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Marine Mammals; File No. 775-1875

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[Federal Register: July 14, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 133)]
[Notices]
[Page 33997]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr14jy09-36]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF22

Marine Mammals; File No. 775-1875

AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION:  Notice; issuance of permit amendment.

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SUMMARY:  Notice is hereby given that NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science
Center (NEFSC), Woods Hole, MA, has been issued a major amendment to
Permit No. 775-1875 for research on marine mammals.

ADDRESSES:  The permit amendment and related documents are available
for review upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s):
    Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD
20910; phone (301)713-2289; fax (301)713-0376; and
    Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA
01930; phone (978)281-9300; fax (978)281-9333.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Carrie Hubard or Tammy Adams, (301)713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 14, 2009, notice was published in
the Federal Register (74 FR 17165) that a request for an amendment to
Permit No. 775-1875 to conduct research on harbor seals (Phoca
vitulina) and gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) on rookeries and haulouts
in the northeastern U.S. had been submitted by the above-named
applicant. The requested permit amendment has been issued 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).
    The amended permit authorizes an increase in the number of harbor
seals and gray seals that may be harassed incidental to scat collection
from 5,000 and 2,000 respectively, to 20,000 per species annually. It
also authorizes collection of an additional 30 harbor seal pup
carcasses per year found during research activities.
    In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an environmental assessment (EA) was prepared
analyzing the effects of the permitted activities on the human
environment. Based on the analyses in the EA, NMFS determined that
issuance of the permit would not significantly impact the quality of
the human environment and that preparation of an environmental impact
statement was not required. That determination is documented in a
Finding of No Significant Impact, signed on July 7, 2009.

    Dated: July 8, 2009.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-16673 Filed 7-13-09; 8:45 am]
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