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[FR Doc No: 94-7784]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 032394A]

 

Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Receipt of application for a scientific research permit 
(P771#70).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. Howard Braham, NMFS, Alaska 
Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Mammal Laboratory, 7600 Sand 
Point Way, NE., Seattle, WA 98115, has applied in due form for a permit 
to take humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae) and killer whales (Orcinus 
orca) 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 offices:
     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, F/PR1, NMFS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1335 East-
West Highway, 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 biopsy up to 320 killer whales 
(Orcinus orca) and up to 120 humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) 
in Alaskan waters over a 5-year period, and estimates that up to 800 
additional whales of each species may be harassed incidental to the 
proposed biopsy activities annually.

    Dated: March 25, 1994.
Herbert W. Kaufman,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-7784 Filed 3-31-94; 8:45 am]
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