82 FR 60968 - Marine Mammals and Endangered Species

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 246 (December 26, 2017)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60968-60969]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27737]


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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 amendments.

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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: Lisa Lierheimer (File No. 21217 and 
21397), Sara Young (File No. 17152-02), and Shasta McClenahan (File No. 
20556).

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.

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                                                                                                                           Permit or amendment issuance
       File No.                   RIN                 Applicant                Previous Federal Register notice                        date
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17152-02..............  0648-XC136              Point Blue            77 FR 48130; August 13, 2012                       November 9, 2017.
                                                 Conservation
                                                 Science
                                                 (Responsible Party:
                                                 Russell Bradley),
                                                 3820 Cypress Drive,
                                                 #11, Petaluma,
                                                 California 94954.
20556.................  0648-XF508              Georgia Department    82 FR 32328; July 13, 2017                         November 22, 2017.
                                                 of Natural
                                                 Resources
                                                 (Responsible Party:
                                                 Jonathan Ambrose)
                                                 2070 U.S. Highway
                                                 278 Southeast,
                                                 Social Circle, GA
                                                 30025.
21217.................  0648-XF696              Aaron Roberts,        82 FR 43944; September 20, 2017                    November 6, 2017.
                                                 Ph.D., University
                                                 of North Texas,
                                                 Biological
                                                 Sciences, 1155
                                                 Union Circle,
                                                 #310559, Denton, TX
                                                 76203.
21397.................  0648-XF696              Burke Museum,         82 FR 43944; September 20, 2017                    November 6, 2017.
                                                 Mammalogy
                                                 (Responsible Party:
                                                 Julie Stein),
                                                 University of
                                                 Washington, Box
                                                 353010, Seattle, WA
                                                 98195.
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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.

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    As required by the ESA, as applicable, issuance of these permits 
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: December 20, 2017.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-27737 Filed 12-22-17; 8:45 am]
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