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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XC738]
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–
03.
SUMMARY:
Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
March 15, 2023.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara
Young or Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D.,
(301)427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject amendment to Permit No.
22187–03 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. 22187–03, issued on April
1, 2022, authorizes the permit holder to
conduct research to establish a catalog
of northern elephant seals (Mirounga
angustirostris) in California, primarily at
Piedras Blancas and near Vandenberg
Space Force Base. Types of authorized
takes include behavioral observations,
measurements, external
instrumentation, bioacoustic recordings,
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acoustic playbacks, marking, flipper
tagging, capture, and non-invasive
physiological sampling. The permit
holder is requesting the permit be
amended to add the Channel Islands in
California as a research location due to
the inability to conduct tagging studies
at Piedras Blancas. The applicant also
proposes to deploy an additional
satellite tag model and requests to pull
one whisker per seal handled. The
applicant also seeks to increase the
number of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina)
that may be unintentionally harassed
from 300 to 450 annually due to the
change in location. 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: February 8, 2023.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Taking and Importing Marine
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Authorization.
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In accordance with the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA), as amended, its implementing
regulations, and NMFS’ MMPA
Regulations for Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to Geophysical
Surveys Related to Oil and Gas
Activities in the Gulf of Mexico,
notification is hereby given that a Letter
of Authorization (LOA) has been issued
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC738]
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. 22187-03.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before March 15, 2023.
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. 22187-03
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. 22187-03, issued on April 1, 2022, authorizes the permit
holder to conduct research to establish a catalog of northern elephant
seals (Mirounga angustirostris) in California, primarily at Piedras
Blancas and near Vandenberg Space Force Base. Types of authorized takes
include behavioral observations, measurements, external
instrumentation, bioacoustic recordings, acoustic playbacks, marking,
flipper tagging, capture, and non-invasive physiological sampling. The
permit holder is requesting the permit be amended to add the Channel
Islands in California as a research location due to the inability to
conduct tagging studies at Piedras Blancas. The applicant also proposes
to deploy an additional satellite tag model and requests to pull one
whisker per seal handled. The applicant also seeks to increase the
number of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) that may be unintentionally
harassed from 300 to 450 annually due to the change in location. 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: February 8, 2023.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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