Marine Mammals; File No. 21476, 53797 [2020-19080]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
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[RTID 0648–XA442]
Marine Mammals; File No. 21476
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
Lars Bejder, Ph.D., University of Hawaii
at Manoa, 46–007 Lilipuna Road,
Kaneohe, HI 96744, has applied for an
amendment to Scientific Research
Permit No. 21476.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
September 30, 2020.
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 (APPS) home page,
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then
selecting File No. 21476 from the list of
available applications. These documents
are also available upon written request
via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@
noaa.gov.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted via email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
include File No. 21476 in the subject
line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@
noaa.gov. 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. 21476
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
(ESA) 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 parts 222–226).
Permit No. 21476, issued on August
27, 2019 (84 FR 48600; September 16,
2019), authorizes the permit holder to
conduct research on 32 species of
marine mammals including the
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following ESA-listed species: blue
(Balaenoptera musculus), bowhead
(Balaena mysticetus), fin (B. physalus),
Hawaiian insular false killer (Pseudorca
crassidens), humpback (Megaptera
novaeangliae), sei (B. borealis), sperm
(Physeter macrocephalus), and Western
North Pacific gray (Eschrichtius
robustus) whales. Authorized research
activities include unmanned aerial
surveys and vessel surveys in U.S. and
international waters of the Pacific Ocean
near Hawaii, Alaska, and U.S.
territories. Permitted research activities
include photography and video
recording (above water and underwater),
photogrammetry, counts, passive
acoustic recording, biological sampling
(skin and blubber biopsy, sloughed skin,
exhaled air, and feces), and suction-cup
tagging.
The permit holder is requesting the
permit be amended to: (1) Increase the
permitted takes from 2,000 to 4,000
annually for Level B harassment
activities for spinner dolphins (Stenella
longirostris) in Hawaii; and (2) increase
the number of suction-cup tagging takes
from 10 to 20 annually for humpback
whale calves in Hawaii from the nonESA-listed Hawaii distinct population
segment. No changes to the permitted
objectives, methods, or locations are
proposed. The permit expires on August
31, 2024.
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: August 25, 2020.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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September 22, 2020, focusing on
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XA442]
Marine Mammals; File No. 21476
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 Lars Bejder, Ph.D., University of
Hawaii at Manoa, 46-007 Lilipuna Road, Kaneohe, HI 96744, has applied
for an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 21476.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before September 30, 2020.
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
(APPS) home page, https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File
No. 21476 from the list of available applications. These documents are
also available upon written request via email to
[email protected].
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to [email protected]. Please include File No. 21476 in the
subject line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a
written request via email to [email protected]. 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. 21476 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 (ESA) 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 parts 222-226).
Permit No. 21476, issued on August 27, 2019 (84 FR 48600; September
16, 2019), authorizes the permit holder to conduct research on 32
species of marine mammals including the following ESA-listed species:
blue (Balaenoptera musculus), bowhead (Balaena mysticetus), fin (B.
physalus), Hawaiian insular false killer (Pseudorca crassidens),
humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae), sei (B. borealis), sperm (Physeter
macrocephalus), and Western North Pacific gray (Eschrichtius robustus)
whales. Authorized research activities include unmanned aerial surveys
and vessel surveys in U.S. and international waters of the Pacific
Ocean near Hawaii, Alaska, and U.S. territories. Permitted research
activities include photography and video recording (above water and
underwater), photogrammetry, counts, passive acoustic recording,
biological sampling (skin and blubber biopsy, sloughed skin, exhaled
air, and feces), and suction-cup tagging.
The permit holder is requesting the permit be amended to: (1)
Increase the permitted takes from 2,000 to 4,000 annually for Level B
harassment activities for spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) in
Hawaii; and (2) increase the number of suction-cup tagging takes from
10 to 20 annually for humpback whale calves in Hawaii from the non-ESA-
listed Hawaii distinct population segment. No changes to the permitted
objectives, methods, or locations are proposed. The permit expires on
August 31, 2024.
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: August 25, 2020.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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