[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 134 (Friday, July 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45146-45147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14918]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD143]


Marine Mammals and Endangered Species

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

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit amendments.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 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., 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 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 https://www.federalregister.gov and search on the permit number provided in 
Table 1 below.

                                                            Table 1--Issued Permit Amendments
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        Permit No.               RTID                 Applicant                   Previous Federal Register  notice                 Issuance date
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21238-01..................      0648-XG028  Center for Whale Research,    83 FR 34116, July 19, 2018......................  June 7, 2023.
                                             355 Smuggler's Cove Road,
                                             Friday Harbor, WA 98250
                                             (Responsible Party: Michael
                                             Weiss, Ph.D.).
21348-01..................      0648-XG027  NMFS Northwest Fisheries      83 FR 34116, July 19, 2018......................  June 7, 2023.
                                             Science Center, 2725
                                             Montlake Boulevard East,
                                             Seattle, WA 98112
                                             (Responsible Party: M.
                                             Bradley Hanson, Ph.D.).
21371-01..................      0648-XF968  NMFS Northeast Fisheries      83 FR 34116, July 19, 2018......................  June 7, 2023.
                                             Science Center, 166 Water
                                             Street, Woods Hole, MA
                                             02543 (Responsible Party:
                                             Jon Hare, Ph.D.).
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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 
amendments 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: July 10, 2023.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-14918 Filed 7-13-23; 8:45 am]
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