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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.
Dated: August 21, 2015.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XC268
Marine Mammals; File No. 16239
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for
permit amendment.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Dan Engelhaupt, Ph.D., HDR EOC, 5700
Lake Wright Drive, Norfolk, VA 23502–
1859, has applied for an amendment to
Scientific Research Permit No. 16239.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
September 28, 2015.
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 home page, https://
apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting
File No. 16239 from the list of available
applications.
These documents are also available
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.
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:
Carrie Hubard or Courtney Smith, (301)
427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject amendment to Permit No. 16239
is requested 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 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.), and the regulations governing the
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taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
CFR parts 222–226).
Permit No. 16239, issued on
September 11, 2013 (78 FR 60852),
authorizes the permit holder to harass
cetacean and pinniped species during
vessel and aerial survey activities,
including behavioral observations and
photo-identification. Cetacean species
may also be harassed during underwater
photography and collection of sloughed
skin and fecal samples. Surveys may be
conducted year-round in all U.S. and
international waters in the Pacific
Ocean (including Alaska, Washington,
Oregon, California, Hawaii, Guam,
Marianas Islands, and other U.S.
territories) and Atlantic Ocean
(including the Gulf of Mexico, western
North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and
Sargasso Seas). The permit expires
September 30, 2018.
The permit holder is requesting the
permit be amended to include
authorization for: (1) Increasing takes for
some species during aerial and vessel
visual surveys to document presence/
absence, behavior, and movement of
marine mammals before, during, and
after Naval training exercise operations,
offshore energy installations, oil and gas
exploration and production, and pier
refurbishment/replacement; (2)
collecting biopsy samples to document
genetic variation within populations,
gender, foraging patterns, and stress
levels; and (3) using multiple tag types,
including satellite and digital acoustic
tags, to document movement and dive
patterns, social and population
structure, and habitat use. See tables in
the permit amendment application for
numbers of takes by species, stock and
activity. The research would be
conducted to collect data on population
and genetic variations and habitat use,
and to monitor behavioral changes
during activities associated with U.S.
Navy, renewable energy, oil and gas
exploration and production, and pierbased construction.
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 this
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
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Dated: August 18, 2015.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XE075
Marine Mammals; File No. 18636
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Iain Kerr, D.H.L., Ocean Alliance, 32
Horton Street, Gloucester, MA 01930,
has applied in due form for a permit to
conduct research on multiple cetacean
species.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
September 28, 2015.
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. 18636 from the list of
available applications.
These documents are also available
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.
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:
Courtney Smith or Amy Hapeman, (301)
427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permit is requested under the
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authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216), and the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
The applicant requests a five-year
permit to determine how environmental
toxicants affect cetaceans and vary
spatially and temporally across species;
and determine the route of exposure.
Research would occur in U.S. waters
and the high seas of the Pacific, Atlantic
and Indian Oceans via vessel surveys
targeting live cetaceans, tissue
collection of dead, stranded cetaceans,
and the import/export/receipt of
biological samples collected in foreign
waters/countries. Field research
activities on live animals would include
collection of sloughed skin and feces,
biopsy sampling, photo-identification,
videography, passive acoustic recording,
focal follows, behavioral observation,
and breath sampling via a small
unmanned aircraft system. The
applicant requests to annually harass
and sample the following species during
vessel surveys as follows. In the North
Atlantic: 150 takes for the primary study
species, sperm whales (Physeter
macrocephalus); 30 takes for Bryde’s
whales (Balaenoptera brydei); 40 takes
for humpback whales (Megaptera
novaeangliae); and 20 takes for all other
requested species [blue (B. musculus),
dwarf sperm (Kogia sima), false killer
(Pseudorca crassidens), fin (B.
physalus), killer whales (Orcinus orca),
minke (B. acutorostrata), pilot
(Globicephala spp.), pygmy sperm
(Kogia breviceps), sei (B. borealis), and
beaked whale species and dolphins]. In
the Pacific Ocean, the applicant requests
up to 100 takes of sperm whales, and 20
takes of all other species, annually: blue,
pygmy and dwarf sperm, fin, humpback,
Bryde’s, minke, short- and long-finned
pilot, sei, Eastern gray (Eschrichtius
robustus), false killer, and killer whales,
and several beaked whale and dolphin
species.
Additionally, the applicant requests
to annually import/export/receive up to
150 biological samples (parts) for sperm
whales; 200 parts for southern right
whales; 40 parts for humpback whales;
30 parts for Bryde’s whales; and 20 parts
for all other requested species.
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.
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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: August 18, 2015.
Julia Harrison,
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-XC268
Marine Mammals; File No. 16239
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for permit amendment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dan Engelhaupt, Ph.D., HDR EOC,
5700 Lake Wright Drive, Norfolk, VA 23502-1859, has applied for an
amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 16239.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before September 28, 2015.
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
home page, https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File No.
16239 from the list of available applications.
These documents are also available 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.
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: Carrie Hubard or Courtney Smith, (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to Permit No. 16239 is
requested 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 (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).
Permit No. 16239, issued on September 11, 2013 (78 FR 60852),
authorizes the permit holder to harass cetacean and pinniped species
during vessel and aerial survey activities, including behavioral
observations and photo-identification. Cetacean species may also be
harassed during underwater photography and collection of sloughed skin
and fecal samples. Surveys may be conducted year-round in all U.S. and
international waters in the Pacific Ocean (including Alaska,
Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Guam, Marianas Islands, and
other U.S. territories) and Atlantic Ocean (including the Gulf of
Mexico, western North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and Sargasso Seas). The
permit expires September 30, 2018.
The permit holder is requesting the permit be amended to include
authorization for: (1) Increasing takes for some species during aerial
and vessel visual surveys to document presence/absence, behavior, and
movement of marine mammals before, during, and after Naval training
exercise operations, offshore energy installations, oil and gas
exploration and production, and pier refurbishment/replacement; (2)
collecting biopsy samples to document genetic variation within
populations, gender, foraging patterns, and stress levels; and (3)
using multiple tag types, including satellite and digital acoustic
tags, to document movement and dive patterns, social and population
structure, and habitat use. See tables in the permit amendment
application for numbers of takes by species, stock and activity. The
research would be conducted to collect data on population and genetic
variations and habitat use, and to monitor behavioral changes during
activities associated with U.S. Navy, renewable energy, oil and gas
exploration and production, and pier-based construction.
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 this application to the Marine
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.
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Dated: August 18, 2015.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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