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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

 

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.) and 
the regulations governing marine mammals (50 CFR part 18).
    Applicant: Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, PRT-
789955.
    Type of Permit: Scientific Research.
    Name and Number of Animals: Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), 50.
    Summary of Activity to be Authorized: The applicant requests a 
permit to take collect blood and adipose tissue samples, collect 
vestigial pre-molars, hair clippings, claw tip clippings, tattoo and 
tag up to 50 polar bears. The applicant also requests authorization to 
radio-collar and release 2 male and 8 female polar bears to monitor 
this species in the North Pole region. Collected samples will be used 
to determine the levels of organochlorine and heavy metal contaminants, 
food chain dynamics, and ageing.
    Source of Marine Mammals for Research: Wild polar bears of all ages 
and sexes.
    Period of Activity: Through December 1994.
    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 sent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of 
Management Authority, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, room 420(c), Arlington, 
Virginia 22203, telephone 703/358-2104 or fax 703/358-2281 and must be 
received 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, subject to the requirements of the Privacy 
Act and Freedom of Information Act, by any party who submits a written 
request for a copy of such documents within 30 days of the date of 
publication of this notice at the above address.

    Dated: May 27, 1994.
Margaret Tieger,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 94-13411 Filed 6-1-94; 8:45 am]
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