[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 236 (Friday, December 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75607-75608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26780]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC602]


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. 
21585-02 and 26696), Amy Hapeman (Permit No. 26226), and Carrie Hubard 
(Permit Nos. 25754 and Permit No. 26562); at (301) 427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices were published in the Federal 
Register on the dates listed below that requests for a permit or permit 
amendment 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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21585-02................      0648-XC011  Oregon State University,    87 FR 27989, May 10,  November 14, 2022.
                                           Marine Mammal Institute,    2022.
                                           2030 Southeast Marine
                                           Science Drive, Newport,
                                           OR 97365 (Responsible
                                           Party: Lisa Ballance,
                                           Ph.D.).
25754...................      0648-XC036  NMFS Pacific Islands        87 FR 31210, May 23,  November 16, 2022.
                                           Fisheries Science Center,   2022.
                                           1845 Wasp Boulevard,
                                           Building 176, Honolulu,
                                           HI 96818 (Responsible
                                           Party: Charles Littnan,
                                           Ph.D.).
26226...................      0648-XC363  Robert DiGiovanni, Jr.,     87 FR 56001,          November 10, 2022.
                                           Atlantic Marine             September 13, 2022.
                                           Conservation Society,
                                           P.O. Box 932, Hampton
                                           Bays, NY 11946.
26562...................      0648-XC233  James Hain, Ph.D.,          87 FR 48471, August   November 9, 2022.
                                           Associated Scientists at    9, 2022.
                                           Woods Hole, Box 721,
                                           Woods Hole, MA 02543.
26696...................      0648-XC418  Dennis Clegg, Ph.D.,        87 FR 60126, October  November 22, 2022.
                                           University of California    4, 2022.
                                           at Santa Barbara,
                                           Neuroscience Research
                                           Institute, Mail Code
                                           5060, Santa Barbara, CA
                                           93106.
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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 5, 2022.
Amy C. Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-26780 Filed 12-8-22; 8:45 am]
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