[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63416-63417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24889]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2021-0052; FXIA16710900000-212-FF09A30000]


Marine Mammals; Issuance of Permits

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have issued 
the following permits to conduct certain activities with marine 
mammals. We issue these permits under section 104(c) of the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended.

ADDRESSES: Information about the applications for the permits listed in 
this notice is available online at www.regulations.gov. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703-358-
2185, via email at [email protected], or via the Federal Relay Service at 
800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
(Service), have issued permits to conduct certain activities with 
marine mammals in response to permit applications that we received. 
Section 104(c) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended 
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), specifies the conditions for 
authorizing the taking or importation of a marine mammal for purposes 
of scientific research, public display, or enhancing the survival or 
recovery of a species or stock under the MMPA, providing that certain 
conditions are met. A permit may be issued for public display purposes 
to applicants which offers a program for education or conservation 
purposes that meets professionally recognized standards of the public 
display community, for which the applicant's facilities are open to the 
public on a regularly scheduled basis and that access to the facilities 
is not limited or restricted other than by charging of an admission 
fee. A permit may be issued for scientific research purposes when the 
taking is required to further a bona fide scientific purpose and does 
not involve unnecessary duplication of research. This notice only 
informs the public that, after going through a review of the submitted 
application, the Service has determined that all the issuance criteria 
of the MMPA have been met.

Availability of Documents

    The permittees' original permit application materials, along with 
public comments we received during public comment periods for the 
applications, are available for review. To locate the application 
materials and received comments, go to www.regulations.gov and search 
for the appropriate permit number (e.g., 12345C) provided in the 
following table:

Marine Mammals

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            Permit No.                 ePermit No.              Applicant              Permit issuance date
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672624...........................  N/A................  U.S. Geological Survey    December 7, 2020.
                                                         (USGS).
73634A...........................  N/A................  Seward Association for    December 8, 2020.
                                                         the Advancement of
                                                         Marine Science dba
                                                         Alaska Sealife Center.
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Authorities

    We issue this notice under the Marine Mammal Protection Act as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and their implementing regulations.

Brenda Tapia,
Supervisor, Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, 
Division of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2021-24889 Filed 11-15-21; 8:45 am]
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