# Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice; issuance of permits or permit amendments.
**SUMMARY:**
Notice is hereby given that permits or 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:**
Carrie Hubard (Permit Nos. 20311-02 and 26260), Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D. (Permit No. 21045-01), Malcolm Mohead (Permit No. 24387), and Sara Young (Permit No. 26537); 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 20311-02 | 0648-XF412 | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818 (Responsible Party: Charles Littnan, Ph.D.) | 82 FR 39776; August 22, 2017 | June 28, 2022. |
| 21045-01 | 0648-XA560 | Matson Laboratory, LLC, 135 Wooden Shoe Lane, Manhattan, MT 59741 (Responsible Party: Carolyn Nistler) | 85 FR 79169; December 9, 2020 | June 28, 2022. |
| 24387 | 0648-XB463 | Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 (Responsible Party: Jon Hare, Ph.D.) | 86 FR 53947; September 29, 2021 | June 23, 2022. |
| 26260 | 0648-XB861 | Lesley Thorne, Ph.D., School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794 | 87 FR 12434; March 4, 2022 | June 8, 2022. |
| 26537 | 0648-XB998 | BBC Studio's Natural History Unit, Broadcasting House, 31-33 Whiteladies Rd, Bristol, BS8 2LR, United Kingdom, (Responsible Party: Matt Allen) | 87 FR 29116; May 12, 2022 | June 27, 2022. |
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 through 226), as applicable.
Dated: July 7, 2022.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.