Marine Mammals; File No. 26689, 60125 [2022-21511]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 191 / Tuesday, October 4, 2022 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XC432] North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public hybrid meeting. AGENCY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan Local Knowledge, Traditional Knowledge, and Subsistence Taskforce (LKTKS) will be held November 1, 2022 through November 2, 2022. DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, and on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Alaska time. ADDRESSES: The meetings will be a hybrid meeting. The in-person component of the meeting will be held at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501–2252 or join the meeting online through the links at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ Details/2954. Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. Instructions for attending the meeting are given under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Haapala, Council staff; phone: (907) 271–2809 and email: kate.haapala@ noaa.gov. For technical support, please contact our administrative staff; email: npfmc.admin@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Agenda khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES At this meeting, the LKTKS Taskforce will: (a) receive an overview of Taskforce work products, namely the LKTKS protocol which includes the primary guidelines and onramps for identifying, analyzing, and including LKTKS information and expertise in the Council’s decision-making process; (b) further develop the protocol and recommendations for LKTKS onramps; (c) discuss next steps and the timeline for remaining work timing of future to meet the Council’s objectives for the VerDate Sep<11>2014 Taskforce; and (d) other business. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at https:// meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 2954 prior to the meeting, along with meeting materials. https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File No. 26689 from the list of available applications. These documents are also available upon written request via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@ noaa.gov. Connection Information Written comments on this application should be submitted via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please include File No. 26689 in the subject line of the email comment. You can attend the meeting online using a computer, tablet, or smart phone; or by phone only. Connection information will be posted online at: https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ Details/2954. If you are attending the meeting in-person, please note that all attendees will be encouraged to wear a mask. Public Comment Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted electronically to https:// meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 2954 by 12 p.m. Alaska time on Monday, October 31, 2022. An opportunity for oral public testimony will also be provided during the meeting. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: September 29, 2022. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2022–21517 Filed 10–3–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XC425] Marine Mammals; File No. 26689 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that Elsie Sunderland, Ph.D., Harvard University, 29 Oxford Street, Pierce Hall No. 127, Cambridge, MA 02138, has applied in due form for a permit to import marine mammal parts for scientific research. DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or before November 3, 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, SUMMARY: Tuesday, November 1, 2022, and Wednesday, November 2, 2022 16:48 Oct 03, 2022 Jkt 259001 60125 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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: Jennifer Skidmore or Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D., (301) 427–8401. 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). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The applicant proposes to import marine mammal parts from up to 360 pilot whales (Globicephala melas) and 360 Atlantic white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus acutus) to study temporal trends and toxicokinetics exposure. The parts have been or will be collected under other authorizations from 2016 and 2027 and archived at the Havstovan Faroe Marine Research Institute. The sources of parts include subsistence hunts, fisheries bycatch, or dead stranded carcasses in the Faroe Islands. The requested duration of the permit is 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: September 29, 2022. Julia M. Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2022–21511 Filed 10–3–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P E:\FR\FM\04OCN1.SGM 04OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2022-21511]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC425]


Marine Mammals; File No. 26689

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 Elsie Sunderland, Ph.D., Harvard 
University, 29 Oxford Street, Pierce Hall No. 127, Cambridge, MA 02138, 
has applied in due form for a permit to import marine mammal parts for 
scientific research.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or 
before November 3, 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. 26689 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. 26689 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: Jennifer Skidmore or Shasta 
McClenahan, Ph.D., (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).
    The applicant proposes to import marine mammal parts from up to 360 
pilot whales (Globicephala melas) and 360 Atlantic white-sided dolphins 
(Lagenorhynchus acutus) to study temporal trends and toxicokinetics 
exposure. The parts have been or will be collected under other 
authorizations from 2016 and 2027 and archived at the Havstovan Faroe 
Marine Research Institute. The sources of parts include subsistence 
hunts, fisheries bycatch, or dead stranded carcasses in the Faroe 
Islands. The requested duration of the permit is 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: September 29, 2022.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-21511 Filed 10-3-22; 8:45 am]
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