[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 38846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12705]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD080]


Marine Mammals and Endangered Species

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

ACTION: Notice; issuance of a permit.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to the 
following entity 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: Sara Young (Permit No. 26254) at (301) 
427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice was published in the Federal Register 
on the date listed below that a request for a permit had been submitted 
by the below-named applicant. To locate the Federal Register notice 
that announced our receipt of the application and a complete 
description of the activities, go to https://www.federalregister.gov 
and search on the permit number provided in Table 1 below.

                                             Table 1--Issued Permits
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                                                                           Previous Federal
           Permit No.                    RTID              Applicant        Register notice      Issuance date
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26254...........................  0648-XB798........  Alaska Department   87 FR 8235,         May 16, 2023.
                                                       of Fish & Game,     February 14, 2022.
                                                       1300 College
                                                       Road, Fairbanks,
                                                       AK 99701
                                                       (Responsible
                                                       Party: Lori
                                                       Quakenbush).
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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 this permit was 
based on a finding that such permit: (1) was applied for in good faith; 
(2) will not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered species; 
and (3) is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in 
section 2 of the ESA.
    Authority: The requested permit has 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 9, 2023.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-12705 Filed 6-13-23; 8:45 am]
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