[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7455-7456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03509]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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 modifications.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that permits or 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 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Hubard (File No. 20626), Shasta
McClenahan (File No. 21431), Jennifer Skidmore (File No. 21315), and
Amy Hapeman (File No. 18688); 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
modification 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 research, go to
www.federalregister.gov and search on the permit number provided in the
table below.
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Previous Federal Permit or modification issuance
Permit No. RIN Applicant Register notice date
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18688-01............................ 0648-XD505 NMFS Pacific Islands 0648-XD505; November January 31, 2018.
Regional Office 21, 2017.
(Responsible Party: Michael
Tosatto), 1601 Kapiolani
Boulevard, Suite 1110,
Honolulu, HI 96814.
20626............................... 0648-XF734 James H.W. Hain, Ph.D., Box 82 FR 51397; November December 22, 2017.
721, Woods Hole, MA 02543. 6, 2017.
21315............................... 0648-XF746 Alaska Department of Fish 82 FR 48488; October January 19, 2018.
and Game, (Responsible 18, 2017.
Party: Lori Quakenbush),
1300 College Road,
Fairbanks, AK 99701.
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21431............................... 0648-XF787 Gregory Bossart, V.M.D., 82 FR 50121; October January 19, 2018.
Ph.D., Georgia Aquarium, 30, 2017.
225 Baker Street Northwest,
Atlanta, GA 30313.
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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
Marine Mammal Protection Act 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 Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 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: February 15, 2018.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-03509 Filed 2-20-18; 8:45 am]
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