[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27418-27419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08190]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD875]


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: Amy Hapeman (Permit No. 25563-01) and 
Jennifer Skidmore (Permit Nos. 22095-01 and 27514); 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.

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                                  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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22095-01.............  0648-XG371.............  SeaWorld LLC, 9205  84 FR 15595, April  March 15, 2024.
                                                 South Park Center   16, 2019.
                                                 Loop, Suite 400,
                                                 Orlando, FL 32819
                                                 (Responsible
                                                 Party:
                                                 Christopher Dold,
                                                 DVM).
25563-01.............  0648-XD609.............  NMFS Alaska         89 FR 906, January  March 8, 2024.
                                                 Fisheries Science   8, 2024.
                                                 Center, Marine
                                                 Mammal
                                                 Laboratory, 7600
                                                 Sand Point Way
                                                 NE, Seattle, WA
                                                 98115
                                                 (Responsible
                                                 Party: John
                                                 Bengtson, Ph.D.).
27514................  0648-XD552.............  Heather E.          88 FR 81368,        March 21, 2024.
                                                 Liwanag, Ph.D.,     November 22, 2023.
                                                 California
                                                 Polytechnic State
                                                 University, 1
                                                 Grand Avenue, San
                                                 Luis Obispo, CA
                                                 93407.
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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: April 12, 2024.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-08190 Filed 4-16-24; 8:45 am]
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