[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1805-1806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00316]


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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.

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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 (Permit Nos. 23023, 
23169, and 23467) and Sara Young (Permit No. 22677); 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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                                                                Previous Federal    Permit or amendment issuance
   Permit No.             RIN                Applicant           Register notice                date
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22677...........  0648-XR039........  NMFS Pacific Islands     84 FR 57016;        December 18, 2019.
                                       Fisheries Science        October 24, 2019.
                                       Center, 1845 WASP
                                       Blvd., Building 176,
                                       Honolulu, HI 96818
                                       (Responsible Party:
                                       Charles Littnan).
23023...........  0648-XR046........  Robert Wayne,            84 FR 61025;        December 13, 2019.
                                       University of            November 12, 2019.
                                       California, Los
                                       Angeles, 610 Charles
                                       E. Young Drive East,
                                       Los Angeles, CA 90095.
23169...........  0648-XR047........  Red Rock Films, 625      84 FR 57403;        December 9, 2019.
                                       Sligo Avenue, Silver     October 25, 2019.
                                       Spring, MD 20910
                                       (Responsible Party:
                                       Brian Armstrong).
23467...........  0648-XR064........  Sarah Conner, Wild       84 FR 61025;        December 19, 2019.
                                       Space Productions, St.   November 12, 2019.
                                       Stephens House,
                                       Colston Avenue,
                                       Bristol, BS1 4ST,
                                       United Kingdom.
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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 for Permit Nos. 23023, 23169, and 23467 are 
categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental 
assessment or environmental impact statement. For Permit No. 22677, 
NMFS has determined that the activities proposed are consistent with 
the Preferred Alternative in the Final Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery 
Actions Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (NMFS 2014), and 
that issuance of the permit would not have a significant adverse impact 
on the human environment.
    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: January 8, 2020.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-00316 Filed 1-10-20; 8:45 am]
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