Marine Mammals; File No. 16591, 20865 [2014-08349]
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Tracey L. Thompson,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XD036
Marine Mammals; File No. 16591
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that a
permit has been issued to Darlene
Ketten, Ph.D., Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution, 266 Woods
Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543, to
collect, import, export, and receive
marine mammal parts for scientific
research.
SUMMARY:
The permit and related
documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment
in the following office: Permits and
Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Room 13705, Silver
Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 427–
8401; fax (301) 713–0376.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Sloan or Jennifer Skidmore, (301)
427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 17, 2014, notice was published
in the Federal Register (79 FR 3180)
that a request for a permit to conduct
research on marine mammals parts had
been submitted by the above-named
applicant. The requested permit has
been issued under the authority of 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.), the regulations governing the
taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
CFR parts 222–226), and the Fur Seal
Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151
et seq.).
The permit authorizes Dr. Ketten to
annually collect, receive, import and
export biological samples from 20
individual cetaceans and 20 individual
pinnipeds of each species under NMFS
jurisdiction. The purpose of the research
is to study marine mammal hearing
including calculating hearing frequency
distributions, determining how marine
mammal ears withstand pressure
changes, and understanding how
underwater noise affects marine
mammal hearing. No takes of live
animals, direct or indirect, are
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authorized by the permit. The permit
expires on February 28, 2019.
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
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
As required by the ESA, issuance of
this permit was based on a finding that
such permit: (1) Was applied for in good
faith; (2) will not operate to the
disadvantage of such endangered
species; and (3) is consistent with the
purposes and policies set forth in
section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: April 8, 2014.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD036
Marine Mammals; File No. 16591
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to
Darlene Ketten, Ph.D., Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 266 Woods
Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543, to collect, import, export, and
receive marine mammal parts for scientific research.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment in the following office: 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 Sloan or Jennifer Skidmore, (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 17, 2014, notice was published in
the Federal Register (79 FR 3180) that a request for a permit to
conduct research on marine mammals parts had been submitted by the
above-named applicant. The requested permit has been issued under the
authority of 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.), the regulations
governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and
threatened species (50 CFR parts 222-226), and the Fur Seal Act of
1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
The permit authorizes Dr. Ketten to annually collect, receive,
import and export biological samples from 20 individual cetaceans and
20 individual pinnipeds of each species under NMFS jurisdiction. The
purpose of the research is to study marine mammal hearing including
calculating hearing frequency distributions, determining how marine
mammal ears withstand pressure changes, and understanding how
underwater noise affects marine mammal hearing. No takes of live
animals, direct or indirect, are authorized by the permit. The permit
expires on February 28, 2019.
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
activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
As required by the ESA, issuance of this permit was based on a
finding that such permit: (1) Was applied for in good faith; (2) will
not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered species; and (3) is
consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the
ESA.
Dated: April 8, 2014.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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