[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 51 (Thursday, March 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 18603]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05445]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD791]


Marine Mammals and Endangered Species

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

ACTION: Notice; issuance of a permit.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to the 
following entity under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and the 
Endangered Species Act (ESA).

ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review 
upon written request via email to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Skidmore at (301) 427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice was published in the Federal Register 
on the date listed below that a request for a permit had been 
submitted. 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 Permit
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                                                                     Previous  Federal
      Permit No.                 RTID                Applicant       Register  Notice         Issuance date
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27592................  0648-XD587.............  Shannon Atkinson,   88 FR 88372,        February 9, 2024.
                                                 Ph.D., University   December 21, 2023.
                                                 of Alaska
                                                 Fairbanks, 17101
                                                 Point Lena Loop
                                                 Road, Juneau, AK
                                                 99801.
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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 this permit was 
based on a finding that such permit: (1) was applied for in good faith; 
(2) will not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered species; 
and (3) is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in 
section 2 of the ESA.
    Authority: The requested permit has 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 through 226), as applicable.

    Dated: March 11, 2024.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-05445 Filed 3-13-24; 8:45 am]
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