# Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice; issuance of permits, permit modifications.
**SUMMARY:**
Notice is hereby given that permits and permit modifications 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:**
Amy Hapeman (Permit No. 24334) and Erin Markin (Permit Nos. 21467-02 and 22822-02); 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 modification 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 21467-02 | 0648-XB053 | Karen Holloway-Adkins, Ph.D., East Coast Biologists, Inc., P.O. Box 33715, Indialantic, FL 32903 | 86 FR 26207; May 13, 2021 | July 2, 2021. |
| 22822-02 | 0648-XB053 | Pamela Plotkin, Ph.D., Texas Sea Grant, Texas A&M University, 797 Lamar Street, 4115 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843 | 86 FR 26207; May 13, 2021 | July 2, 2021. |
| 24334 | 0648-XA897 | Alaska Department of Fish and Game, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701 (Responsible Party: Lori Quakenbush) | 86 FR 11729; February 26, 2021 | July 13, 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: August 5, 2021.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.