# Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice; issuance of permits and permit amendments.
**SUMMARY:**
Notice is hereby given that permits and permit amendments have been issued to the following entities under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as applicable.
**ADDRESSES:**
The permits and related documents are available for review upon written request via email to *[email protected].*
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Sara Young (Permit No. 24365), Amy Hapeman (Permit No. 18890-01), and Jennifer Skidmore (Permit No. 25672); at (301) 427-8401.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Notices were published in the *Federal Register* on the dates listed below that requests for a permit or permit amendment had been submitted by the below-named applicants. 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. | RTID | Applicant | Previous
notice | Issuance date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18890-01 | 0648-XD824 | Alaska Department of Fish and Game, 1255 West 8th Street, Juneau, Alaska 99811-5526, (Responsible Party: Lori Quakenbush) | 81 FR 59982; August 31, 2016 | June 7, 2021. |
| 23896 | 0648-XA964 | Aleut Community of St. Paul Island, Tribal Government Ecosystem Conservation Office, 2050 Venia Minor Road, St. Paul Island, AK 99660 (Responsible Party: Lauren Divine, Ph.D.) | 86 FR 16588; March 30, 2021 | June 22, 2021. |
| 24365 | 0648-XA878 | Paul Ponganis, Ph.D., University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0204 | 86 FR 11730; February 26, 2021 | June 1, 2021. |
| 25672 | 0648-XB073 | Miling Li, Sc.D., University of Delaware, 15 Innovation Way, Newark, DE 19711 | 86 FR 26209; May 13, 2021 | June 22, 2021. |
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.
As required by the ESA, as applicable, issuance of these permit was based on a finding that such permits: (1) Were applied for in good faith; (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered species; and (3) are consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in Section 2 of the ESA.
*Authority:* The requested permits have been issued under the MMPA 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), the ESA of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 *et seq.* ), and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222-226), as applicable.
Dated: July 6, 2021.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.