[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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