[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 156 (Monday, August 15, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-19856]


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[Federal Register: August 15, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 080294A]

 

Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Receipt of application to modify permit no. 835 (P250D).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Washington Department of 
Wildlife, Marine Mammal Institute, 7801 Phillips Road, SW., Tacoma, WA 
98498, the National Marine Fisheries Service, National Marine Mammal 
Laboratory, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE., BIN C15700 Building 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070, and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine 
Region, Marine Science Drive, Building 3, Newport, OR 97365, have 
requested a modification to permit No. 835.

ADDRESSES: The modification request 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, 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 
modification 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 modification to permit No. 835, 
issued on April 27, 1993 (58 FR 26288), 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).
    Permit No. 835 authorizes the permit holder for the inadvertent 
harassment of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), California sea lions 
(Zalophus californianus), Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus), and 
elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) incidental to the conduct of 
aerial, ground, and boat surveys. The holders are also authorized to 
capture, mark, tag, brand, and sample harbor seals.
    The permit holders now seek authorization to mark and tag up to 50 
male California sea lions annually, and to capture, mark, brand, tag, 
and release up to 150 male California sea lions annually, of which up 
to 50 would be instrumented with radio/satellite tags or time-depth 
recorders (TDRs). The applicants estimate that up to 1,000 additional 
sea lions may be disturbed annually, incidental to the proposed 
activities.

    Dated: August 8, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 94-19856 Filed 8-12-94; 8:45 am]
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