[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-3967]


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[Federal Register: February 23, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 020994B]

 

Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), NOAA, Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for a scientific research permit 
(P771#69).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. Howard Braham, National Marine 
Fisheries Service, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine 
Mammal Laboratory, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, Washington 98115, 
has applied in due form for a permit to take beluga whales 
(Delphinapterus leucas) for purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 25, 1994.

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);
Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668 
(907/586-7221); and
Director, Northwest Region, NMFS, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE., 
BIN C15700, Seattle, WA 98115 (206/526-6150).

    Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on this 
request, should be submitted to the Director, Office of Protected 
Resources, NMFS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1315 East-West 
Highway, room 13130, 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 this 
particular request would be appropriate.

    Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, the Secretary of Commerce 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 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).
    The applicant seeks authorization to tag up to 30 beluga whales 
(Delphinapterus leucas) in Alaska annually, over a 2-year period. Up to 
500 additional whales may be harassed incidental to the tagging 
operations annually.

    Dated: February 15, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 94-3967 Filed 2-22-94; 8:45 am]
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