[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 9 (Friday, January 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 2213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00515]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD643]


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 amendments.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that permits and 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. (Permit No. 
21636-01), Carrie Hubard (Permit No. 27460), and Jennifer Skidmore 
(Permit No. 26667-01); 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 
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 Permits and Permit Amendments
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                                                                                                     Previous Federal Register
              Permit No.                       RTID                        Applicant                           notice                 Issuance date
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21636-01..............................         0648-XG493  Joshua Schiffman, M.D., University of     84 FR 4441, February 15,   December 19, 2023.
                                                            Utah, 2000 Circle of Hope Drive, Salt     2019.
                                                            Lake City, UT 84112.
26667-02..............................         0648-XD507  North Slope Borough Department of         88 FR 77083, November 8,   December 19, 2023.
                                                            Wildlife Management, P.O. Box 69,         2023.
                                                            Barrow, AK 99723 (Taqulik Hepa,
                                                            Responsible Party).
27460.................................         0648-XD363  Jos[eacute] V[aacute]zquez-Medina,        88 FR 64413, September     December 14, 2023.
                                                            Ph.D., University of California,          19, 2023.
                                                            Berkeley, 3040 Valley Life Sciences
                                                            Bldg, No. 3140, Berkeley, CA 94720.
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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: January 8, 2024.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-00515 Filed 1-11-24; 8:45 am]
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