# Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice; issuance of permits.
**SUMMARY:**
Notice is hereby given that a permit, has been issued to the following entity under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).
**ADDRESSES:**
The permit and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone: (301) 427-8401; fax: (301) 713-0376.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Amy Hapeman (Permit No. 23577); at (301) 427-8401.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Notice was published in the *Federal Register* on the date listed below that requests for a permit had been submitted by the below-named applicant. To locate the *Federal Register* notice that announced our receipt of the application and a complete description of the activities, go to *www.federalregister.gov* and search on the permit number provided in Table 1 below.
| Permit No. | RIN/RTID | Applicant | Previous
notice | Permit or |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 23577 | 0648-XR076 | BBC Studios Ltd., Natural History Unit Productions, Broadcasting House, Whiteladies Road, Bristol, BS8 2LR, UK, (Responsible Party: Rowan Crawford) | 84 FR 70500; December 23, 2019 | 2/3/2020 |
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 *et seq.* ), a final determination has been made that the activities proposed are categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
**Authority:**
The requested permit has been issued under 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).
Dated: March 16, 2020.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.