[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 154 (Thursday, August 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49581-49582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17249]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC257]


Marine Mammals and Endangered Species

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

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits, permit amendments, and permit 
modifications.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that permits, permit amendments, and 
permit modifications 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: Carrie Hubard (Permit Nos. 19655-02 
and 26394) and Erin Markin, Ph.D., (Permit No. 19496-05); at (301) 427-
8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices were published in the Federal 
Register

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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.

                      Table 1--Issued Permits, Permit Amendments, and Permit Modifications
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                                                                              Previous Federal
            Permit No.                   RTID             Applicant           Register notice      Issuance date
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19496-05..........................      0648-XC062  Mariana Fuentes,       87 FR 31985; May 26,        7/19/2022
                                                     Ph.D., Florida State   2022.
                                                     University, 3263
                                                     Foley Drive,
                                                     Tallahassee, FL
                                                     32309.
19655-02..........................      0648-XF085  Adam Pack, Ph.D.,      83 FR 17655; April          7/26/2022
                                                     University of Hawaii   23, 2018.
                                                     at Hilo, 200 West
                                                     Kawili Street, Hilo,
                                                     HI 96720.
26394.............................      0648-XC040  Pangolin Pictures,     87 FR 31213; May 23,         7/8/2022
                                                     1650 Broadway, Suite   2022.
                                                     1208, New York, NY
                                                     10019 (Responsible
                                                     Party: Kevin Bachar).
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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: August 8, 2022.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-17249 Filed 8-10-22; 8:45 am]
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