[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 40835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19310]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 071599D]
Marine Mammals; File Nos. 684-1458 and 738-1454
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of applications for amendment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the following Permit Holders have
requested an amendment to their scientific research Permit: Dr. Donald
Siniff, University of Minnesota, Department of Ecology, Evolution and
Behavior, 100 Ecology Bldg., 1987 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, MN
55108, Permit No. No. 684-1458; and Ms. Carole Conway, University of
California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8521, Permit No.
738-1454.
DATES: Written or telefaxed comments must be received on or before
August 27, 1999.
ADDRESSES: The amendment request and related documents are available
for review upon written request or by appointment in the following
office(s):
Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/
713-2289); and
Permit No. 738-1454 - Regional Administrator, Southwest Region,
NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (562/
980-4001);
Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this request
should be submitted to the Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,
F/PR1, 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 amendment request would be appropriate.
Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (301) 713-0376,
provided the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy submitted by mail and
postmarked no later than the closing date of the comment period. Please
note that comments will not be accepted by e-mail or other electronic
media.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Johnson, 301/713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendments to Permits No. 684-
1458 and 738-1454 issued on August 11, 1998 (63 FR 43914) and July 9,
1998 (63 FR 38391), respectively, are 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 Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), and the regulations governing
endangered and treatened species (50 CFR parts 222-226).
Permit No. 684-1458 authorizes the permit holder to capture, tag,
sample and lavage adult Weddell seals on McMurdo Sound in the
Antarctica. The permit holder requests authorization to increase the
number of adult females from 400 to 600, adult males from 200 to 300
and pups from 80 to 180 animals per season.
Permit No. 738-1454 authorizes the importation of 50 blue whales
samples from Canada. The Holder requests authority to increase the
samples to 100 annually.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that
the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
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: July 20, 1999.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-19310 Filed 7-27-99; 8:45 am]
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