[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 471-472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-154]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 122397C]
Marine Mammals; Permit No. 974, File No. P368F
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. James T. Harvey, Moss Landing
Marine Laboratories, P.O. Box 450, Moss Landing, CA 95039, has
requested an amendment to Permit No. 974.
DATES: Written or telefaxed comments must be received on or before
February 5, 1998.
ADDRESSES: The amendment request and related documents are available
for review upon written request or by appointment in the following
office(s):
Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/
713-2289); and
William Hogarth, Regional Director, Southwest Region (SW), National
Marine Fisheries Service, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long
Beach, CA 90802-4213
Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this request
should be submitted to the Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,
F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway,
Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals requesting a
hearing should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this
particular amendment request would be appropriate.
Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (301) 713-0376,
provided the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy submitted by mail and
postmarked no later than the closing date of the comment period. Please
note that comments will not be accepted by email or other electronic
media.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to permit no. 974,
issued on September 7, 1995 (60 FR 46577), is requested 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 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the regulations
governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered fish and
wildlife (50 CFR 222.23), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
Permit no. 974 authorizes the permit holder to conduct research on
low frequency sound and its effect on the physiology and diving
behavior of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), provide local and regional
movement data, hematological variability of the stock, and harbor seal
feeding habits. The permit holder requests authorization to: determine
body fat; handle 20 harbor seal pups up to eight times annually to
track changes in health, physiological condition, and diving behavior;
handle 20 adults and 20 juveniles annually to determine seasonal shifts
in health, physiological condition, and diving behavior; and harass 200
additional harbor seals as a result of the above activities.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that
the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
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Dated: December 23, 1997.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-154 Filed 1-5-98; 8:45 am]
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