[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 185 (Monday, September 26, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-23719]
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[Federal Register: September 26, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 083194A]
Marine Mammals
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of applications for scientific research permits (P476B
and P572).
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the University of Washington,
Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, School of
Fisheries, WH-10, Seattle, WA 98195 (Principle Investigator: Dr. Glenn
R. VanBlaricom) and the Florida Institute of Technology, Dept of
Biological Sciences, 150 West University Blvd., Melbourne, FL 32905
(Principle Investigator: Dr. John G. Morris), 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 October 26, 1994.
ADDRESSES: The applications and related documents are available for
review upon written request or by appointment in the following
office(s):
(P476B and P572) - Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/
713-2289);
(P476B) - Director, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 W. Ocean Blvd.,
Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4001); and
Director, Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE., BIN
C15700, Seattle, WA 98115-0070 (206/526-6150); and
(P572) - Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center
Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33702-2432 (813/893-3141).
Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on either
of 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 20910-3226, 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.), 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. 1531 et seq.), and the regulations
governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered fish and
wildlife (50 CFR part 222).
Glenn R. VanBlaricom, Ph.D. (P476B), requests a Permit to harass up
to 334 gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) (167/167 during north/
southbound migrations) over a 1-year period during production of low-
frequency sounds, using a transducer dropped from a boat off the
central California coast. Several marine mammal species may also be
affected by the acoustic studies.
John G. Morris, Ph.D. (P572), requests a Permit to harass up to 565
bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) over a 1-year period
incidental to photo-identification and behavioral observations.
Dated: September 19, 1994.
Herbert W. Kaufman,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-23719 Filed 9-23-94; 8:45 am]
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