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Dated: September 25, 2019.
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
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ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
Mystic Aquarium (Responsible Party:
Stephen M. Coan, Ph.D.), has applied in
due form for a permit to import five
beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas)
for scientific research.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before December 2, 2019.
ADDRESSES: The permit application is
available for review online at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/permitapplication-import-5-beluga-whalesscientific-research-file-no-22629-mysticaquarium or 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.
You may submit comments, identified
by NOAA–NMFS–2019–0113, by any of
the following methods:
• Electronic Submission: Submit
electronic public comments via the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal
www.regulations.gov. To submit
comments via the e-Rulemaking Portal,
enter NOAA–NMFS–2019–0113 in the
keyword search. Locate the document
you wish to comment on from the
resulting list and click on the
‘‘Comment Now’’ icon on the right of
that line.
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• Mail: Comments on the application
should be addressed to: Permits and
Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Room 13705, Silver
Spring, MD 20910; ATTN: Jolie
Harrison, Chief, Permits and
Conservation Division.
• Fax: (301) 713–0376; ATTN: Jolie
Harrison, Chief, Permits and
Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources.
Instructions: Comments must be
submitted by one of the above methods.
All comments received are a part of the
public record and will generally be
posted for public viewing on
www.regulations.gov without change.
All personal identifying information
(e.g., name, address, etc.) submitted
voluntarily by the sender will be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information. NMFS will accept
anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in
the required fields if you wish to remain
anonymous). Attachments to electronic
comments will be accepted in Microsoft
Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats
only.
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:
Amy Sloan, Courtney Smith, or Jennifer
Skidmore, (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216).
Mystic Aquarium requests to import
five (5) captive-born beluga whales from
Marineland of Canada (Niagara Falls,
Ontario, Canada) to Mystic Aquarium
(Mystic, Connecticut, U.S.A.) for
scientific research purposes to
contribute knowledge and inform
management and recovery of beluga
populations in the wild, including the
depleted Sakhalin Bay-Nikolaya BayAmur River beluga whale stock and the
endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale
distinct population segment. The
subject beluga whales were born at
Marineland of Canada and are progeny
of beluga whales that originated from
the depleted Sakhalin Bay-Nikolaya
Bay-Amur River stock (81 FR 74711).
The proposed research would occur
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year-round at Mystic Aquarium or
Georgia Aquarium (Atlanta, Georgia,
U.S.A.) and includes investigations on
(1) the neuroimmunological response to
environmental and anthropogenic
stressors; (2) the development of novel
non-invasive techniques to assess health
in free-ranging and stranded beluga
whales; (3) the hearing and
physiological response to anthropogenic
sound; (4) morphometrics to inform
photogrammetry studies; (5) diving
physiology; (6) microbiome; (7) behavior
and reproduction; and 8) testing of
prototype telemetry devices and
cameras before deployment on wild
beluga whales.
To accomplish these objectives,
researchers would conduct the
following procedures on the five whales
using trained behaviors and voluntary
participation: biological sampling
(blood, exhalate, saliva, swabs, feces,
skin scrapes); auditory evoked potential
measurements (baseline audiograms and
masked hearing sessions);
photogrammetry (measurements,
weight, photography/video); behavioral
observations; ultrasound; and
deployment of suction-cup attached
devices. The whales would be placed on
public display incidental to the
proposed research. The requested
duration of the permit is five years, the
maximum duration of an MMPA permit.
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 a copy of the
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
Dated: September 24, 2019.
Julia Marie 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-PR-A003
Marine Mammals; File No. 22629
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Mystic Aquarium (Responsible
Party: Stephen M. Coan, Ph.D.), has applied in due form for a permit to
import five beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) for scientific
research.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 2, 2019.
ADDRESSES: The permit application is available for review online at
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/permit-application-import-5-beluga-whales-scientific-research-file-no-22629-mystic-aquarium or 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.
You may submit comments, identified by NOAA-NMFS-2019-0113, by any
of the following methods:
Electronic Submission: Submit electronic public comments
via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal www.regulations.gov. To submit
comments via the e-Rulemaking Portal, enter NOAA-NMFS-2019-0113 in the
keyword search. Locate the document you wish to comment on from the
resulting list and click on the ``Comment Now'' icon on the right of
that line.
Mail: Comments on the application should be addressed to:
Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,
1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; ATTN:
Jolie Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division.
Fax: (301) 713-0376; ATTN: Jolie Harrison, Chief, Permits
and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources.
Instructions: Comments must be submitted by one of the above
methods. All comments received are a part of the public record and will
generally be posted for public viewing on www.regulations.gov without
change. All personal identifying information (e.g., name, address,
etc.) submitted voluntarily by the sender will be publicly accessible.
Do not submit confidential business information, or otherwise sensitive
or protected information. NMFS will accept anonymous comments (enter
``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain anonymous).
Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word,
Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats only.
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: Amy Sloan, Courtney Smith, or Jennifer
Skidmore, (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the regulations governing the
taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
Mystic Aquarium requests to import five (5) captive-born beluga
whales from Marineland of Canada (Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada) to
Mystic Aquarium (Mystic, Connecticut, U.S.A.) for scientific research
purposes to contribute knowledge and inform management and recovery of
beluga populations in the wild, including the depleted Sakhalin Bay-
Nikolaya Bay-Amur River beluga whale stock and the endangered Cook
Inlet beluga whale distinct population segment. The subject beluga
whales were born at Marineland of Canada and are progeny of beluga
whales that originated from the depleted Sakhalin Bay-Nikolaya Bay-Amur
River stock (81 FR 74711). The proposed research would occur year-round
at Mystic Aquarium or Georgia Aquarium (Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.) and
includes investigations on (1) the neuroimmunological response to
environmental and anthropogenic stressors; (2) the development of novel
non-invasive techniques to assess health in free-ranging and stranded
beluga whales; (3) the hearing and physiological response to
anthropogenic sound; (4) morphometrics to inform photogrammetry
studies; (5) diving physiology; (6) microbiome; (7) behavior and
reproduction; and 8) testing of prototype telemetry devices and cameras
before deployment on wild beluga whales.
To accomplish these objectives, researchers would conduct the
following procedures on the five whales using trained behaviors and
voluntary participation: biological sampling (blood, exhalate, saliva,
swabs, feces, skin scrapes); auditory evoked potential measurements
(baseline audiograms and masked hearing sessions); photogrammetry
(measurements, weight, photography/video); behavioral observations;
ultrasound; and deployment of suction-cup attached devices. The whales
would be placed on public display incidental to the proposed research.
The requested duration of the permit is five years, the maximum
duration of an MMPA permit.
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 a copy of the application to the Marine
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.
Dated: September 24, 2019.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-21288 Filed 9-30-19; 8:45 am]
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