[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 2, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 21503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10741]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 042595E]


Marine Mammals and Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Receipt of application for a scientific research permit 
(P771#72).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Marine Mammal 
Laboratory, has applied in due form for a permit to take the marine 
mammals listed below for the purpose of scientific research.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 1, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The application 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);
    Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on this 
request, should be submitted to the Chief, Permits Division, F/PR1, 
Office of Protected Resources, Silver Spring, MD 20910, within 30 days 
of the publication of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Barone, (301/713-2289).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Those individuals requesting a hearing 
should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this particular 
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.
    The subject permit is requested under the authority of the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and 
the Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals 
(50 CFR part 216).
    The applicant seeks authorization to biopsy sample 120 beluga 
whales (Delphinapterus leucas) and conduct genetic and dietary analyses 
on the samples over a 3-year period. In addition, the applicant seeks 
authorization to take by harassment up to 2,000 beluga whales 
incidental to the sampling. Proposed taking will be by small boat. 
Field work will be conducted from July, 1995 through October, 1998 in 
Cook Inlet, Norton Sound, Bristol Bay, Kotzebue Sound, and Beaufort 
Sea, on the west coast of Alaska. The results of the research will 
provide information on the stock boundaries.

    Dated: April 20, 1995.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits & Documentation Division, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 95-10741 Filed 5-1-95; 8:45 am]
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