[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 171 (Thursday, September 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 47000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23798]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 081798C]
Marine Mammals; File No. 786-1463
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of permit.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Institute of Marine Sciences,
Earth & Marine Sciences Bldg. A316, University of California, Santa
Cruz, California 95064 [Principal Investigator (PI): Dr. Daniel P.
Costa] has been issued a permit to take northern elephant seals
(Mirounga angustirostris) and import samples from northern and southern
elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) for purposes of scientific research.
ADDRESSES: The permit 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
Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, National Marine Fisheries
Service, NOAA, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213 (562/980-4001).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Johnson or Sara Shapiro, 301/713-
2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 14, 1998, notice was published in
the Federal Register (63 FR 37852) that a request for a scientific
research permit to take northern elephant seals (Mirounga
angustirostris) had been submitted by the above-named organization. The
requested permit has been issued 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).
Dated: August 24, 1998.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-23798 Filed 9-2-98; 8:45 am]
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