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 Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
 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 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 (File Nos. 17350, 20523, 20605, 21045, and 21114), Carrie Hubard (File No. 16111 and 20311), Sara Young (File No. 20043), Courtney Smith (File No. 21170), and Jennifer Skidmore (File No. 16580) 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. File No.
RIN
Applicant
Receipt of application Federal Register notice
Permit or amendment issuance date16111-02
0648-XA626
John Calambokidis, Cascadia Research Collective, Waterstreet Building, Suite 201, 218 
                            1/2
                             West Fourth Ave., Olympia, WA 98501
77 FR 19645; April 2, 2012
July 13, 2017.16580-01
0648-XB158
Shannon Atkinson, Ph.D., University of Alaska Fairbanks, 17101 Pt. Lena Loop Road, Juneau, AK 99801
77 FR 31835; May 30, 2012
July 17, 2017.17350-02
0648-XC067
North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management, (Taqulik Hepa, Responsible Party), P.O. Box 69, Barrow, AK 99723
77 FR 36488; June 19, 2012
July 20, 2017.20043
0648-XF153
Whitlow Au, Ph.D., University of Hawaii, P.O. Box 1346, Kaneohe, HI 96744
82 FR 4858; January 17, 2017
July 28, 2017.20311
0648-XF412
NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, (Evan Howell, Ph.D., Responsible Party), 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818
82 FR 22498; May 16, 2017
June 30, 2017.20523
0648-XF455
National Museum of Natural History (Kirk Johnson, Ph.D., Responsible Party), P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013
82 FR 26455; June 7, 2017
July 10, 2017.20605
0648-XF381
Robin Baird, Ph.D., Cascadia Research Collective, 218 
                            1/2
                             West Fourth Avenue, Olympia, WA 98501
82 FR 22503; May 16, 2017
July 28, 2017.21045
0648-XF350
Matson Laboratory (Carolyn Nistler, Responsible Party), 135 Wooden Shoe Lane, Manhattan, MT 59741
82 FR 22516; May 16, 2017
June 29, 2017.21114
0648-XF453
The Whale Museum (Jenny Atkinson, Responsible Party), P.O. Box 945, Friday Harbor, WA 98250
82 FR 26455; June 7, 2017
July 25, 2017.21170
0648-XF399
Keith Ellenbogen, Keith Ellenbogen Photography, 795 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215
82 FR 21370; May 8, 2017
July 3, 2017.
 
 
 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: August 15, 2017. Julia Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.


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