[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 34116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15460]


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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/
modifications.

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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: 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.

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                                                                      Previous Federal     Permit or amendment
     Permit No.               RIN                  Applicant           Register Notice        issuance date
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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.
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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.
    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]
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