[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 50748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20323]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XW11


Marine Mammals; File No. 14514

AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION:  Notice; issuance of permit.

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SUMMARY:  Notice is hereby given that the University of Florida, 
Aquatic Animal Program, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, FL 
32610 (Ruth Francis-Floyd, Responsible Party) has been issued a permit 
to receive, import and export marine mammal parts under NMFS 
jurisdiction for scientific research.

ADDRESSES:  The permit and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
    Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 
20910; phone (301) 713-2289; fax (301) 713-0376; and
    Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, 
Florida 33701; phone (727) 824-5312; fax (727) 824-5309.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Amy Sloan or Laura Morse, (301) 713-
2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 3, 2010, notice was published in the 
Federal Register (75 FR 23241) that a request for a permit to import 
and export marine mammal parts for scientific research had been 
submitted by the above-named applicant. The requested permit has been 
issued under the authority of 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), the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.), the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting 
of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222-226), and the 
Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
    Permit No. 14514 authorizes marine mammal parts under the 
jurisdiction of NMFS to be received, imported, and exported world-wide 
for research on disease afflicting marine mammals including viral 
pathogens and brevetoxin studies; development of a marine mammal 
histology database and atlas and marine mammal cell lines; and 
comparative morphology studies. The permit is issued for a 5-year 
period.
    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 
activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to 
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
    As required by the ESA, issuance of this permit was based on a 
finding that such permit: (1) was applied for in good faith; (2) will 
not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered species; and (3) is 
consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the 
ESA.

    Dated: July 28, 2010.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-20323 Filed 8-16-10; 8:45 am]
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