[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 208 (Monday, October 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85514-85515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24976]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE383]


Marine Mammals and Endangered Species

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

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits, permit amendments, and permit 
modifications.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that permits, permit amendments, and 
permit modifications 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 via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#efa1a2a9bcc1bf9ddeac8082828a819b9caf81808e8ec1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f3132392c512f0d4e3c1012121a110b0c3f11101e1e51181009">[email protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Young (Permit No. 27597), Erin 
Markin, Ph.D., (Permit No. 28148), Amy Hapeman (Permit No. 21163-01), 
and Malcolm Mohead (Permit 20347-02); at (301) 427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices were published in the Federal 
Register on the dates listed below that requests for a permit, permit 
amendment, or permit modification 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 
activities, go to https://www.federalregister.gov and search on the 
permit number provided in table 1 below.

                      Table 1--Issued Permits, Permit Amendments, and Permit Modifications
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                                                                       Previous Federal
       Permit No.                  RTID                Applicant        Register Notice        Issuance date
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20347-02...............  0648-XE179.............  University of       89 FR 64879,        October 1, 2024.
                                                   Maine, 5741 Libby   August 8, 2024.
                                                   Hall, Room 202A,
                                                   Orono, ME 04469
                                                   (Responsible
                                                   Party: Gayle
                                                   Zydlewski, Ph.D.).
21163-01...............  0648-XR004.............  Marine Ecology and  84 FR 54121,        September 23, 2024.
                                                   Telemetry           October 9, 2019.
                                                   Research, 2468
                                                   Camp McKenzie
                                                   Trail NW, Seabeck
                                                   WA 98380
                                                   (Responsible
                                                   Party: Greg
                                                   Schorr).

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27597..................  0648-XD928.............  NMFS Alaska         89 FR 36761, May    September 9, 2024.
                                                   Fisheries Science   3, 2024.
                                                   Center's Marine
                                                   Mammal
                                                   Laboratory, 7600
                                                   Sand Point Way
                                                   NE, Seattle, WA
                                                   98115
                                                   (Responsible
                                                   Party: John
                                                   Bengtson, Ph.D.).
28148..................  0648-XE164.............  NMFS Pacific        89 FR 63412,        September 25, 2024.
                                                   Islands Regional    August 5, 2024.
                                                   Office, 1845 Wasp
                                                   Boulevard,
                                                   Building 176,
                                                   Honolulu, HI
                                                   96818
                                                   (Responsible
                                                   Party: Jamie
                                                   Marchetti).
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    In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), for Permit Nos. 20347-02, 21163-01, and 
28148, and a final determination has been made that the activities 
proposed are categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an 
environmental assessment (EA) or environmental impact statement (EIS).
    For Permit No. 27597, a determination was made that the activities 
authorized are consistent with the Preferred Alternative in the Final 
Programmatic EIS for Steller Sea Lion and Northern Fur Seal Research 
(NMFS 2007). A supplemental EA (NMFS 2014) was prepared for the 
addition of unmanned aerial surveys to the suite of research activities 
analyzed under the EIS and concluded that issuance of the permits would 
not have a significant adverse impact on the human environment. An 
environmental review memo was prepared to summarize these findings.
    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 MMPA 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 ESA 
of 1973, as amended (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: October 15, 2024.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-24976 Filed 10-25-24; 8:45 am]
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