[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 113 (Thursday, June 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35637-35638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12662]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XA226]
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 modifications.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that permits and permit modifications
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: Amy Hapeman (Permit Nos. 22156 and
23203), Shasta McClenahan (Nos. 21418 and 23220), and Erin Markin (Nos.
20528-02 and 23807); 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
Table 1 below.
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Table 1--Issued Permits and Permit Modifications
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Permit or
Permit No. RTID Applicant Previous Federal Amendment
Register Notice Issuance Date
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20528-02............... 0648-XR109............. South Carolina 85 FR 20678; April May 28, 2020.
Department of Natural 14, 2020.
Resources, 217 Fort
Johnson Road,
Charleston, SC 29412
(Responsible Party:
Bill Post).
21418.................. 0648-XA096............. NMFS Alaska Fisheries 85 FR 17540; March May 11, 2020.
Science Center's 30, 2020.
Marine Mammal
Laboratory, 7600 Sand
Point Way NE, Seattle,
WA 98115-6349
(Responsible Party:
John Bengtson, Ph.D.).
22156.................. 0648-XR002............. Douglas Nowacek, Ph.D., 84 FR 70501; May 8, 2020.
Nicholas School of the December 23, 2019.
Environment, Duke
University Marine
Laboratory, 135 Duke
Marine Lab Rd,
Beaufort, NC 28516.
23203.................. 0648-XR093............. Environmental Institute 85 FR 8572; May 27, 2020.
of Houston at the February 14, 2020.
University of Houston,
Clear Lake, 2700 Bay
Area Blvd, Box 540,
Houston, TX 77508-1002
(Responsible Party:
George Guillen).
23220.................. 0648-XR037............. Andrew Trites, Ph.D., 85 FR 7296; May 13, 2020.
University of British February 7, 2020.
Columbia, Room 247,
Aquatic Ecosystems
Research Laboratory,
2202 Main Mall,
Vancouver, BC.
23807.................. 0648-XR107............. Plimsoll Productions 85 FR 17867; March May 14, 2020.
Limited, 51-55 31, 2020.
Whiteladies Road,
Bristol, BS8 2LY,
United Kingdom
(Responsible Party:
Anuschka Schofield).
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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.
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: June 8, 2020.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-12662 Filed 6-10-20; 8:45 am]
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