[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-6756]


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[Federal Register: March 23, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 030894A]

 

Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for a scientific research permit 
(P774#2).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Northeast Fisheries Science 
Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, 166 Water Street, Woods 
Hole, MA 02543, has applied in due form for a permit to take several 
species of cetaceans, grey seals, and harbor seals for purposes of 
scientific research.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 22, 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); 
and Director, Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, 
MA 01930 (508/281-9200).
    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.), 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).
    The applicant seeks authorization to conduct a number of studies on 
several cetacean species, and grey and harbor seals, in northeast U.S. 
and Canadian waters. The proposed studies include: vessel surveys, 
aerial surveys and photogrammetry, photo-identification studies, and 
the collection of biopsies. The applicant also requests authority to 
import and export samples of cetacean tissues taken via projectile dart 
for genetic analyses.

    Dated: March 16, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 94-6756 Filed 3-22-94; 8:45 am]
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