[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39776-39777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17695]


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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.

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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 (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.

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                                                                                Receipt of
                                                                               application         Permit or
            File No.                    RIN                Applicant         Federal Register      amendment
                                                                                  notice         issuance date
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16111-02.......................  0648-XA626.......  John Calambokidis,      77 FR 19645;       July 13, 2017.
                                                     Cascadia Research       April 2, 2012.
                                                     Collective,
                                                     Waterstreet Building,
                                                     Suite 201, 218 \1/2\
                                                     West Fourth Ave.,
                                                     Olympia, WA 98501.
16580-01.......................  0648-XB158.......  Shannon Atkinson,       77 FR 31835; May   July 17, 2017.
                                                     Ph.D., University of    30, 2012.
                                                     Alaska Fairbanks,
                                                     17101 Pt. Lena Loop
                                                     Road, Juneau, AK
                                                     99801.
17350-02.......................  0648-XC067.......  North Slope Borough     77 FR 36488; June  July 20, 2017.
                                                     Department of           19, 2012.
                                                     Wildlife Management,
                                                     (Taqulik Hepa,
                                                     Responsible Party),
                                                     P.O. Box 69, Barrow,
                                                     AK 99723.
20043..........................  0648-XF153.......  Whitlow Au, Ph.D.,      82 FR 4858;        July 28, 2017.
                                                     University of Hawaii,   January 17, 2017.
                                                     P.O. Box 1346,
                                                     Kaneohe, HI 96744.
20311..........................  0648-XF412.......  NMFS Pacific Islands    82 FR 22498; May   June 30, 2017.
                                                     Fisheries Science       16, 2017.
                                                     Center, (Evan Howell,
                                                     Ph.D., Responsible
                                                     Party), 1845 Wasp
                                                     Boulevard, Building
                                                     176, Honolulu, HI
                                                     96818.
20523..........................  0648-XF455.......  National Museum of      82 FR 26455; June  July 10, 2017.
                                                     Natural History (Kirk   7, 2017.
                                                     Johnson, Ph.D.,
                                                     Responsible Party),
                                                     P.O. Box 37012,
                                                     Washington, DC 20013.
20605..........................  0648-XF381.......  Robin Baird, Ph.D.,     82 FR 22503; May   July 28, 2017.
                                                     Cascadia Research       16, 2017.
                                                     Collective, 218 \1/2\
                                                     West Fourth Avenue,
                                                     Olympia, WA 98501.
21045..........................  0648-XF350.......  Matson Laboratory       82 FR 22516; May   June 29, 2017.
                                                     (Carolyn Nistler,       16, 2017.
                                                     Responsible Party),
                                                     135 Wooden Shoe Lane,
                                                     Manhattan, MT 59741.
21114..........................  0648-XF453.......  The Whale Museum        82 FR 26455; June  July 25, 2017.
                                                     (Jenny Atkinson,        7, 2017.
                                                     Responsible Party),
                                                     P.O. Box 945, Friday
                                                     Harbor, WA 98250.
21170..........................  0648-XF399.......  Keith Ellenbogen,       82 FR 21370; May   July 3, 2017.
                                                     Keith Ellenbogen        8, 2017.
                                                     Photography, 795
                                                     Carroll Street,
                                                     Brooklyn, NY 11215.
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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: August 15, 2017.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-17695 Filed 8-21-17; 8:45 am]
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