[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 177 (Thursday, September 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63085-63086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19876]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD355]


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 modifications.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that permits 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: Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D., (Permit Nos. 
26939, 27038, and 27052), Malcolm Mohead (Permit Nos. 27294 and 24016-
01), and Courtney Smith, Ph.D. (Permit No. 26623); 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 
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 https://www.federalregister.gov and search on the permit number provided in 
Table 1 below.

                                Table 1--Issued Permits and Permit Modifications
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                                                                             Previous Federal
           Permit No.                   RTID               Applicant         Register notice     Issuance date
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26623..........................         0648-XC926  Erin Ashe, Ph.D.,       88 FR 23645,       August 7, 2023.
                                                     Oceans Initiative,      April 18, 2023.
                                                     117 East Louisa
                                                     Street No. 135,
                                                     Seattle, WA 98102.
26939..........................         0648-XC969  NMFS Northeast          88 FR 27451, May   August 28, 2023.
                                                     Fisheries Science       2, 2023.
                                                     Center, 166 Water
                                                     Street, Woods Hole,
                                                     MA 02543 (Responsible
                                                     Party: Jon Hare,
                                                     Ph.D.).
27038..........................         0648-XC735  Center for Whale        88 FR 7078,        August 15, 2023.
                                                     Research, 355           February 2, 2023.
                                                     Smuggler's Cove Road,
                                                     Friday Harbor, WA
                                                     98250 (Responsible
                                                     Party: Michael Weiss,
                                                     Ph.D.).
27052..........................         0648-XC804  NMFS Northwest          88 FR 13100,       August 25, 2023.
                                                     Fisheries Science       March 2, 2023.
                                                     Center, 2725 Montlake
                                                     Boulevard East,
                                                     Seattle, WA 98112
                                                     (Responsible Party:
                                                     M. Bradley Hanson,
                                                     Ph.D.).

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27294..........................         0648-XC922  Nicole Phillips,        88 FR 24597,       July 11, 2023.
                                                     Ph.D., The University   April 21, 2023.
                                                     of Southern
                                                     Mississippi, 118
                                                     College Drive No.
                                                     5018, Hattiesburg, MS
                                                     39406.
24016-01.......................         0648-XC967  Jason Kahn, Ph.D.,      88 FR 26523, May   August 17, 2023.
                                                     National Marine         1, 2023.
                                                     Fisheries Service,
                                                     1315 East-West
                                                     Highway, Silver
                                                     Spring, MD 20910.
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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: September 11, 2023.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-19876 Filed 9-13-23; 8:45 am]
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