Federal Register, Volume 59 Issue 112 (Monday, June 13, 1994)

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[FR Doc No: 94-14301]


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[Federal Register: June 13, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 052494A]

 

Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Issuance of scientific research permit (P420C).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Permit No. 801 issued to Dr. 
Michael Castellini, Ph.D., Institute of Marine Science, University of 
Alaska, on October 16, 1992 (57 FR 48512, October 26, 1992) has been 
modified. The modification becomes effective upon publication in the 
Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: The Permit, as modified, and associated documents are 
available for review upon written request or by appointment in the 
following offices:
    Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service, 1335 East-West Hwy., Suite 7324, Silver Spring, MD 
20901 (301/713-2289); and
    Director, Alaska Region, National Marine Fisheries Service, Federal 
Annex, 9109 Mendenhall Mall Road, Suite 6, Juneau, AK 99802 (907/586-
7221).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the provisions of 
Secs. 1A216.33(d) and (e) of the Regulations Governing the Taking and 
Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the subject Scientific 
Research Permit authorized harassment of up to 3200 Weddell seals 
(Leptonychotes weddellii), 30 each of crabeater seals (Lobodon 
carcinophagus), leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx), Ross seals 
(Ommatophoca rossii), Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) and 
southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) during various scientific 
experiments, and import specimens from McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.
    The Permit has been modified to expand the research protocol on 
animals already authorized by inserting catheters in six pups. No 
increase in the total take authority is authorized.

    Dated: June 6, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr., Ph.D.
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 94-14301 Filed 6-10-94; 8:45 am]
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