Marine Mammals; File No. 25498, 71624 [2021-27393]
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[RTID 0648–XB629]
Marine Mammals; File No. 25498
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
Titan Productions, Limited, 51–55
Whiteladies Road Bristol, BS8 2LY,
United Kingdom (Responsible Party:
Lucy Meadows), has applied for an
amendment to Commercial and
Educational Photography Permit No.
25498.
SUMMARY:
Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
January 18, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents are 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. 25498–01 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:
Amy Hapeman or Carrie Hubard, (301)
427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject amendment to Permit No. 25498
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
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importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216).
Permit No. 25498, issued on April 13,
2021 (86 FR 26014), authorizes the
permit holder to film the natural
behaviors of California sea lions
(Zalophus californianus), gray whales
(Eschrichtius robustus), and killer
whales (Orcinus orca) as part of a
wildlife documentary about the marine
life along the Pacific Coast. Filming may
occur topside from the vessel,
underwater, and via an unmanned
aircraft system in the waters of
California and Alaska. The permit
holder is requesting the permit be
amended to authorize (1) a new filming
area in Southern California waters; (2)
an increase in the number of gray
whales targeted for filming from 352 to
428 whales annually and California sea
lions that may be opportunistically
filmed from 70 to 105 sea lions annually
for the new filming area; (3) the use of
divers when filming gray whales
underwater; and (4) the use of a towed
camera when filming killer whales
underwater. The permit would remain
valid through December 31, 2022.
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: December 7, 2021.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB629]
Marine Mammals; File No. 25498
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 Titan Productions, Limited, 51-55
Whiteladies Road Bristol, BS8 2LY, United Kingdom (Responsible Party:
Lucy Meadows), has applied for an amendment to Commercial and
Educational Photography Permit No. 25498.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before January 18, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are 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. 25498-01 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: Amy Hapeman or Carrie Hubard, (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to Permit No. 25498 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).
Permit No. 25498, issued on April 13, 2021 (86 FR 26014),
authorizes the permit holder to film the natural behaviors of
California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), gray whales
(Eschrichtius robustus), and killer whales (Orcinus orca) as part of a
wildlife documentary about the marine life along the Pacific Coast.
Filming may occur topside from the vessel, underwater, and via an
unmanned aircraft system in the waters of California and Alaska. The
permit holder is requesting the permit be amended to authorize (1) a
new filming area in Southern California waters; (2) an increase in the
number of gray whales targeted for filming from 352 to 428 whales
annually and California sea lions that may be opportunistically filmed
from 70 to 105 sea lions annually for the new filming area; (3) the use
of divers when filming gray whales underwater; and (4) the use of a
towed camera when filming killer whales underwater. The permit would
remain valid through December 31, 2022.
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: December 7, 2021.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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