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requested permit amendment 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).
Permit No. 17952 authorized longterm research on California sea lions to
study their foraging, diving, energetics,
food habits, and at sea distribution
through capture, sampling, and tagging
California sea lions throughout their
U.S. range (California, Oregon and
Washington). The permit also
authorized harassment of California sea
lions, harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), and
northern elephant seals (Mirounga
angustirostris) incidental to research
activities, unintentional mortalities of
California sea lions, and import and
export of pinniped samples. A minor
amendment (Permit No. 17952–01)
included attachment of cameras to
instrumentation deployed on sea lions
and intubation during gas anesthesia.
Permit No. 17952–02, issued on
September 30, 2015, includes
authorization to (1) add remote darting
as an approved capture method with use
of various sedative drugs for adult and
juvenile California sea lions, (2) increase
incidental harassment takes of nontarget California sea lions, (3) include
incidental harassment takes for the
Eastern stock of Steller sea lions
(Eumetopias jubatus), and (4) include
takes for capture and disentanglement of
California sea lions. The authorized
takes are delineated in the amendment
application and amended permit and
are authorized for the duration of the
permit. The permit expires June 7, 2018.
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: October 29, 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–XC014
Marine Mammals; File No. 17670
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit
amendment.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that a
major amendment to Permit No. 17670–
02 has been issued to NMFS Northeast
Fisheries Science Center, 166 Water
Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543
(Responsible Party: William Karp,
Ph.D.).
SUMMARY:
The permit amendment and
related documents are available for
review upon written request or by
appointment in the 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 Rosa L. Gonzalez, (301)
427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July
10, 2015, notice was published in the
Federal Register (80 FR 39749) that a
request for an amendment Permit No.
17670–02 to conduct research on gray
(Halichoerus grypus), harbor (Phoca
vitulina), harp (Pagophilus
groenlandicus), and hooded
(Cystophora cristata) seals had been
submitted by the above-named
applicant. The requested permit
amendment 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).
Permit No. 17670–00 authorized takes
of gray, harbor, harp, and hooded seals
in waters within or proximal to the U.S.
EEZ from North Carolina northward to
Maine, during conduct of stock
assessment research, including
estimation of distribution and
abundance, determination of stock
structure, habitat requirements, foraging
ecology, health assessment and effects
of natural and anthropogenic factors.
Types of take include harassment
during shipboard, skiff, and aircraft
transect and photo-identification
surveys, and scat collection; and,
capture with tissue sampling and
instrument or tag attachment. A limited
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number of research-related mortality is
also allowed, as well as world-wide
import and export of pinniped samples.
A minor amendment (Permit No.
17670–01) authorized sampling of
pinniped carcasses aboard commercial
fishing vessels. An additional minor
amendment (Permit No. 17670–02)
authorized nail clipping and fecal loop
sampling during permitted captures.
Permit No. 17670–03, issued
September 28, 2015, includes
authorization to increase the number
and frequency of gray and harbor seal
harassment and capture takes annually
during research, add use of unmanned
aircraft systems to survey seals, increase
the number of biopsy samples taken
(from one to two), increase the number
of gray and harbor seal samples
imported/exported annually, and allow
euthanasia in the event sick or injured
seals are inadvertently captured. The
permit expires April 30, 2018.
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: October 29, 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-XC014
Marine Mammals; File No. 17670
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit amendment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a major amendment to Permit No.
17670-02 has been issued to NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center,
166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543 (Responsible Party: William
Karp, Ph.D.).
ADDRESSES: The permit amendment and related documents are available for
review 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Sloan or Rosa L. Gonz[aacute]lez,
(301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 10, 2015, notice was published in
the Federal Register (80 FR 39749) that a request for an amendment
Permit No. 17670-02 to conduct research on gray (Halichoerus grypus),
harbor (Phoca vitulina), harp (Pagophilus groenlandicus), and hooded
(Cystophora cristata) seals had been submitted by the above-named
applicant. The requested permit amendment 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).
Permit No. 17670-00 authorized takes of gray, harbor, harp, and
hooded seals in waters within or proximal to the U.S. EEZ from North
Carolina northward to Maine, during conduct of stock assessment
research, including estimation of distribution and abundance,
determination of stock structure, habitat requirements, foraging
ecology, health assessment and effects of natural and anthropogenic
factors. Types of take include harassment during shipboard, skiff, and
aircraft transect and photo-identification surveys, and scat
collection; and, capture with tissue sampling and instrument or tag
attachment. A limited number of research-related mortality is also
allowed, as well as world-wide import and export of pinniped samples. A
minor amendment (Permit No. 17670-01) authorized sampling of pinniped
carcasses aboard commercial fishing vessels. An additional minor
amendment (Permit No. 17670-02) authorized nail clipping and fecal loop
sampling during permitted captures.
Permit No. 17670-03, issued September 28, 2015, includes
authorization to increase the number and frequency of gray and harbor
seal harassment and capture takes annually during research, add use of
unmanned aircraft systems to survey seals, increase the number of
biopsy samples taken (from one to two), increase the number of gray and
harbor seal samples imported/exported annually, and allow euthanasia in
the event sick or injured seals are inadvertently captured. The permit
expires April 30, 2018.
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: October 29, 2015.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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