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by the regulations published by the
Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ; 40 CFR parts 1500–1508), the
Navy prepared an Environmental
Assessment (EA) for this project. NMFS
made the Navy’s EA available to the
public for review and comment, in
relation to its suitability for adoption by
NMFS in order to assess the impacts to
the human environment of issuance of
an IHA to the Navy. Also in compliance
with NEPA and the CEQ regulations, as
well as NOAA Administrative Order
216–6, NMFS has reviewed the Navy’s
EA, determined it to be sufficient, and
adopted that EA and signed a Finding
of No Significant Impact (FONSI) in
September 2016.
Authorization
As a result of these determinations,
we have issued an IHA to the Navy for
conducting the described pier and
support facilities for the transit
protection system U.S. Coast Guard Air
Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles,
Washington from November 1, 2016
through February 15, 2017, and July 16
through October 31, 2017 provided the
previously mentioned mitigation,
monitoring, and reporting requirements
are incorporated.
Dated: September 27, 2016.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016–23726 Filed 9–30–16; 8:45 am]
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Administration
RIN 0648–XC599
Marine Mammals; File No. 17845
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
Rachel Cartwright, Ph.D., Keiki Kohola
Project, 4945 Coral Way, Oxnard, CA
93035, has applied for an amendment to
Scientific Research Permit No. 17845.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
November 9, 2016.
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
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Protected Species home page, https://
apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting
File No. 17845 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:
Shasta McClenahan or Carrie Hubard,
(301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject amendment to Permit No. 17845
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 222–226).
Permit No. 17845, issued on January
25, 2014 (79 FR 5382), authorizes the
permit holder to conduct Level A and B
harassment of humpback whales
(Megaptera novaeangliae) during photoidentification, behavioral follows, and
surface and underwater observations in
Hawaii, Alaska, and California. Nine
other cetacean species may be studied
opportunistically and two species of
pinnipeds may be incidentally harassed.
The permit expires on January 31, 2019.
The permit holder is requesting the
permit be amended to authorize Level B
playbacks for humpback whales to
estimate their hearing range using
behavioral observation audiometry. The
sounds will be presented to a maximum
of 300 humpback whales and their
behavioral responses will be measured
through visual and acoustic recordings
including an unmanned aerial system.
The research will take place from
January through April, annually, in
Hawaii. Only humpback whales will be
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targeted for active playback, but
incidental harassment to additional
species may occur including bottlenose
dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), spinner
dolphins (Stenella longirostris), false
killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens),
melon headed whales (Peponocephala
electra), and short-finned pilot whales
(Globicephala macrorhynchus).
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.
Dated: September 27, 2016.
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-XC599
Marine Mammals; File No. 17845
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 Rachel Cartwright, Ph.D., Keiki
Kohola Project, 4945 Coral Way, Oxnard, CA 93035, has applied for an
amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 17845.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before November 9, 2016.
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.
17845 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: Shasta McClenahan or Carrie Hubard,
(301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to Permit No. 17845 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 222-226).
Permit No. 17845, issued on January 25, 2014 (79 FR 5382),
authorizes the permit holder to conduct Level A and B harassment of
humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) during photo-identification,
behavioral follows, and surface and underwater observations in Hawaii,
Alaska, and California. Nine other cetacean species may be studied
opportunistically and two species of pinnipeds may be incidentally
harassed. The permit expires on January 31, 2019. The permit holder is
requesting the permit be amended to authorize Level B playbacks for
humpback whales to estimate their hearing range using behavioral
observation audiometry. The sounds will be presented to a maximum of
300 humpback whales and their behavioral responses will be measured
through visual and acoustic recordings including an unmanned aerial
system. The research will take place from January through April,
annually, in Hawaii. Only humpback whales will be targeted for active
playback, but incidental harassment to additional species may occur
including bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), spinner dolphins
(Stenella longirostris), false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens),
melon headed whales (Peponocephala electra), and short-finned pilot
whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus).
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.
Dated: September 27, 2016.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-23724 Filed 9-30-16; 8:45 am]
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