[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 22516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09849]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF350
Marine Mammals; File No. 21045
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of applications.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Matson Laboratory [Carolyn
Nistler, Responsible Party], 135 Wooden Shoe Lane, Manhattan, MT 59741,
has applied in due form for a permit to import, export, and receive
marine mammal parts for scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before June 15, 2017.
ADDRESSES: The applications and related documents are available for
review by selecting ``Records Open for Public Comment'' from the
``Features'' box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species
(APPS) home page, https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File
No. 21045 from the list of available applications.
These documents are also available upon written request or by
appointment in the Permits and Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver
Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 427-8401; fax (301) 713-0376.
Written comments on either of these applications should be
submitted to the Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, at the
address listed above. Comments may also be submitted by facsimile to
(301) 713-0376, or by email to [email protected]. Please
include the File No. 21045 in the subject line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a
written request to the Chief, Permits and Conservation Division at the
address listed above. The request should set forth the specific reasons
why a hearing on this application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shasta McClenahan or Jennifer
Skidmore, (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations governing the taking
and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 222-226), and the Fur Seal
Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
The applicant proposes to receive, import, and export teeth from
pinnipeds to perform age analysis. Teeth may be received 500 individual
harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), 1,000 individuals of each species of
bearded (Erignathus barbatus) or spotted (P. largha) seals, 2,000
ringed seals (P. hispida) and up to 500 additional pinnipeds of any
other species, excluding walrus, annually. The requested duration of
the permit is five years.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that
the activities proposed are categorically excluded from the requirement
to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact
statement.
Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of the applications to the Marine
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.
Dated: May 11, 2017.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-09849 Filed 5-15-17; 8:45 am]
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