| Page Range | 34116-34116 | |
| FR Document | 2018-15460 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 34116] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-15460] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ modifications. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Shasta McClenahan (Permit Nos. 17845- 03, 21238, 21348, and 21371), Carrie Hubard (Permit No. 22049), and Erin Markin (Permit No. 19496-01); 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 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Previous Federal Permit or amendment Permit No. RIN Applicant Register Notice issuance date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17845-03........... 0648-XC599 Rachel Cartwright, 82 FR 11180; June 14, 2018. Ph.D., Keiki Kohola February 21, 2017. Project, 4945 Coral Way, Oxnard, CA 93035. 19496-01........... 0648-XG038 Mariana Fuentes, Ph.D., 83 FR 10686; March June 5, 2018. Florida State 12, 2018. University, 3263 Foley Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32309. 21238.............. 0648-XG028 Center for Whale 83 FR 8435; June 4, 2018. Research (Responsible February 27, 2018. Party: Kenneth Balcomb III), 355 Smuggler's Cove Road, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. 21348.............. 0648-XG027 NMFS Northwest 83 FR 11733; March June 5, 2018. Fisheries Science 16, 2018. Center (NWFSC), 2725 Montlake Boulevard East, Seattle, WA 98112. 21371.............. 0648-XF968 NMFS Northeast 83 FR 5614; June 4, 2018. Fisheries Science February 8, 2018. Center (NEFSC), 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543. 22049.............. 0648-XG206 Living Planet 83 FR 19710; May June 7, 2018. Productions/Silverback 4, 2018. Films (Responsible Party: Sarah Wade), 1 St. Augustine Yard, Gaunts Lane, Bristol, BS1 5DE, UK. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: July 16, 2018. Julia Marie Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2018-15460 Filed 7-18-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice; issuance of permits and permit amendments/ modifications. | |
| Contact | Shasta McClenahan (Permit Nos. 17845- 03, 21238, 21348, and 21371), Carrie Hubard (Permit No. 22049), and Erin Markin (Permit No. 19496-01); at (301) 427-8401. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 34116 |