[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 106 (Friday, May 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27337-27338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13605]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 052196C]
Marine Mammals
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of application to modify permit no. 926 (P562).
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. Robin Baird, Marine Mammal
Research
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Group, victoria, B.C., Canada, V8P 5L5, has requested a modification to
Permit No. 926.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 1, 1996.
ADDRESSES: The modification request 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, National Marine Fisheries Service, 7600
Sand Point Way, NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA (206/526-6150).
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, National Marine Fisheries Service,
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, 301/713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject modification 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 Permit Holder is currently authority to take (i.e., harass) up
to 300 killer whales (Orcinus orca) annually, up to 25 of which may be
radio tagged via suction cups annually, in waters off Washington state,
over a five year period. The purpose of the research is to study killer
whale behavior and ecology.
The Holder is now requesting that the Permit be modified to
authorize the harassment and suction cup radio tagging Dall's porpoise
(Phocoenoides dalli), in order to study that species' diving behavior.
Up to 100 animals may be radio tagged annually. Up to 200 non-target
animals may be inadvertently harassed annually during tagging
activities. Activities will be undertaken in the waters of Juan de Fuca
Strait, Haro Strait, Boundary Pass, Georgia Strait, and the waters
surrounding the San Juan Islands.
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: May 22, 1996.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-13605 Filed 5-30-96; 8:45 am]
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