[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 54940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21714]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB459]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Notice; issuance of one scientific research permit.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued a scientific 
research permit (Permit 19571-2R) to the NMFS Southwest Fisheries 
Science Center in La Jolla, California, 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, 
conservation, and recovery efforts.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are 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: Susan Wang, Long Beach, California, 
phone: 562-980-4199, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice was published in the Federal Register 
on February 16, 2021, that a request for a permit renewal had been 
submitted by NMFS's Southwest Fisheries Science Center. 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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                                                                             Previous Federal
           Permit No.                   RTID               Applicant         Register notice     Issuance date
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19571-2R.......................  0648-XA872.......  NMFS Southwest          86 FR 9489;        September 16,
                                                     Fisheries Science       February 16,       2021.
                                                     Center--8901 La Jolla   2021.
                                                     Shores Drive, La
                                                     Jolla, CA 92037
                                                     (Responsible Party:
                                                     Kristen Koch).
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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: September 30, 2021.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-21714 Filed 10-4-21; 8:45 am]
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