Marine Mammals; File No. 15324, 30309 [2011-12977]
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Dated: May 20, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA292
Marine Mammals; File No. 16087
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 NMFS
National Marine Mammal Laboratory,
Seattle, WA, to conduct research on
marine mammals.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related
documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment
in the following offices:
Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West
Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring,
MD 20910; phone (301) 713–2289; fax
(301) 713–0376;
Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand
Point Way, NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1,
Seattle, WA 98115–0700; phone (206)
526–6150; fax (206) 526–6426; and
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West
Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,
CA 90802–4213; phone (562) 980–
4001; fax (562) 980–4018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tammy Adams or Amy Sloan, (301)
713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
14, 2011, notice was published in the
Federal Register (76 FR 13603) that a
request for a permit to conduct research
on marine mammals 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.), and
the regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216).
The permit authorizes taking marine
mammals in California, Oregon, and
Washington to investigate population
status, health, demographic parameters,
life history and foraging ecology of
California sea lions (Zalophus
californianus), Pacific harbor seals
(Phoca vitulina), and northern elephant
seals (Mirounga angustrirostris), with
incidental harassment of northern fur
seals (Callorhinus ursinus). The permit
is valid for field studies from July 1,
2011 through June 30, 2016.
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.
Dated: May 19, 2011.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA341
30309
Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West
Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring,
MD 20910; phone (301) 713–2289; fax
(301) 713–0376; and
Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668,
Juneau, AK 99802–1668; phone (907)
586–7221; fax (907) 586–7249.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tammy Adams or Laura Morse, (301)
713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April
4, 2011, notice was published in the
Federal Register (76 FR 18533) that a
request for a permit to conduct research
on marine mammals 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.), and
the regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216).
The permit authorizes taking spotted
(Phoca largha), ringed (Phoca hispida),
bearded (Erignathus barbatus), and
ribbon seals (Histriophoca fasciata) in
the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas
of Alaska to monitor the status and
health of all four species by analyzing
samples from the subsistence harvest
and by documenting movements and
habitat use by tracking animals with
satellite transmitters. The permit is
valid for field studies from January 2012
through December 2016.
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.
Dated: May 20, 2011.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and
Education Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Marine Mammals; File No. 15324
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
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AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that a
permit has been issued to the Alaska
Department of Fish and Game, Division
of Wildlife Conservation, Juneau, AK, to
conduct research on marine mammals.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related
documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment
in the following offices:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA341
Marine Mammals; File No. 15324
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 the
Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation,
Juneau, AK, to conduct research on marine mammals.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD
20910; phone (301) 713-2289; fax (301) 713-0376; and
Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; phone (907)
586-7221; fax (907) 586-7249.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tammy Adams or Laura Morse, (301) 713-
2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 4, 2011, notice was published in
the Federal Register (76 FR 18533) that a request for a permit to
conduct research on marine mammals 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.), and the regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
The permit authorizes taking spotted (Phoca largha), ringed (Phoca
hispida), bearded (Erignathus barbatus), and ribbon seals (Histriophoca
fasciata) in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas of Alaska to
monitor the status and health of all four species by analyzing samples
from the subsistence harvest and by documenting movements and habitat
use by tracking animals with satellite transmitters. The permit is
valid for field studies from January 2012 through December 2016.
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.
Dated: May 20, 2011.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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