Marine Mammals; File No. 22187, 64457 [2021-25151]
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Administration
[RTID 0648–XB589]
Marine Mammals; File No. 22187
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
Heather E. Liwanag, Ph.D., 1 Grand
Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407–
0401, has applied for an amendment to
Scientific Research Permit No. 22187–
01.
SUMMARY:
Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
December 20, 2021.
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. 22187 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. 22187 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.
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Sara
Young or Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D.,
(301) 427–8401.
The
subject amendment to Permit No.
22187–01 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. 22187–01, issued on
January 28, 2020, authorizes the permit
holder to conduct research to establish
a catalog of known individual northern
elephant (Mirounga angustirostris) seals
along the California coast. Types of
authorized takes include behavioral
observations, measurements,
bioacoustic recordings, acoustic
playbacks, marking, flipper tagging,
capture, and non-invasive physiological
sampling. The permit holder is
requesting the permit be amended to
include authorization for 20 additional
takes of northern elephant seals per
year, two takes per year for 10
individuals. These animals will be
captured by hand or net, sedated, fitted
with satellite transmitters, swabbed,
imaged with an ultrasound, weighed,
and recaptured approximately three
months later to remove the instruments.
An additional five takes are requested
for animals that are captured and
released because they are not
appropriate candidates for the study.
The permit would remain valid until
March 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: November 15, 2021.
Julia M. 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
[RTID 0648-XB589]
Marine Mammals; File No. 22187
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 Heather E. Liwanag, Ph.D., 1 Grand
Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0401, has applied for an amendment to
Scientific Research Permit No. 22187-01.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before December 20, 2021.
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. 22187 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. 22187 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: Sara Young or Shasta McClenahan,
Ph.D., (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to Permit No. 22187-01
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. 22187-01, issued on January 28, 2020, authorizes the
permit holder to conduct research to establish a catalog of known
individual northern elephant (Mirounga angustirostris) seals along the
California coast. Types of authorized takes include behavioral
observations, measurements, bioacoustic recordings, acoustic playbacks,
marking, flipper tagging, capture, and non-invasive physiological
sampling. The permit holder is requesting the permit be amended to
include authorization for 20 additional takes of northern elephant
seals per year, two takes per year for 10 individuals. These animals
will be captured by hand or net, sedated, fitted with satellite
transmitters, swabbed, imaged with an ultrasound, weighed, and
recaptured approximately three months later to remove the instruments.
An additional five takes are requested for animals that are captured
and released because they are not appropriate candidates for the study.
The permit would remain valid until March 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: November 15, 2021.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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