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Willie E. May,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[File No. 17086]
RIN 0648–XB005
Marine Mammals
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Robin Baird, Ph.D., Cascadia Research,
2181⁄2 W. 4th Avenue, Olympia, WA
98501, has applied in due form for a
permit to take marine mammals in the
Atlantic Ocean for the purposes of
scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
March 19, 2012.
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. 17086 from the list of available
applications.
These documents are also available
upon written request or by appointment
in the following offices:
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;
Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great
Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930;
phone (978) 281–9328; fax (978) 281–
9394; 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 and Conservation Division, at
the address listed above. 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 email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
to the Chief, Permits and Conservation
Division at the address listed above. The
request should set forth the specific
reasons why a hearing on this
application would be appropriate.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Morse or Carrie Hubard, (301)
427–8401.
The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216).
Dr. Baird proposes to conduct
research on 27 species of cetaceans
including unidentified beaked whales in
U.S. and international waters of the
Atlantic Ocean from Virginia to
Southern Florida. None of the species
are listed as threatened or endangered
under the Endangered Species Act. The
purposes of the proposed research are to
study: (1) Population size and structure,
(2) range and movement patterns, (3)
diving and night-time behavior, (4)
social organization, (5) feeding ecology,
and (6) disease monitoring of the
targeted species. Harassment of all
species may occur during vessel
approach for dart and suction-cup
tagging, sighting surveys, photographic
identification, behavioral research,
passive acoustic recording, underwater
observation with a pole cam, and
opportunistic sampling (sloughed skin
and fecal material). Import and export of
sloughed skin, prey remains, and fecal
samples obtained is requested for
research purposes. Research would
occur over a five-year period.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial
determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
Concurrent with the publication of
this notice in the Federal Register,
NMFS is forwarding copies of the
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: February 10, 2012.
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
[File No. 17086]
RIN 0648-XB005
Marine Mammals
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Robin Baird, Ph.D., Cascadia
Research, 218\1/2\ W. 4th Avenue, Olympia, WA 98501, has applied in due
form for a permit to take marine mammals in the Atlantic Ocean for the
purposes of scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before March 19, 2012.
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. 17086 from the list of available applications.
These documents are also available upon written request or by
appointment in the following offices:
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;
Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA
01930; phone (978) 281-9328; fax (978) 281-9394; 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 and Conservation Division, at the address listed above.
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 email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a
written request to the Chief, Permits and Conservation 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: Laura Morse or Carrie Hubard, (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the regulations governing the
taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
Dr. Baird proposes to conduct research on 27 species of cetaceans
including unidentified beaked whales in U.S. and international waters
of the Atlantic Ocean from Virginia to Southern Florida. None of the
species are listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered
Species Act. The purposes of the proposed research are to study: (1)
Population size and structure, (2) range and movement patterns, (3)
diving and night-time behavior, (4) social organization, (5) feeding
ecology, and (6) disease monitoring of the targeted species. Harassment
of all species may occur during vessel approach for dart and suction-
cup tagging, sighting surveys, photographic identification, behavioral
research, passive acoustic recording, underwater observation with a
pole cam, and opportunistic sampling (sloughed skin and fecal
material). Import and export of sloughed skin, prey remains, and fecal
samples obtained is requested for research purposes. Research would
occur over a five-year period.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that
the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of the application to the Marine
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.
Dated: February 10, 2012.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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