[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-24788]


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[Federal Register: October 6, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 091694C]

 

Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Modification No. 1 to scientific research permit no. 835 
(P250D).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a request for modification of 
scientific research permit No. 835 submitted by 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 has been granted.

ADDRESSES: The modification 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, Suite 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).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 15, 1994, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (59 FR 41750) that a modification of Permit No. 
835, issued April 27, 1993 (58 FR 26288), had been requested by the 
above-named organizations. The requested modification has been granted 
under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the provisions of Secs. 216.33(d) and 
(e) of 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 provisions of Sec. 222.25 of 
the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of 
endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR part 222).
    Permit No. 835 authorized the permit holders 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 permit holders were also 
authorized to capture, mark, tag, brand, and sample harbor seals.
    Permit No. 835 has now been modified to authorize the permit 
holders to mark and tag up to 50 male California sea lions annually; to 
capture, mark, brand, tag, and release up to 150 male California sea 
lions annually, of which up to 50 may be instrumented with radio/
satellite tags or time-depth recorders (TDRs); and for the harassment 
of up to 1,000 additional sea lions annually incidental to the proposed 
activities.
    Issuance of this modification, as required by the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, was based on a finding that such permit: (1) Was 
applied for in good faith; (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of 
the endangered species which is the subject of this permit; and (3) is 
consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in Sec. 2 of the 
Endangered Species Act.

    Dated: September 29, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 94-24788 Filed 10-5-94; 8:45 am]
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