[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9838-9839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02812]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD720]


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].

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Hapeman (Permit No. 27128), Shasta 
McClenahan, Ph.D. (Permit No. 21482-02), Erin Markin, Ph.D. (Permit No. 
27670), and Carrie Hubard (Permit No. 26663); 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
           Permit No.                   RTID               Applicant         Register notice     Issuance date
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21482-02.......................         0648-XG359  Dan Engelhaupt, Ph.D.,  84 FR 41705,       January 9, 2024.
                                                     HDR, Inc., 4173 Ewell   August 15, 2019.
                                                     Road, Virginia Beach,
                                                     VA 23455.
27128..........................         0648-XD201  Tamara McGuire, Ph.D.,  88 FR 50112,       January 16, 2024.
                                                     5010 SW West Hills      August 1, 2023.
                                                     Road, Unit 1,
                                                     Corvallis, OR 97333.
27670..........................         0648-XD524  Iris Segura-            88 FR 78729,       January 12, 2024.
                                                     Garc[iacute]a, Ph.D.,   November 16,
                                                     Harbor Branch           2023.
                                                     Oceanographic
                                                     Institute, 5600 US 1,
                                                     Fort Pierce, FL 34946.
26663..........................         0648-XC868  Alaska Whale            88 FR 18299,       January 30, 2024.
                                                     Foundation, P.O. Box    March 28, 2023.
                                                     1927, Petersburg, AK
                                                     99833 (Responsible
                                                     Party: Fred Sharpe,
                                                     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.

    Dated: February 6, 2024.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-02812 Filed 2-9-24; 8:45 am]
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