99842 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 238 / Wednesday, December 11, 2024 / Notices 

will be available on the Pacific 

Council’s website (https://

www.pcouncil.org) as the date for the 

April Council meeting approaches. 

Specific meeting information, 

including instructions on how to join 

the meeting and system requirements 

will be provided in meeting 

announcements on the Pacific Council’s 

website (see www.pcouncil.org). You 

may send an email to Mr. Kris 

Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@

noaa.gov) or contact him at (503) 820– 

2412 for technical assistance. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in the STT meeting agendas 

may come before the STT for 

discussion, those issues may not be the 

subject of formal STT action during 

these meetings. STT action will be 

restricted to those issues specifically 

listed in this document and to any 

issues arising after publication of this 

document requiring emergency action 

under Section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act, provided the public 

has been notified of the STT’s intent to 

take final action to address the 

emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Mr. Kris 

Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@

noaa.gov; (503) 820–2412) at least 10 

days prior to the meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: December 6, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29116 Filed 12–10–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE520] 

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. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

permits and 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 via email to 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Skidmore (Permit No. 28223), 

Sara Young (Permit No. 22678–01), and 

Amy Hapeman (Permit No. 27911); 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 activities, go 

to https://www.federalregister.gov and 

search on the file number provided in 

table 1 below. 

TABLE 1—ISSUED PERMITS, AND PERMIT AMENDMENTS

File No. Version No. RTID Applicant Previous Federal Register 

Notice Issuance date 

22678 ....... 01 ................. X0648–A040 ..... NMFS Marine Mammal Laboratory, 

7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 

WA 98115 (Responsible Party: 

John Bengtson, Ph.D.).

85 FR 7978, February 12, 

2020.

November 15, 2024. 

27911 ....... N/A ............... 0648–XE175 ..... Ari Friedlaender, Ph.D., University of 

California at Santa Cruz, 115 

McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA 

95060.

89 FR 66068, August 14, 

2024.

November 20, 2024. 

28223 ....... N/A ............... 0648–XE275 ..... Steven Emslie, Ph.D., University of 

North Carolina Wilmington, 601 

South College Road, Wilmington, 

NC 28403.

89 FR 73380, September 10, 

2024.

November 15, 2024. 

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 permits were 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: December 5, 2024. 

Julia M. Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29047 Filed 12–10–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE495] 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Pacific Council) 

will host an online meeting of the Area 

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