95-12720. Marine Mammals and Endangered Species; Permits  

  • [Federal Register Volume 60, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 24, 1995)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 27492-27493]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 95-12720]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
    [I.D. 051795A]
    
    
    Marine Mammals and Endangered Species; Permits
    
    AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
    Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
    
    ACTION: Receipt of modification request for a scientific research 
    permit (P771#67).
    
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    SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Marine Mammal 
    Laboratory, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE., BIN C15700 Building 1, Seattle WA 
    98115-0070 has requested a modification to permit 837 to take the 
    marine mammals listed below for the purpose of scientific research.
    
    DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 23, 1995.
    
    ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for 
    review upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
        Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-
    West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289);
        Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-
    1668 (907/586-7221);
        Director, Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN 
    C15700 Building 1, Seattle, WA 98115-0070;
        Director, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd. Suite 4200, 
    Long Beach, CA 90802-4213;
        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, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 
    [[Page 27493]] within 30 days of the publication of this notice.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Barone (301-713-2289).
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Those individuals requesting a hearing 
    should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this particular 
    request would be appropriate.
        Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal 
    Register, the Secretary of Commerce is forwarding copies of this 
    application to the Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of 
    Scientific Advisors.
        The subject permit 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 Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1151-1187) and 
    the Regulations promulgated thereunder (50 CFR part 215).
        The applicant seeks to sedate up to 10 percent of the fur seals 
    authorized under Condition A-5 of Permit 837; take tissue samples from 
    up to 300 fur seals; instrument 46 fur seal pups with time-wet 
    recorders or time-depth recorders; satellite tag up to 30 adult female 
    fur seals on San Miguel Island; and inadvertently harass up to 7,431 
    additional fur seals and 15,000 California sea lions.
    
        Dated: May 18, 1995.
    Ann D. Terbush,
    Chief, Permits & Documentation Division, National Marine Fisheries 
    Service.
    [FR Doc. 95-12720 Filed 5-23-95; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 3510-22-F
    
    

Document Information

Published:
05/24/1995
Department:
Commerce Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Receipt of modification request for a scientific research permit (P771#67).
Document Number:
95-12720
Dates:
Written comments must be received on or before June 23, 1995.
Pages:
27492-27493 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
I.D. 051795A
PDF File:
95-12720.pdf