[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43630-43631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16992]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB308]


Marine Mammals and Endangered Species

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

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits, permit modifications.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that permits and permit modifications 
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: Amy Hapeman (Permit No. 24334) and 
Erin Markin (Permit Nos. 21467-02 and 22822-02); 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 
modification 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

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on the permit number provided in Table 1 below.

                                                    Table 1--Issued Permits and Permit Modifications
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         Permit No.               RTID                 Applicant                    Previous Federal Register notice                 Issuance date
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21467-02...................      0648-XB053  Karen Holloway-Adkins, Ph.D.,  86 FR 26207; May 13, 2021.......................  July 2, 2021.
                                              East Coast Biologists, Inc.,
                                              P.O. Box 33715, Indialantic,
                                              FL 32903.
22822-02...................      0648-XB053  Pamela Plotkin, Ph.D., Texas   86 FR 26207; May 13, 2021.......................  July 2, 2021.
                                              Sea Grant, Texas A&M
                                              University, 797 Lamar
                                              Street, 4115 TAMU, College
                                              Station, TX 77843.
24334......................      0648-XA897  Alaska Department of Fish and  86 FR 11729; February 26, 2021..................  July 13, 2021.
                                              Game, 1300 College Road,
                                              Fairbanks, AK 99701
                                              (Responsible Party: Lori
                                              Quakenbush).
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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: August 5, 2021.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-16992 Filed 8-9-21; 8:45 am]
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