Marine Mammals; File No. 21006, 31306 [2019-13919]
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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 126 / Monday, July 1, 2019 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF530
Marine Mammals; File No. 21006
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
Linnea Pearson, California Polytechnic
State University, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis
Obispo, CA 93407, has applied for an
amendment to Scientific Research
Permit No. 21006.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
July 31, 2019.
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. 21006 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: Sara
Young or Amy Sloan, (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject amendment to Permit No. 21006
is requested 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. 21006, issued on
September 15, 2017 (82 FR 48985;
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October 23, 2017), authorizes the permit
holder to conduct research on Weddell
seals in the Antarctic. The permit holder
is requesting the permit be amended to
include authorization for: Increased take
of pups to twelve total, sedation of all
pups at all time points, collection of
blood samples for all pups at all time
points, use of a cannulated needle for
biopsy instead of a biopsy punch,
attachment of flipper mounted VHF to
pups at three weeks of age, attachment
of accelerometer tags at one week of age,
use of antibiotics to treat local or
systemic infection, and collection of
rectal swabs, vaginal swabs, prepucial
swabs, nasal swabs, lingual swabs,
buccal swabs, and superficial lingual
epithelial scrapes from all pups at all
time points.
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.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019–13919 Filed 6–28–19; 8:45 am]
Plan 2/Environmental Assessment: Fish,
Sea Turtles, Marine Mammals, and
Mesophotic and Deep Benthic
Communities (RP/EA). We opened the
comment period via a May 15, 2019,
notice of availability. This notice
extends that comment period through
July 15, 2019.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
electronically or postmarked by July 15,
2019.
ADDRESSES:
Obtaining Documents: You may
download the Draft RP/EA at: https://
www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/
restoration-areas/open-ocean.
Alternatively, you may request a CD of
the Draft RP/EA (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT below). Also, you
may view the document at any of the
public facilities listed in Appendix G.
Submitting Comments: You may
submit comments on the Draft RP/EA by
one of the following methods:
• Via the Web: https://
www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/
restoration-areas/open-ocean; or
• Via U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 29649,
Atlanta, GA 30345. Please note that
mailed comments must be postmarked
on or before the comment deadline of
July 15, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration—Laurie Rounds,
Laurie.Rounds@noaa.gov, (850) 934–
9284.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Administration
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Notice of Availability of the Deepwater
Horizon Oil Spill Open Ocean Trustee
Implementation Group Draft
Restoration Plan 2 and Environmental
Assessment: Fish, Sea Turtles, Marine
Mammals, and Mesophotic and Deep
Benthic Communities; Extension of
Public Comment Period
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments; extension of comment
period.
AGENCY:
We are extending the public
comment period on our Deepwater
Horizon Oil Spill Open Ocean Trustee
Implementation Group Draft Restoration
SUMMARY:
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In accordance with OPA NRDA
regulations in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at 15 CFR part 990,
NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the
Consent Decree, and the Final PDARP/
PEIS, the Federal and State natural
resource trustee agencies (Trustees)
have prepared a Draft Restoration Plan
2/Environmental Assessment: Fish, Sea
Turtles, Marine Mammals, and
Mesophotic and Deep Benthic
Communities. The Draft RP/EA analyzes
23 alternatives and proposes 18
preferred alternatives for the following
restoration types: Fish and Water
Column Invertebrates, Sea Turtles,
Marine Mammals, and Mesophotic and
Deep Benthic Communities:
Fish and Water Column Invertebrates
• Reduction of Post-Release Mortality
from Barotrauma in Gulf of Mexico Reef
Fish Recreational Fisheries—Preferred,
$30,011,000.
• Better Bycatch Reduction Devices
for the Gulf of Mexico Commercial
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF530
Marine Mammals; File No. 21006
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 Linnea Pearson, California
Polytechnic State University, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93407,
has applied for an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 21006.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before July 31, 2019.
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.
21006 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 [email protected]. 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: Sara Young or Amy Sloan, (301) 427-
8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to Permit No. 21006 is
requested 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. 21006, issued on September 15, 2017 (82 FR 48985;
October 23, 2017), authorizes the permit holder to conduct research on
Weddell seals in the Antarctic. The permit holder is requesting the
permit be amended to include authorization for: Increased take of pups
to twelve total, sedation of all pups at all time points, collection of
blood samples for all pups at all time points, use of a cannulated
needle for biopsy instead of a biopsy punch, attachment of flipper
mounted VHF to pups at three weeks of age, attachment of accelerometer
tags at one week of age, use of antibiotics to treat local or systemic
infection, and collection of rectal swabs, vaginal swabs, prepucial
swabs, nasal swabs, lingual swabs, buccal swabs, and superficial
lingual epithelial scrapes from all pups at all time points.
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.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-13919 Filed 6-28-19; 8:45 am]
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