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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
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Notice is hereby given that
the Alaska Department of Fish & Game
(ADF&G), 1300 College Road, Fairbanks,
AK 99701 (Responsible Party: Lori
Quakenbush), has applied in due form
for a permit to conduct research on ice
seals in Alaska.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
March 16, 2022.
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. 26254 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. 26254 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: Sara
Young or Carrie Hubard, (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.), the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216), the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (ESA; 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).
The applicant requests a permit to
conduct scientific research on spotted
(Phoca largha), ringed (Pusa hispida),
bearded (Erignathus barbatus), and
ribbon (Histriophoca fasciata) seals in
the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas
of Alaska. The purpose of this research
is to monitor the status and health of
seal species by analyzing samples from
the subsistence harvest and by
documenting movements and habitat
use by tracking animals with satellite
transmitters. In addition to sampling
harvested seals, the applicant would
capture up to 50 bearded seals, 20
ribbon seals, 50 ringed seals, and 50
spotted seals per year that would be
sedated, measured, sampled (e.g., blood
and skin), flipper tagged, and fitted with
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transmitters. The applicant requests to
capture an additional 50 bearded seals,
20 ribbon seals, 50 ringed seals, and 50
spotted seals per year that would be
measured, sampled, and flipper tagged
but not fitted with external instruments.
The applicant also requests permission
to harass non-target seals of all four
pinniped species as well as beluga
whales (Delphinapterus leucas). The
applicant requests up to five mortalities
per species per year for pinniped
captures and one mortality of a beluga
whale annually due to accidental
entanglement in pinniped capture nets.
Samples would be imported from
Russia, Canada, Svalbard (Norway) and
exported to Canada for analyses. The
permit would be valid for 5 years.
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 the
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
Dated: February 8, 2022.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Marine Mammals; File No. 26254
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 the Alaska Department of Fish &
Game (ADF&G), 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701 (Responsible
Party: Lori Quakenbush), has applied in due form for a permit to
conduct research on ice seals in Alaska.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before March 16, 2022.
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. 26254 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. 26254 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 Carrie Hubard, (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.), the regulations governing the taking
and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 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).
The applicant requests a permit to conduct scientific research on
spotted (Phoca largha), ringed (Pusa hispida), bearded (Erignathus
barbatus), and ribbon (Histriophoca fasciata) seals in the Bering,
Chukchi, and Beaufort seas of Alaska. The purpose of this research is
to monitor the status and health of seal species by analyzing samples
from the subsistence harvest and by documenting movements and habitat
use by tracking animals with satellite transmitters. In addition to
sampling harvested seals, the applicant would capture up to 50 bearded
seals, 20 ribbon seals, 50 ringed seals, and 50 spotted seals per year
that would be sedated, measured, sampled (e.g., blood and skin),
flipper tagged, and fitted with transmitters. The applicant requests to
capture an additional 50 bearded seals, 20 ribbon seals, 50 ringed
seals, and 50 spotted seals per year that would be measured, sampled,
and flipper tagged but not fitted with external instruments. The
applicant also requests permission to harass non-target seals of all
four pinniped species as well as beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas).
The applicant requests up to five mortalities per species per year for
pinniped captures and one mortality of a beluga whale annually due to
accidental entanglement in pinniped capture nets. Samples would be
imported from Russia, Canada, Svalbard (Norway) and exported to Canada
for analyses. The permit would be valid for 5 years.
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 the application to the Marine
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.
Dated: February 8, 2022.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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