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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 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 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.
Start Further InfoFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shasta McClenahan (Permit No. 19497-01), Sara Young (Permit No. 23273), Amy Hapeman (Permit No. 18881-01); at (301) 427-8401.
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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 Table 1 below.Start Printed Page 29931
Table 1—Issued Permits and Permit Amendments
Permit No. RTID Applicant Previous Federal Register notice Permit or amendment issuance date 18881-01 0648-XD711 Texas Sealife Center, 14225 S Padre Island Dr., Corpus Christi, Texas 78418 (Responsible Party: Timothy Tristan, D.V.M.) 80 FR 24902; May 1, 2015 April 24, 2020. 19497-01 0648-XE009 University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2015 SW 16th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32610 (Responsible Party: Michael Walsh D.V.M.) 80 FR 52453; August 31, 2015 April 1, 2020. 23273 0648-XR091 Michelle Shero, Ph.D., Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 266 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543 85 FR 11051; February 26, 2020 April 13, 2020. 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.
Start SignatureDated: May 14, 2020.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-10773 Filed 5-18-20; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 05/19/2020
- Department:
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Action:
- Notice; issuance of permits and permit amendments.
- Document Number:
- 2020-10773
- Pages:
- 29930-29931 (2 pages)
- Docket Numbers:
- RTID 0648-XA176
- PDF File:
- 2020-10773.pdf