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Dated: April 29, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Marine Mammals; File No. 27514–01
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., California
Polytechnic State University, 1 Grand
Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407–
0401, has applied for an amendment to
Scientific Research Permit No. 27514.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before June 3, 2024.
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 home page, https://
apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting
File No. 27514–01 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. 27514–01 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:
Jennifer Skidmore or Sara Young, (301)
427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject amendment to Permit No. 27514
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
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part 216), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
Permit No. 27514, issued on March
21, 2024 (89 FR 27418, April 17, 2024),
authorizes the permit holder to conduct
research on northern elephant seals
(Mirounga angustirostris) in California,
including unintentional harassment of
California sea lions (Zalophus
californianus), harbor seals (Phoca
vitulina), and northern fur seals
(Callorhinus ursinus). The permit
holder is requesting the permit be
amended to increase the unintentional
harassment for California sea lions from
50 to 150 animals and northern fur seals
from 25 to 100.
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: April 29, 2024.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to the Skagway
Ore Terminal Redevelopment Project
in Skagway, Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of a modified
incidental harassment authorization.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
regulations implementing the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as
amended, notification is hereby given
that NMFS has issued a modified
incidental harassment authorization
(IHA) to Municipality of Skagway
(MOS) to incidentally harass marine
mammals during construction
associated with the Ore Terminal
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD927]
Marine Mammals; File No. 27514-01
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.,
California Polytechnic State University, 1 Grand Avenue, San Luis
Obispo, CA 93407-0401, has applied for an amendment to Scientific
Research Permit No. 27514.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 3, 2024.
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
home page, https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File No.
27514-01 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. 27514-01 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: Jennifer Skidmore or Sara Young, (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to Permit No. 27514 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), and the
Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
Permit No. 27514, issued on March 21, 2024 (89 FR 27418, April 17,
2024), authorizes the permit holder to conduct research on northern
elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) in California, including
unintentional harassment of California sea lions (Zalophus
californianus), harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), and northern fur seals
(Callorhinus ursinus). The permit holder is requesting the permit be
amended to increase the unintentional harassment for California sea
lions from 50 to 150 animals and northern fur seals from 25 to 100.
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: April 29, 2024.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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