[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 159 (Friday, August 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66696-66697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18423]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE192]


Marine Mammals and Endangered Species

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

ACTION: Notice; issuance of a permit amendment.

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

ADDRESSES: The permits 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 amendment had been 
submitted by the below-named applicant. 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 Amendment
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                                                                           Previous Federal
           Permit No.                    RTID              Applicant        Register notice      Issuance date
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27514-01........................  0648-XD927........  Heather E.          89 FR 36765, May    July 11, 2024
                                                       Liwanag, Ph.D.,     3, 2024.
                                                       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.
    Authority: The requested permit amendment 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).

    Dated: August 13, 2024.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-18423 Filed 8-15-24; 8:45 am]
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