[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 62 (Thursday, March 31, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-7618]


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[Federal Register: March 31, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 032294A]

 

Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Receipt of application for a scientific research permit 
(P191E).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. Boyd Gibbons, Director, 
California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento, CA 95814, has 
applied in due form for a permit to take Pacific harbor seals (Phoca 
vitulina richardsi) for purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 2, 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
Southwest Region, NMFS, 301 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 
(310/980-4020).

    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 proposes to conduct aerial surveys on Pacific harbor 
seals along the California mainland and Channel Islands to identify 
hauling sites and number of harbor seals utilizing each site. This is a 
1-year permit request and is a continuation of research conducted over 
the past 5 years.

    Dated: March 25, 1994.
Herbert W. Kaufman,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-7618 Filed 3-30-94; 8:45 am]
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