Marine Mammals; File No. 15330, 48146-48147 [2011-20075]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Endangered Species; File No. 1551
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for
permit modification.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
NMFS, Southeast Fisheries Science
Center (SEFSC), 75 Virginia Beach
Drive, Miami, FL 33149 (Responsible
Party: Bonnie Ponwith), has requested a
modification to scientific research
Permit No. 1551–02.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail
comments must be received on or before
September 7, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents are available for review by
selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
Comment’’ from the Features box on the
Applications and Permits for Protected
Species (APPS) home page, https://
apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting
File No. 1551–03 from the list of
available applications.
These documents are also available
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) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376; and
Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th
Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL
33701; phone (727) 824–5312; fax (727)
824–5309.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted to the Chief,
Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, at the above address.
Comments may also be submitted by
facsimile to (301) 713–0376, or by email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov.
Please include the File No. in the
subject line of the e-mail comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and
Education Division at the address listed
above. The request should set forth the
specific reasons why a hearing on this
application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Hapeman or Carrie Hubard, (301)
427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject modification to Permit No.
1551–02 is requested under the
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authority of the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.) and the regulations governing the
taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
CFR 222–226).
Permit No. 1551, issued on July 24,
2008 (73 FR 44225), authorizes research
on loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green
(Chelonia mydas), Kemp’s ridley
(Lepidochelys kempii), olive ridley
(Lepidochelys olivacea), hawksbill
(Eretmochelys imbricata), and
leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) sea
turtles in coastal and inshore waters of
the North Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and
Caribbean Sea. Turtles may be taken by
harassment during aerial and vessel
surveys and direct capture. Researchers
may also access animals legally
captured incidental to fishing activities.
Researchers are authorized to conduct a
variety of sampling and tagging
activities in order to collect biological
and ecological information on these
species that will aid conservation of the
species.
The SEFSC requests a modification to
the permit to increase the number of sea
turtles (an additional 75 leatherback,
1,150 loggerhead, 75 green, 100 Kemp’s
ridley, and 900 unidentified hardshell
sea turtles annually) that may be
harassed during aerial surveys. This
work would assess potential injury from
Mississippi Canyon 252 oil on sea turtle
populations in the northern Gulf of
Mexico as part of the post-spill Natural
Resources Damage Assessment of the BP
Deepwater Horizon event. The
modification would be valid through
July 1, 2013.
Dated: August 2, 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–XA160
Marine Mammals; File No. 15330
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 Robin Baird,
PhD, Cascadia Research, 2181⁄2 W. 4th
Avenue, Olympia, WA 98501 to take
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marine mammals in the Pacific Ocean
for the purposes of scientific research.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related
documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment
in the following offices: See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Morse or Carrie Hubard, (301)
427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
February 25, 2011, notice was published
in the Federal Register (76 FR 10560)
that a request for a permit to conduct
research on forty species of cetaceans
and unidentified mesoplodon and
baleen species in all U.S. and
international waters in the Pacific
Ocean, including Alaska, Washington,
Oregon, California, Hawaii, and other
U.S. territories 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.).
Authorized research will include
harassment of 40 cetacean species
through vessel approach for sighting
surveys, photographic identification,
behavioral research, opportunistic
sampling (breath, sloughed skin, fecal
material, and prey remains), and aerial
over-flights for the purpose of locating
animals and conducting aerial
validation studies. All cetacean species
(except harbor porpoise (Phocoena
phocoena), right whales (Eubalaena
japonica), and Cook Inlet beluga whales
(Delphinapterus leucas)) and
unidentified mesoplodon and baleen
species will be targeted for dart and/or
suction-cup tagging. Import and export
of marine mammal prey specimens,
sloughed skin, fecal and breath samples
obtained is authorized. Seven species of
pinnipeds may be incidentally harassed
during research activities. The permit is
valid until August 1, 2016.
An environmental assessment (EA)
was prepared analyzing the effects of
the permitted activities on the human
environment in compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). Based on
the analyses in the EA, NMFS
determined that issuance of the permit
would not significantly impact the
quality of the human environment and
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that preparation of an environmental
impact statement was not required. That
determination is documented in a
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI), signed on July 26, 2011.
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.
Documents may be reviewed in the
following locations:
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) 427–2521;
Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand
Point Way, NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1,
Seattle, WA 98115–0700; phone (206)
526–6150; fax (206) 526–6426;
Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box
21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668; phone
(907) 586–7221; fax (907) 586–7249;
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West
Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,
CA 90802–4213; phone (562) 980–4001;
fax (562) 980–4018; and
Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601
Kapiolani Blvd., Rm 1110, Honolulu, HI
96814–4700; phone (808) 973–2935; fax
(808) 973–2941.
Dated: August 1, 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-XA160
Marine Mammals; File No. 15330
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 Robin
Baird, PhD, Cascadia Research, 218\1/2\ W. 4th Avenue, Olympia, WA
98501 to take marine mammals in the Pacific Ocean for the purposes of
scientific research.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment in the following offices: See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Morse or Carrie Hubard, (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 25, 2011, notice was published
in the Federal Register (76 FR 10560) that a request for a permit to
conduct research on forty species of cetaceans and unidentified
mesoplodon and baleen species in all U.S. and international waters in
the Pacific Ocean, including Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California,
Hawaii, and other U.S. territories 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.).
Authorized research will include harassment of 40 cetacean species
through vessel approach for sighting surveys, photographic
identification, behavioral research, opportunistic sampling (breath,
sloughed skin, fecal material, and prey remains), and aerial over-
flights for the purpose of locating animals and conducting aerial
validation studies. All cetacean species (except harbor porpoise
(Phocoena phocoena), right whales (Eubalaena japonica), and Cook Inlet
beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas)) and unidentified mesoplodon and
baleen species will be targeted for dart and/or suction-cup tagging.
Import and export of marine mammal prey specimens, sloughed skin, fecal
and breath samples obtained is authorized. Seven species of pinnipeds
may be incidentally harassed during research activities. The permit is
valid until August 1, 2016.
An environmental assessment (EA) was prepared analyzing the effects
of the permitted activities on the human environment in compliance with
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
Based on the analyses in the EA, NMFS determined that issuance of the
permit would not significantly impact the quality of the human
environment and
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that preparation of an environmental impact statement was not required.
That determination is documented in a Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI), signed on July 26, 2011.
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.
Documents may be reviewed in the following locations:
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) 427-2521;
Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE., BIN C15700, Bldg.
1, Seattle, WA 98115-0700; phone (206) 526-6150; fax (206) 526-6426;
Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; phone
(907) 586-7221; fax (907) 586-7249;
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long
Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562) 980-4001; fax (562) 980-4018; and
Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Rm 1110,
Honolulu, HI 96814-4700; phone (808) 973-2935; fax (808) 973-2941.
Dated: August 1, 2011.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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