[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16116-16117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7680]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 031495D]


Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
[[Page 16117]] Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Modification no. 1 to scientific research permit no. 838 
(P535).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a request for modification of 
scientific research permit no. 838 submitted by Stephen J. Insley and 
Peter Marler, Animal Communication Laboratory, University of 
California, Davis, CA 95616-8761, 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, 1335 East-
West Highway, Suite 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289);
    Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, Federal Annex, P.O. Box 21668, 
Juneau, AK 99802 (907/586-7221).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 20, 1995, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (60 FR 4148) that a modification of permit no. 
838, issued May 17, 1993 (58 FR 29810), had been requested by the 
above-named individuals. 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.) and the provisions of Secs. 216.33(d) 
and (e) of the Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine 
Mammals (50 CFR part 216).
    Permit no. 838 authorizes scientific research on up to 210 northern 
fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus). Of these, up to 100 fur seals (50 
females/50 pups) may be bleach marked and tagged with plastic All-Flex 
tags or metal monel tags and up to 110 fur seals may be inadvertently 
harassed over a 2-year period. The permit was modified to extend the 
period of validity to December 31, 1996, and increase the number of 
animals that may be inadvertently harassed to 150 over a 4-year period.

    Dated: March 23, 1995.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits & Documentation Division, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 95-7680 Filed 3-28-95; 8:45 am]
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