Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 27 / Tuesday, February 10, 2015 / Notices 7419 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: February 4, 2015. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD527 

Marine Mammals; File No. 18638 and 

17305 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

scientific research permits have been 

issued to the following entities for the 

collection, import and export of marine 

mammal specimens: 

File No. 18638: National Marine 

Mammal Laboratory (NMML, Dr. John 

Bengtson, Responsible Party), 7600 

Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115; 

and 

File No. 17305: Alliance of Marine 

Mammal Parks and Aquariums, 218 N. 

Lee Street, Suite 200, Alexandria, 

Virginia 22314 (Kathleen Dezio, 

Responsible Party). 

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: 

Jennifer Skidmore or Amy Sloan; phone: 

(301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 30, 2014, notice was published 

in the Federal Register (79 FR 64571) 

that requests for permits to import 

marine mammal specimens for scientific 

research had been submitted by the 

above-named applicants. The requested 

permits have been issued under the 

authority of 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.), 

the regulations governing the taking, 

importing, and exporting of endangered 

and threatened species (50 CFR parts 

222–226), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.). 

Permit No. 18638 authorizes NMML 

to collect specimens from dead cetacean 

and pinniped species, and to receive, 

import, and export specimens taken 

legally worldwide. Samples (up to 

100,000 individuals from each taxa 

group) would be archived, transported, 

shared, and analyzed by researchers in 

order to optimize the amount of 

biological information gained from each 

animal. No takes of live animals are 

authorized. This permit expires on 

December 31, 2019. 

Permit No. 17305 authorizes The 

Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and 

Aquariums to receive, import and 

export samples (hard and soft parts) 

from all species of marine mammals 

(pinnipeds except walrus, and 

cetaceans) under the jurisdiction of the 

NMFS. Specimens and parts would 

come from individual animals (up to 

700 cetaceans and 400 pinnipeds) 

already taken under separate 

authorization. No takes of live animals 

are authorized. This permit expires on 

January 31, 2020. 

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, issuance of 

these permits was based on a finding 

that such permit: (1) Was applied for in 

good faith; (2) will not operate to the 

disadvantage of such endangered 

species; and (3) is consistent with the 

purposes and policies set forth in 

section 2 of the ESA. 

Dated: February 4, 2015. 

Perry F. Gayaldo, 

Deputy Director, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XK54 

Marine Mammals; File No. 13602 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. 

Terrie Williams, Long Marine 

Laboratory, Institute of Marine Sciences, 

University of California at Santa Cruz, 

100 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA has 

been issued a minor amendment to 

Permit No. 13602–01. 

ADDRESSES: The amendment 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: 

Jennifer Skidmore or Amy Sloan; phone: 

(301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

requested amendment has been granted 

under the authority of the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and 

the regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216). 

Permit No. 13602–01 (76 FR 7823) 

authorizes the permit holder to conduct 

energetic and physiological research on 

captive odontocetes and pinnipeds 

(including threatened and endangered 

species) to determine key physiological 

factors required for survival. Research 

may occur at Long Marine Laboratory 

and other institutions in the U.S. and 

includes permanently captive marine 

mammals and those undergoing 

rehabilitation. This minor amendment 

(No. 13602–02) extends the duration of 

the permit one year, through September 

7, 2015, but does not change any other 

terms or conditions of the permit. 

Dated: February 4, 2015. 

Perry F. Gayaldo, 

Deputy Director, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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