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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 or modifications.
 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: Erin Markin (File No. 17304-03); Courtney Smith (File No. 21143), Lisa Lierheimer (File No. 21486), Sara Young (File Nos. 20466, 21006, 21018, 21158), and Shasta McClenahan (File Nos. 16609-01, 17115-05 and 20951) 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.regulations.gov*
                     and search on the permit number provided in the table below. File No.
RIN
Applicant
Previous 
                            **Federal Register**
                             Notice
Permit or amendment  issuance date16609-01
0648-XF213
Zoological Society of San Diego (Douglas Myers, Responsible Party), P.O. Box 120551, San Diego, CA 92112
82 FR 37426; August 10, 2017
September 20, 2017.17115-05
0648-XC100
James Lloyd-Smith, University of California, Los Angeles, 610 Charles E. Young Dr. South, Box 723905, Los Angeles, California 90095
77 FR 41171; July 12, 2012
September 12, 2017.17304-03
0648-XC667
Kristen Hart, Ph.D., U.S. Geological Survey, 3205 College Ave., Davie, Florida 33314
82 FR 12806; March 7, 2017
September 5, 2017.20466
0648-XF272
Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), Division of Wildlife Conservation, Juneau, AK
82 FR 16995; April 7, 2017
September 20, 2017.20951
0648-XF367
Ann Zoidis, Ph.D., Cetos Research Organization, 11 Des Isle Avenue, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
82 FR 22517; May 16, 2017
September 5, 2017.21006
0648-XF530
Linnea Pearson, California Polytechnic State University, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
82 FR 32344; July 13, 2017
September 15, 2017.21018
0648-XF536
Brent Stewart, Ph.D., Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute, 2595 Ingraham Street, San Diego, CA 92109
82 FR 32789; July 18, 2017
September 27, 2017.21143
0648-XF500
Jeremy Kiszka, Ph.D., Florida International University, 3000 NE 151st Street, Marine Science Building, Room 250D, North Miami, Florida, 33181
82 FR 31950; July 11, 2017
September 1, 2017.21158
0648-XF592
Robert Garrott, Ph.D., Montana State University, 310 Lewis Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717
82 FR 37574; August 11, 2017
September 25, 2017.21486
0648-XF620
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Worldwide Americas, Inc., on behalf of BBC Natural History Unit, 28 Whiteladies Rd., Bristol, UK, BS8 2LR
82 FR 40144; September 24, 2017
September 27, 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 
                        ( print page 48986)
                        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: October 18, 2017. Julia Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.


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