[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 122 (Monday, June 27, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-15468]
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[Federal Register: June 27, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 060994D]
Marine Mammals
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of applications for a scientific research permit (P63C
and P566).
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Robert Elsner, Ph.D., Institute of
Marine Science, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK 99775, and Paul J.
Ponganis, M.D., Ph.D., Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine,
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA 92093-0204, have
applied in due form for permits to take marine mammals for purposes of
scientific research.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 27, 1994.
ADDRESSES: The applications and related documents are available for
review upon written request or by appointment in the Permits Division,
Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289); and
(P63C and P566) - Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Long
Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4016); and
(P63C) - Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
(907/586-7221).
Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on these
requests, should be submitted to the Director, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1335 East-West
Highway, 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 these particular requests would
be appropriate.
Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register the Secretary of Commerce is forwarding copies of the
applications to the Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permits are 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).
Dr. Robert Elsner (P63C) requests authority to obtain six harbor
seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) from beached/stranded and
rehabilitated animals at Sea World to conduct physiological research.
The objective is to extend the studies on isolated coronary arteries to
intact, conscious seals to determine the effect of prostaglandin
inhibitors and other agents on coronary blood flow during experimental
dives. The animals will be returned to Sea World after each use.
Dr. Paul Ponganis (P566) requests authority to capture from the
wild and release up to 20 elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), and
obtain from rehabilitated stock up to 10 elephant seals and 6 harbor
seals (Phoca vitulina). Rehabilitated animals will be obtained from Sea
World and released directly to sea (off La Jolla) at completion of
experiments. Initial techniques, instrument development and testing
will be conducted on rehabilitated animals. The objective of the study
is to utilize the elephant seal to better understand the metabolic and
physiological responses to extreme breathholding, and during sleep
apnea and forced submersion, to compare metabolic rate, organ blood
flow regulation, and the time course of oxygen depletion in different
body compartments.
Dated: June 17, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr., Ph.D.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 94-15468 Filed 6-24-94; 8:45 am]
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