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Marine Mammals; File No. 19425
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
Melissa McKinney, Ph.D., University of
Connecticut, Center for Environmental
Sciences and Engineering, 3107
Horsebarn Hill Road, U–4210, Storrs, CT
06269, has applied for an amendment to
Scientific Research Permit No. 19425.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
July 28, 2017.
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. 19425 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
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carrie Hubard or Jennifer Skidmore,
(301) 427–8401.
The
subject amendment to Permit No. 19425
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.), 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.).
Permit No. 19425, issued on July 31,
2015 (80 FR 52453), authorizes the
permit holder to analyze marine
mammal samples to study contaminant
levels, specifically using fatty acid and
table isotopes to examine diets and
contaminant loads and how they are
affected by climate change. Cetacean
and pinniped tissue samples come from
remote biopsy sampling, captured
animals, and animals collected during
subsistence harvests and originate in the
United States, Canada, and Greenland/
Denmark. No live animals are harassed
or taken, lethally or otherwise, under
the permit. The permit holder is
requesting the permit be amended to
increase the number of samples from 50
per year to 300 per year, for both
pinniped and cetacean species. The
additional samples would increase the
robustness of the analyses. The permit
is valid through August 1, 2020.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Dated: June 23, 2017.
Catherine Marzin,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE009
Marine Mammals; File No. 19425
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 Melissa McKinney, Ph.D.,
University of Connecticut, Center for Environmental Sciences and
Engineering, 3107 Horsebarn Hill Road, U-4210, Storrs, CT 06269, has
applied for an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 19425.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before July 28, 2017.
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.
19425 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 Jennifer Skidmore,
(301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to Permit No. 19425 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.),
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.).
Permit No. 19425, issued on July 31, 2015 (80 FR 52453), authorizes
the permit holder to analyze marine mammal samples to study contaminant
levels, specifically using fatty acid and table isotopes to examine
diets and contaminant loads and how they are affected by climate
change. Cetacean and pinniped tissue samples come from remote biopsy
sampling, captured animals, and animals collected during subsistence
harvests and originate in the United States, Canada, and Greenland/
Denmark. No live animals are harassed or taken, lethally or otherwise,
under the permit. The permit holder is requesting the permit be amended
to increase the number of samples from 50 per year to 300 per year, for
both pinniped and cetacean species. The additional samples would
increase the robustness of the analyses. The permit is valid through
August 1, 2020.
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: June 23, 2017.
Catherine Marzin,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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