[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29626-29627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13959]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 052199C]
Marine Mammals; Photography Permit (File No. 955-1518-00)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of application.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. Julian Hector, The Natural
History Unit, BBC, Whiteladies Road, Bristol, BS8 2LU UK, has applied
in due form for a permit to take northern fur seals (Callorhinus
ursinus) for purposes of commercial photography.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 2, 1999.
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
Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS, 709 W 9th
Street, Federal Building, Room 461, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
(907-586-7235).
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.
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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.
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-threatened 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 harass up
to 35,500 northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) during the course of
filming activities on St. Paul Island, Alaska, from July 7,
1999 through August 7, 1999. Filming will take place under the direct
supervision of National Marine Fisheries Service biologists.
Dated: May 25, 1999.
Jeannie K. Drevenak,
Acting Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-13959 Filed 6-1-99; 8:45 am]
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