[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 91 (Thursday, May 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 25203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11685]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 050195C]


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#73).

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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 12, 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, Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, BIN 
C15700, Bldg 1, Seattle, WA 99115-0070 (206/526-6150);
    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 satellite tag 75 harbor 
porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the wild, and up to 25 captive 
rehabilitated animals including harbor porpoise, Dall's porpoise 
(Phocoenoides dalli) and Pacific white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus 
obliquidens). The applicant seeks authorization to take by harassment 
up to 750 harbor porpoise incidental to the tagging. The work will be 
conducted over a 5-year period. Proposed taking will be by small boat. 
Field work will start in July, 1995 and continue through October, 1999 
in Washington and Oregon. The results of the research will provide 
information on stock boundaries.

    Dated: May 5, 1995.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits & Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-11685 Filed 5-10-95; 8:45 am]
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