[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 53901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26390]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 092796D]
Marine Mammals; Scientific Research Permit No. 1016 (P167H)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of permit.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Hubbs-Sea World Research
Institute, 2595 Ingraham Street, San Diego, CA 92109, has been issued a
permit to take (i.e., harass) several species of small cetaceans and
pinnipeds for scientific research purposes.
ADDRESSES: The permit 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 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289); and
Director, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Long Beach,
CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4001).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 9, 1996, notice was published in the
Federal Register (61 FR 37882) that a request for a scientific research
permit to take (i.e., harass) several species of small cetaceans and
pinnipeds during experiments to measure their interaction with fishing
gear equipped with pingers had been submitted by the above-named
organization. Animals would be from stranded rehabilitated or
permanently captive stock. The proposed experiments would take place at
Sea World parks in California, Texas, Ohio, and Florida, over a 2 1/2
year period. 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.) and the Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of
Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216).
Dated: October 3, 1996.
Ann D. Terbush
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-26390 Filed 10-15-96; 8:45 am]
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