[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43743-43744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19846]


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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: Carrie Hubard (File No. 16325-01, 
19425-01, and 19655) and Erin Markin (File No. 20315) at (301) 427-
8401.

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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.regulations.gov and search on the permit number provided in the 
table below.

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                                                                        Receipt of
                                                                       application        Permit or amendment
      File No.                 RIN                 Applicant         Federal Register        issuance date
                                                                          notice
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16325-01............  0648-XB042            Jooke Robbins, Ph.D.,   77 FR 12244;       August 16, 2017.
                                             Center for Coastal      February 29,
                                             Studies, 5 Holway       2012.
                                             Avenue, Provincetown,
                                             MA 02567.
19425-01............  0648-XE009            Melissa McKinney,       82 FR 29277; June  August 17, 2017.
                                             Ph.D., University of    28, 2017.
                                             Connecticut, 3107
                                             Horsebarn Hill Road,
                                             U-4210, Storrs, CT
                                             06269.
19655...............  0648-XF085            Adam Pack, Ph.D.,       82 FR 3727;        August 3, 2017.
                                             University of Hawaii    January 12, 2017.
                                             at Hilo, 200 West
                                             Kawili Street, Hilo,
                                             HI 96720.
20315...............  0648-XF215            Kristen Hart, Ph.D.,    82 FR 11181;       August 11, 2017.
                                             U.S. Geological         February 21,
                                             Survey, Southeast       2017.
                                             Ecological Science
                                             Center, 3321 College
                                             Avenue, Davie, FL
                                             33314.
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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: September 13, 2017.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-19846 Filed 9-18-17; 8:45 am]
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