[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 92 (Friday, May 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40472-40473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10217]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD942]


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: Courtney Smith, Ph.D. (Permit Nos. 
27099-01 and 27424), Malcolm Mohead (Permit No. 27671), and Shasta 
McClenahan, Ph.D. (Permit Nos. 27548, 27921, and 27938), 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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          Permit No.                 RTID                  Applicant                Federal       Issuance date
                                                                                Register notice
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27099-01.....................  0648-XC782.....  Pacific Whale Foundation, 300   89 FR 1908,      April 26, 2024.
                                                 Ma[revaps]alaea Road, Suite     January 11,
                                                 211, Wailuku, HI 96793          2024.
                                                 (Responsible Party: Jens
                                                 Curie).
27424........................  0648-XD4063....  Point Blue Conservation         88 FR 66815,     April 22, 2024.
                                                 Science, 3820 Cypress Drive     September 28,
                                                 No. 11, Petaluma, CA 94954      2023.
                                                 (Responsible Party: Grant
                                                 Ballard, Ph.D.).
27548........................  0648-XD804.....  Lars Bejder, Ph.D., University  89 FR 18906,     April 30, 2024.
                                                 of Hawaii at Manoa, 46-007      March 15, 2024.
                                                 Lilipuna Road, Kaneohe, HI
                                                 96744.
27671........................  0648-XD796.....  Northwest Fisheries Science     89 FR 18397,     April 26, 2024.
                                                 Center, Marine Forensic         March 13, 2024.
                                                 Laboratory, 2725 Montlake
                                                 Blvd. East, Seattle, WA 98112
                                                 (Responsible Party: Kevin
                                                 Werner, Ph.D.).
27921........................  0648-XD805.....  Joshua Schiffman, M.D.,         89 FR 18906,     April 30, 2024.
                                                 University of Utah, 2000        March 15, 2024.
                                                 Circle Of Hope Drive, Salt
                                                 Lake City, UT 84112.
27938........................  0648-XD793.....  BBC Studios, Ltd., Whiteladies  89 FR 18378,     April 30, 2024.
                                                 Road, Bristol, BS8 2LR, UK      March 13, 2024.
                                                 (Responsible Party: Emily-
                                                 Kate Moorhead).
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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 permits 
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: May 7, 2024.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-10217 Filed 5-9-24; 8:45 am]
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