[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 236 (Monday, December 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 70828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26917]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB639]


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: Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D. (Permit No. 
20430-01 and 25943), Amy Hapeman (Permit No. 25563), and Sara Young 
(Permit No. 25770); at (301) 427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices were published in the Federal 
Register on the dates listed below that requests for a permit 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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20430-01............  0648-XE938            James Harvey, Ph.D., Moss  84 FR 48600;          November 30, 2021.
                                             Landing Marine             September 16, 2019.
                                             Laboratories, 8272 Moss
                                             Landing Road, Moss
                                             Landing, CA 95039.
25563...............  0648-XB303            NMFS Alaska Fisheries      86 FR 43528; August   November 8, 2021.
                                             Science Center, Marine     9, 2021.
                                             Mammal Laboratory, 7600
                                             Sand Point Way NE,
                                             Seattle, WA 98115
                                             (Responsible Party: John
                                             Bengtson, Ph.D.).
25770...............  0648-XB298            Institute of Marine        86 FR 42791; August   November 19, 2021.
                                             Sciences, University of    5, 2021.
                                             California at Santa
                                             Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
                                             95064 (Responsible
                                             Party: Daniel Costa,
                                             Ph.D.).
25943...............  0648-XB509            Stephen Trumble, Ph.D.,    86 FR 57414; October  November 23, 2021.
                                             Baylor University, 101     15, 2021.
                                             Bagby Ave., Waco, TX
                                             76706.
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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: December 8, 2021.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-26917 Filed 12-10-21; 8:45 am]
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