5526,
                                                   (Responsible
                                                   Party: Lori
                                                   Quakenbush).
23896..................  0648-XA964.............  Aleut Community of   86 FR 16588;       June 22, 2021.
                                                   St. Paul Island,     March 30, 2021.
                                                   Tribal Government
                                                   Ecosystem
                                                   Conservation
                                                   Office, 2050 Venia
                                                   Minor Road, St.
                                                   Paul Island, AK
                                                   99660 (Responsible
                                                   Party: Lauren
                                                   Divine, Ph.D.).
24365..................  0648-XA878.............  Paul Ponganis,       86 FR 11730;       June 1, 2021.
                                                   Ph.D., University    February 26,
                                                   of California San    2021.
                                                   Diego, La Jolla,
                                                   CA 92093-0204.
25672..................  0648-XB073.............  Miling Li, Sc.D.,    86 FR 26209; May   June 22, 2021.
                                                   University of        13, 2021.
                                                   Delaware, 15
                                                   Innovation Way,
                                                   Newark, DE 19711.
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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

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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: July 6, 2021.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-14658 Filed 7-8-21; 8:45 am]
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