[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 155 (Monday, August 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55013-55014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17286]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD236]


Marine Mammals and Endangered Species

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

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that permits 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: Jennifer Skidmore (Permit No. 26774 
and 27233), Courtney Smith, Ph.D. (Permit No. 27057), Sara Young 
(Permit No. 26767), Carrie Hubard (Permit No. 27193), and Shasta 
McClenahan, Ph.D. (Permit No. 27066); at (301) 427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices were published in the Federal 
Register on the dates listed below that requests for a permit 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.

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                                             Table 1--Issued Permits
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                                                                             Previous Federal
          Permit No.                   RTID                Applicant         Register notice     Issuance date
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26767.........................  0648-XC905          Sarah Kienle, Ph.D.,    88 FR 21183,       July 11, 2023.
                                                     Baylor University,      April 10, 2023.
                                                     One Bear Place No.
                                                     97388, Waco, TX 76798.
26774.........................  0648-XC992          John P. Wise, Sr.,      88 FR 30281, May   July 3, 2023.
                                                     Ph.D., University of    11, 2023.
                                                     Louisville, 500 S.
                                                     Preston Street, Suite
                                                     1319, Louisville, KY
                                                     40202.
27057.........................  0648-XC785          Howard Rosenbaum,       88 FR 19617,       July 12, 2023.
                                                     Ph.D., Wildlife         April 3, 2023.
                                                     Conservation Society,
                                                     2300 Southern Blvd.,
                                                     Bronx, NY 10460.
27066.........................  0648-XC836          NMFS Northeast          88 FR 15981,       July 24, 2023.
                                                     Fisheries Science       March 15, 2023.
                                                     Center, 166 Water
                                                     Street, Woods Hole,
                                                     MA 02543 (Responsible
                                                     Party: Jon Hare,
                                                     Ph.D.).
27193.........................  0648-XC841          MeatEater, Inc., 131    88 FR 17184,       July 24, 2023.
                                                     Discovery Drive         March 22, 2023.
                                                     Bozeman, MT 59718,
                                                     (Responsible Party:
                                                     Jason Roehrig).
27233.........................  0648-XD020          David Portnoy, Ph.D.,   88 FR 31248, May   July 17, 2023.
                                                     Texas A&M University,   16, 2023.
                                                     6300 Ocean Drive,
                                                     Unit 5892, Corpus
                                                     Christi, TX 78412.
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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, 2023.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-17286 Filed 8-11-23; 8:45 am]
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