2018-08351. Marine Mammals and Endangered Species  

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    AGENCY:

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

    ACTION:

    Notice; issuance of permits and permit amendments.

    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.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Jennifer Skidmore (Permit No. 21339), Erin Markin (Permit Nos. 21169 and 21301), Amy Hapeman (Permit No. 21367); Courtney Smith (Permit Nos. 16479-04 and 21059), Carrie Hubard (Permit Nos. 19655-01, 19703, and 20993), and Shasta McClenahan (Permit No. 21966) at (301) 427-8401.

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    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 research, go to www.federalregister.gov and search on the permit number provided in the table below.

    Permit No.RINApplicantPrevious Federal Register noticePermit or Amendment issuance date
    16479-040648-XA84Pacific Whale Foundation (Responsible Party: Jens Curie, M.Sc.), 300 Maalaea Road, Suite 211, Wailuku, HI 9679382 FR 29053; June 27, 2017March 28, 2018.
    19655-010648-XF085Adam Pack, Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Hilo, 200 West Kawili Street, Hilo, HI 9672082 FR 3727; January 12, 2017March 30, 2018.
    197030648-XF154Fred Sharpe, Ph.D., Alaska Whale Foundation, 4739 University Way NE, No. 1230, Seattle, WA 9810582 FR 4860; January 17, 2017March 30, 2018.
    209930648-XF154Christopher Cilfone, Be Blue, 2569 Douglas Highway, Unit 1, Juneau, AK 9980182 FR 29053; June 27, 2017March 12, 2018.
    210590648-XF378Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (Responsible Party: Philip N. Hooge, Ph.D.), P.O. Box 140, Gustavus, AK 9982682 FR 32328; July 13, 2017March 30, 2018.
    211690648-XF619Inwater Research Group, Inc. (Responsible Party: Michael Bresette), 4160 NE Hyline Drive, Jensen Beach, FL 3495782 FR 42984; September 12, 2017March 9, 2018.
    213010648-XF528Kara Dodge, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MS#33, Redfield 256, Woods Hole, MA 0254382 FR 41001; August 29, 2017March 9, 2018.
    213670648-XF862Christopher Marshall, Ph.D., Texas A&M University at Galveston, 200 Seawolf Parkway, Galveston, TX 7755382 FR 60588; December 21, 2017March 16, 2018.
    213390648-XF871Kerri Smith, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 7996882 FR 57730; December 7, 2017March 15, 2018.
    219660645-XG026Mystic Aquarium (Responsible Party: Katie Cubina), 55 Coogan Boulevard, Mystic, CT 0635583 FR 8437; February 27, 2018March 30, 2018.

    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.

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    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 Start Printed Page 17656Species 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.

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    Dated: April 17, 2018.

    Julia Marie Harrison,

    Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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    [FR Doc. 2018-08351 Filed 4-20-18; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

Document Information

Published:
04/23/2018
Department:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice; issuance of permits and permit amendments.
Document Number:
2018-08351
Pages:
17655-17656 (2 pages)
PDF File:
2018-08351.Pdf