[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 197 (Friday, October 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 57414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22539]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB509]


Marine Mammals; File No. 25943

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

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Stephen John Trumble, Ph.D., 
Baylor University, 101 Bagby Ave., Waco, TX 76706, has applied in due 
form for a permit to import, export, and receive parts from cetaceans 
for scientific research.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or 
before November 15, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for 
review by selecting ``Records Open for Public Comment'' from the 
``Features'' box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species 
(APPS) home page, https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File 
No. 25943 from the list of available applications. These documents are 
also available upon written request via email to 
[email protected].
    Written comments on this application should be submitted via email 
to [email protected]. Please include File No. 25943 in the 
subject line of the email comment.
    Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a 
written request via email to [email protected]. The request 
should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this application 
would be appropriate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D., or Jennifer 
Skidmore, (301) 427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the 
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended 
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations governing the taking 
and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 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).
    The applicant proposes to import, export, and receive cetacean 
parts for scientific research to chronologically profile anthropogenic 
contaminants, physiological stress, and reproductive hormones from 
cetaceans to determine influence of anthropogenic and environmental 
stressors. Parts from up to 100 individuals of each of the following 
species may be obtained annually: Blue (Balaenoptera musculus), bowhead 
(Balaena mysticetus), Bryde's (B. edeni), fin (B. physalus), gray 
(Eschrichtius robustus), humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae), minke (B. 
acutorostrata), North Atlantic right (Eubalaena glacialis), North 
Pacific right (E. japonica), Rice's (Balaenoptera ricei), sei (B. 
borealis), Southern right (E. australis), and sperm (Physeter 
macrocephalus) whales, and unidentified cetaceans. The requested 
duration of the permit is five years.
    In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that 
the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to 
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
    Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of the application to the Marine 
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.

    Dated: October 12, 2021.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-22539 Filed 10-14-21; 8:45 am]
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