[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 20 (Friday, January 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4625-4626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2367]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 012398A]
Marine Mammals; Permit No. 926 (P562)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of application for amendment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. Robin Baird, Department of
Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4J1,
has requested an amendment to Permit No. 926.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 2, 1998.
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ADDRESSES: The amendment request and related documents are available
for review upon written request or by appointment in the following
office(s):
Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-
West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289);
Regional Administrator, Northwest Region, National Marine Fisheries
Service, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA
(206/526-6150);
Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, National Marine Fisheries
Service, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668 (907/586-7221); and
Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, National Marine Fisheries
Service, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213
(562/980-4001).
Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on this
request should be submitted to the Chief, Permits Division, F/PR1,
Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service,
Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals requesting a hearing should
set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this particular request
would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeannie Drevenak, 301/713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the Regulations Governing the Taking and
Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216).
The Permit Holder is currently authorized to: (1) radio tag via
suction cup attachment up to 25 killer whales (Orcinus orca) and up to
100 Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) annually in waters off
Washington State, over a five year period; and (2) harass up to 300
killer whales and 200 Dall's porpoise annually during the conduct of
the tagging activities. The purpose of the research is to study the
behavior and ecology of these species. The Holder is now requesting
that the Permit be amended to expand the geographic coverage of the
research to include the waters of southeast Alaska, Oregon, and
California.
Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of this application to the Marine
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.
Dated: January 23, 1998.
Ann D. Terbush, Chief,
Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-2367 Filed 1-29-98; 8:45 am]
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