[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 175 (Monday, September 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 47155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22402]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 083095E]


Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Issuance of modification to permit no. 918 (P191E).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that on August 30, 1995, Permit No. 
918, issued to California Department of Fish and Game, 1416 Ninth 
Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, was modified.

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, Room 13130 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/712-2289); and
    Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90802-4213.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E. Ruth Johnson, 301/713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject modification has been issued 
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), the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 
admended (16 U.S.C. 1543 et seq.), the regulations governing endangered 
species permit (50 CFR 217-222), the Fur Seal Act of 1966, and the 
regulations governing the taking of fur seals (50 CFR 215).
    The Permit authorizes up to 30,000 Pacific harbor seals to be 
inadvertently harassed annually during aerial surveys and an 
unspecified number of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), 
Northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustrirostris), and Northern fur 
seals (Callorhinus ursinus) will be opportunistically harassed during 
these surveys. This Permit was extended until September 30, 1999.

    Dated: August 31, 1995.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-22402 Filed 9-8-95; 8:45 am]
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