[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 88 (Monday, May 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 20244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11235]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 042296C]
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 scientific research permit
837 (P771 #67); request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Marine Mammal
Laboratory has applied in due form for a modification to permit 837 for
purposes of scientific research.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 5, 1996.
ADDRESSES: The modification 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);
Director, Alaska Region, NMFS,P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668
(907/586-7221); and
Director, Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Point Way NE, BIN C15700,
Building 1, Seattle WA 98115-07009 (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, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1315 East-West
Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910, within 30 days of the
publication of this notice. Those individuals requesting a hearing
should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this particular
request would be appropriate.
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.), the Regulations Governing the Taking and
Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the Fur Seal Act of
1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.), and fur seal regulations at
50 CFR part 215.
The modification requests authorization to increase numbers of
animals incidentally harassed during censusing and other activities;
increase numbers of allowable captures on Bogoslof Island; conduct
activities using Time-Depth Recorders; and increase numbers of animals
receiving Time-Wet Recorders. Concurrent with the publication of this
notice in the Federal Register, the National Marine Fisheries Service
is forwarding copies of this modification to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.
Dated: April 22, 1996.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-11235 Filed 5-3-96; 8:45 am]
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