[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-6063]


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[Federal Register: March 16, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D.021894B]

 

Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Issuance of Scientific Research Permit No. 887 (P79H).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Institute of Marine Sciences, 
University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064 (Principal 
Investigator: Dr. Ronald J. Schusterman) has been issued a permit to 
take northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) 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 Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-
West Highway, room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289); and
    Director, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., suite 4200, 
Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4015).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 28, 1993, notice was published 
in the Federal Register (58 FR 68633) that the above-named organization 
had submitted a request for a scientific research permit to conduct 
auditory experiments on one elephant seal obtained from beached/
stranded stock or collected from the wild. It was noted that if 
collection is from the wild, up to three animals may be collected in 
order to determine trainability; two subsequently being released back 
into the wild within one to two weeks after capture. 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: March 9, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 94-6063 Filed 03-15-94; 8:45 am]
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