[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36111-36112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12886]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC100]


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 Nos. 
20455-02 and 20605-04), Courtney Smith, Ph.D., (Permit Nos. 20294 and 
21170), and Sara Young (Permit No. 26375); at (301) 427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices were published in the Federal 
Register on the dates listed below that requests for a permit, permit 
amendment, 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 on the permit 
number provided in Table 1 below.

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                                  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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20455-02..............      0648-XF063  Randall Wells, Ph.D.,       81 FR 90781;          May 5, 2022.
                                         Chicago Zoological          December 15, 2016.
                                         Society's Sarasota
                                         Dolphin Research Program,
                                         c/o Mote Marine
                                         Laboratory, 1600 Ken
                                         Thompson Parkway,
                                         Sarasota, FL 34236.
20605-04..............      0648-XF381  Robin Baird, Ph.D.,         82 FR 39776; August   May 20, 2022.
                                         Cascadia Research           22, 2017.
                                         Collective, 218 \1/2\
                                         West Fourth Avenue,
                                         Olympia WA, 98501.
26375.................      0648-XB814  Jay Rotella Ph.D., Montana  87 FR 10341;          May 6, 2022.
                                         State University, 310       February 24, 2022.
                                         Lewis Hall, Bozeman, MT
                                         59717.
21170-01..............      0648-XF399  Keith Ellenbogen, Keith     82 FR 39776; August   May 12, 2022.
                                         Ellenbogen Photography,     22, 2017.
                                         795 Carroll Street,
                                         Brooklyn, NY 11215.
20294-01..............      0648-XF148  Robert DiGiovanni, Jr.,     82 FR 29053; June     May 20, 2022.
                                         Atlantic Marine             27, 2017.
                                         Conservation Society,
                                         P.O. Box 932, Hampton
                                         Bays, New York, 11946.
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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 permits 
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: June 7, 2022.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-12886 Filed 6-14-22; 8:45 am]
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