[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 82 (Friday, April 29, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-10211]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Receipt of Application(s) for Permit
The public is invited to comment on the following application(s)
for permits to conduct certain activities with marine mammals. The
application(s) was/were submitted to satisfy requirements of the Marine
Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (U.S.C. 1531, et seq.) and
the regulations governing marine mammals and endangered species (50 CFR
17 and 18).
File no. PRT-766818
Applicant: Mr. James Bodkin, National Biological Survey, Alaska Fish
and Wildlife Research Center, Anchorage, AK.
Type of Permit: Scientific Research.
Name and Number of Animals: Sea otters (Enhydra lutris lutris), 25
Summary of Activity to be Authorized: The applicant requests an
amendment to his current permit to take an additional 25 animals from
waters in around Alaska in order to attach a flipper tag radio
transmitter to one hind flipper and a sonic transmitter attached to the
other hind flipper. This procedure will be used to develop alternative
technologies to obtain dive depth and duration data.
Source of Marine Mammals for Research: Twenty-five sea otters will
be taken from waters in and around southeastern Alaska.
Period of Activity: Through September 1995.
Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, the Office of Management Authority is forwarding copies of
this application to the Marine Mammal Commission and the Committee of
Scientific Advisors for their review.
Written data or comments, requests for copies of the complete
application, or requests for a public hearing on this application
should be submitted to the Director, Office of Management Authority
(OMA), 4401 N. Fairfax Dr., room 432, Arlington, VA 22203 and must be
received by the Director within 30 days of the date of publication of
this notice. Anyone requesting a hearing should give specific reasons
why a hearing would be appropriate. The holding of such hearing is at
the discretion of the Director.
Documents and other information submitted with these applications
are available for review by any party who submits a written request for
a copy of such documents to, or by appointment during normal business
working hours (7:45--4:15) in, the following office within 30 days of
the date of publication of this notice: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
OMA, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, room 420(c), Arlington, VA 22203. Phone:
(1-800-358-2104); Fax: (703/358-2281).
Dated: April 22, 1994.
Carol Anderson,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 94-10211 Filed 4-28-94; 8:45 am]
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