Marine Mammals; File No. 29101

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 2 (Monday, January 5, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 253-254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-24227]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Marine Mammals; File No. 29101

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

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Amanda Lauer, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins 
University, 720 Rutland Avenue, Traylor Building, Room 515, Baltimore, 
MD 21205, has applied in due form for a permit to import marine mammal 
parts for scientific research.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 4, 2026.

ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for 
review by selecting ``Records Open for Public Comment'' from the 
``Features'' box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species 
home page, <a href="https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov">https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov</a>, and then selecting File No. 
29101 from the list of available applications. These documents are also 
available upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d896959e8bf688aae99bb7b5b5bdb6acab98b6b7b9b9f6bfb7ae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="216f6c67720f715310624e4c4c444f5552614f4e40400f464e57">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    Written comments on this application should be submitted via email 
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#27696a61740977551664484a4a42495354674948464609404851"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b0fefdf6e39ee0c281f3dfddddd5dec4c3f0dedfd1d19ed7dfc6">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 29101 in the 
subject line of the email comment.
    Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a 
written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ed0d3d8cdb0ceecafddf1f3f3fbf0eaeddef0f1ffffb0f9f1e8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a9e7e4effa87f9db98eac6c4c4ccc7dddae9c7c6c8c887cec6df">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. The request 
should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this application 
would be appropriate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Skidmore and Shasta 
McClenahan, Ph.D., (301) 427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the 
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended 
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the regulations governing the taking 
and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
    The applicant requests a 5-year research permit to import non-
listed and non-MMPA depleted marine mammal parts from Denmark to study 
anatomy of ear and vocal apparatus. Parts from up to 10 cetaceans and 
10 pinnipeds, excluding walrus, would be imported annually.
    In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that 
the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to 
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
    Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of the application to the Marine 
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.


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    Dated: December 30, 2025.
Shannon Bettridge,
Chief, Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-24227 Filed 1-2-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P


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