[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 189 (Friday, September 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 50555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24189]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 092295B]


Marine Mammals and Endangered Species

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

ACTION: Receipt of application for a scientific research permit 
(P278F).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. Brent Stewart, Senior Research 
Biologist, Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute, 2595 Ingraham St., San 
Diego, CA 92109 has applied in due form for a permit to take two 
species of marine mammals for purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 30, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for 
review upon written request or by appointment in the following 
office(s):
    Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-
West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289); and
    Director, Southwest Region, NMFS, NOAA, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, 
Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (301/980-4016).
    Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on this 
request, should be submitted to the Director, Office of Protected 
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 
20910. Those individuals requesting a hearing should set forth the 
specific reasons why a hearing on this particular request would be 
appropriate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Barone, Permits Division, 301/
713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 permit application requests authorization to capture and 
release 20 common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) and 20 Pacific white-
sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) over a 5-year period. The 
animals will be fitted with satellite linked transmitters, biologically 
sampled and scanned with an ultrasound device. The work will be 
conducted in the waters off of Southern California.
    Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of this application to the Marine 
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.

    Dated: September 22, 1995.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-24189 Filed 9-28-95; 8:45 am]
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