[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 82 (Friday, April 29, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-10211]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 

Receipt of Application(s) for Permit

    The public is invited to comment on the following application(s) 
for permits to conduct certain activities with marine mammals. The 
application(s) was/were submitted to satisfy requirements of the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (U.S.C. 1531, et seq.) and 
the regulations governing marine mammals and endangered species (50 CFR 
17 and 18).

File no. PRT-766818

Applicant: Mr. James Bodkin, National Biological Survey, Alaska Fish 
and Wildlife Research Center, Anchorage, AK.

    Type of Permit: Scientific Research.
    Name and Number of Animals: Sea otters (Enhydra lutris lutris), 25
    Summary of Activity to be Authorized: The applicant requests an 
amendment to his current permit to take an additional 25 animals from 
waters in around Alaska in order to attach a flipper tag radio 
transmitter to one hind flipper and a sonic transmitter attached to the 
other hind flipper. This procedure will be used to develop alternative 
technologies to obtain dive depth and duration data.
    Source of Marine Mammals for Research: Twenty-five sea otters will 
be taken from waters in and around southeastern Alaska.
    Period of Activity: Through September 1995.
    Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, the Office of Management Authority is forwarding copies of 
this application to the Marine Mammal Commission and the Committee of 
Scientific Advisors for their review.
    Written data or comments, requests for copies of the complete 
application, or requests for a public hearing on this application 
should be submitted to the Director, Office of Management Authority 
(OMA), 4401 N. Fairfax Dr., room 432, Arlington, VA 22203 and must be 
received by the Director within 30 days of the date of publication of 
this notice. Anyone requesting a hearing should give specific reasons 
why a hearing would be appropriate. The holding of such hearing is at 
the discretion of the Director.
    Documents and other information submitted with these applications 
are available for review by any party who submits a written request for 
a copy of such documents to, or by appointment during normal business 
working hours (7:45--4:15) in, the following office within 30 days of 
the date of publication of this notice: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
OMA, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, room 420(c), Arlington, VA 22203. Phone: 
(1-800-358-2104); Fax: (703/358-2281).

    Dated: April 22, 1994.
Carol Anderson,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 94-10211 Filed 4-28-94; 8:45 am]
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