# Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice; issuance of permits, permit amendments, and permit modifications.
**SUMMARY:**
Notice is hereby given that permits, permit amendments, 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:**
Jennifer Skidmore (Permit No. 26447), Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D. (Permit Nos. 20556-01 and 21476-02), Amy Hapeman (Permit No. 21233-04), and Sara Young (Permit No. 26314); at (301) 427-8401.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Notices were published in the *Federal Register* on the dates listed below that requests for a permit, permit amendment, 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 | Issuance date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 20556-01 | 0648-XF508 | Georgia Department of Natural Resources, 2070 U.S. Highway 278 Southeast, Social Circle, GA 30025 (Responsible Party: Jonathan Ambrose) | 83 FR 21766, May 10, 2018 | August 15, 2022. |
| 21233-04 | 0648-XC113 | NMFS Southeast Fisheries Center, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL 33149 (Responsible Party: Mridula Srinivasan, Ph.D.) | 87 FR 37312, June 22, 2022 | August 22, 2022. |
| 21476-02 | 0648-XC127 | Lars Bejder, Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa, 46-007 Lilipuna Road, Kaneohe, HI 96744 | 87 FR 39066, June 30, 2022 | August 16, 2022. |
| 26314 | 0648-XC072 | St. George Traditional Council, P.O. Box 940, St. George Island, AK, 99591 (Responsible Party: Mark Merculief) | 87 FR 26465, June 17, 2022 | August 18, 2022. |
| 26447 | 0648-XC140 | National Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013 (Responsible Party: Kirk Johnson, Ph.D.) | 87 FR 39065, June 30, 2022 | August 11, 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 permits 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: September 7, 2022.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.