[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 155 (Monday, August 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55013-55014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17286]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD236]
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that permits 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 [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Skidmore (Permit No. 26774
and 27233), Courtney Smith, Ph.D. (Permit No. 27057), Sara Young
(Permit No. 26767), Carrie Hubard (Permit No. 27193), and Shasta
McClenahan, Ph.D. (Permit No. 27066); at (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices were published in the Federal
Register on the dates listed below that requests for a permit 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 permit number provided in Table 1 below.
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Table 1--Issued Permits
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Previous Federal
Permit No. RTID Applicant Register notice Issuance date
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26767......................... 0648-XC905 Sarah Kienle, Ph.D., 88 FR 21183, July 11, 2023.
Baylor University, April 10, 2023.
One Bear Place No.
97388, Waco, TX 76798.
26774......................... 0648-XC992 John P. Wise, Sr., 88 FR 30281, May July 3, 2023.
Ph.D., University of 11, 2023.
Louisville, 500 S.
Preston Street, Suite
1319, Louisville, KY
40202.
27057......................... 0648-XC785 Howard Rosenbaum, 88 FR 19617, July 12, 2023.
Ph.D., Wildlife April 3, 2023.
Conservation Society,
2300 Southern Blvd.,
Bronx, NY 10460.
27066......................... 0648-XC836 NMFS Northeast 88 FR 15981, July 24, 2023.
Fisheries Science March 15, 2023.
Center, 166 Water
Street, Woods Hole,
MA 02543 (Responsible
Party: Jon Hare,
Ph.D.).
27193......................... 0648-XC841 MeatEater, Inc., 131 88 FR 17184, July 24, 2023.
Discovery Drive March 22, 2023.
Bozeman, MT 59718,
(Responsible Party:
Jason Roehrig).
27233......................... 0648-XD020 David Portnoy, Ph.D., 88 FR 31248, May July 17, 2023.
Texas A&M University, 16, 2023.
6300 Ocean Drive,
Unit 5892, Corpus
Christi, TX 78412.
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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 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: August 8, 2023.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-17286 Filed 8-11-23; 8:45 am]
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