[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57400-57401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28203]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 101395D]
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of application for a scientific research permit (P597).
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Mr. Michael Kundu of Arcturus
Adventure Communications, 1026-A 56th Street SE, Everett, WA 98203 has
applied in due form for a permit to take several species of marine
mammals for photographic purposes.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 15,
1995.
ADDRESSES: The application 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, Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, BIN
C15700, Building 1, Seattle, WA 98115-0070 (206/526-6150).
Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on this
request, should be submitted to the Director, 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 request would be
appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeannie Drevenak, Permits Division,
301/713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the
authority of Sec. 104(c)(6) 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). Section
104(c)(6) provides for photography for educational or commercial
purposes involving non-endangered and non-depleted marine mammals in
the wild. NMFS is currently working on proposed regulations to
implement this provision. However, in the meantime, NMFS has received
and is processing this request as a ``pilot'' application for Level B
Harassment of non-listed and non-depleted marine mammals for
photographic purposes. The applicant seeks authorization to photograph
the following marine mammals: Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina); California
sea lion
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(Zalaphus californianus); Steller sea lion (Eumetepias jubatus);
Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris); killer whale (Orcinus
orca); Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus); minke whale (Balaenoptera
acutorostrata); Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli); harbor porpoise
(Phocoena phocoena); and Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus
obliquidens). Although the applicant has requested authority to harass
Steller sea lions, he has been advised that such authorization is not
possible inasmuch as this species is listed as ``Threatened'' under the
Endangered Species Act. The applicant proposes to initiate this work on
January 1, 1996.
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: October 20, 1995.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-28203 Filed 11-14-95; 8:45 am]
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