[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 19, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-9333]


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[Federal Register: April 19, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 040894D]

 

Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Receipt of application for a scientific research permit (P562).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Mr. Robin Baird, of the Marine 
Mammal Research Group, Victoria, B.C., Canada, V8P 5L5, has applied in 
due form for a permit to take killer whales (Orcinus orca) for purposes 
of scientific research.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 19, 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); 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 proposes to apply satellite tags to up to 25 killer 
whales (Orcinus orca) annually in the waters off Washington over a 5-
year period. The tags will be attached via suction cups and will be 
used to study aspects of diving behavior. The applicant estimates that 
up to 300 killer whales may be inadvertently harassed annually, 
incidental to the tagging activities.]
Dated: April 12, 1994

Herbert W. Kaufman,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-9333 Filed 4-18-94; 8:45a.m.]
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