[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 197 (Friday, October 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70934-70935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22654]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD457]


Marine Mammals and Endangered Species

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

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits, permit amendments, and permit 
modifications.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that permits, permit amendments, 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: Erin Markin, Ph.D. (Permit Nos. 23200-
02 and 27109), Carrie Hubard (Permit No. 21485), Jennifer Skidmore 
(Permit No. 27489), and Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D. (Permit No. 21425-01); 
at (301) 427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices were published in the Federal 
Register on the dates listed below that requests for a permit, permit 
amendment, 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, Permit Amendments, and Permit Modifications
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                                                                       Previous Federal
          Permit No.                   RTID            Applicant       Register notice        Issuance date
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21425-01......................  0648-XG297.......  Point Blue         83 FR 64114,       September 22, 2023.
                                                    Conservation       December 13,
                                                    Science, 3820      2018.
                                                    Cypress Drive,
                                                    No. 11,
                                                    Petaluma, CA
                                                    94954
                                                    (Responsible
                                                    Party: Grant
                                                    Ballard, Ph.D.).
21485-01......................  0648-XG288.......  Jooke Robbins,     84 FR 4441,        September 18, 2023.
                                                    Ph.D., Center      February 15,
                                                    for Coastal        2019.
                                                    Studies, 5
                                                    Holway Avenue,
                                                    Provincetown, MA
                                                    02657.
23200-02......................  0648-XC219.......  University of      88 FR 52130,       September 21, 2023.
                                                    North Carolina,    August 7, 2023.
                                                    Wilmington, 601
                                                    South College
                                                    Road,
                                                    Wilmington, NC
                                                    28403
                                                    (Responsible
                                                    Party: Frederick
                                                    Scharf, Ph.D.).
27109.........................  0648-XD122.......  Christopher        88 FR 42915, July  September 6, 2023.
                                                    Marshall, Ph.D.,   5, 2023.
                                                    Texas A&M
                                                    University, 200
                                                    Seawolf Parkway,
                                                    Building 3029,
                                                    Room 253,
                                                    Galveston, TX
                                                    77553.
27489.........................  0648-XD261.......  Los Angeles        84 FR 56606,       September 21, 2023.
                                                    County Museum of   August 18, 2023.
                                                    Natural History,
                                                    900 Exposition
                                                    Boulevard, Los
                                                    Angeles, CA
                                                    90007
                                                    (Responsible
                                                    Party: Lori
                                                    Bettison-Varga,
                                                    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 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.


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    Dated: October 10, 2023.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-22654 Filed 10-12-23; 8:45 am]
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