[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29930-29931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10773]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XA176]
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 and 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 No. 19497-
01), Sara Young (Permit No. 23273), Amy Hapeman (Permit No. 18881-01);
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 Amendments
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Permit or
Permit No. RTID Applicant Previous Federal amendment
Register notice issuance date
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18881-01............... 0648-XD711............. Texas Sealife Center, 80 FR 24902; May April 24, 2020.
14225 S Padre Island 1, 2015.
Dr., Corpus Christi,
Texas 78418
(Responsible Party:
Timothy Tristan,
D.V.M.).
19497-01............... 0648-XE009............. University of Florida, 80 FR 52453; April 1, 2020.
College of Veterinary August 31, 2015.
Medicine, 2015 SW 16th
Ave, Gainesville, FL
32610 (Responsible
Party: Michael Walsh
D.V.M.).
23273.................. 0648-XR091............. Michelle Shero, Ph.D., 85 FR 11051; April 13, 2020.
Woods Hole February 26, 2020.
Oceanographic
Institution, 266 Woods
Hole Road, Woods Hole,
MA 02543.
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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: May 14, 2020.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-10773 Filed 5-18-20; 8:45 am]
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