[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 57401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28202]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 103195A]


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 
(P405B).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that The Burke Museum Box 353010, 
University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-3010 has applied in due 
form to continue to obtain, archive, import and export an unspecified 
number of dead-salvaged marine mammals and/or parts thereof, world 
wide, over a five year period.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 15, 
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, Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sandpoint Way, NE BIN 
C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115-0070 (206/526-6150); Director, 
Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668 (907/586-
7221);
    Director, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, 
Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4001);
    Director, Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, 
MA 01930-2298 (508/281-9250); and
    Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive, St. 
Petersburg, FL 33702-2432 (813/570-5301).
    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: Trevor Spradlin, 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.), the Regulations Governing the Taking and 
Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the regulations 
governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered fish and 
wildlife (50 CFR parts 217- 222), the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended 
(16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.), and fur seal regulations at 50 CFR part 215.
    The applicant seeks authorization for purposes of scientific 
research to continue to salvage and/or import/export, over a five year 
period, carcasses and/or specimen materials from an unspecified number 
of all species of marine mammals of any age and of both sexes. 
Specimens will be obtained from dead, naturally stranded animals and/or 
from animals legally taken (killed) in the country of origin as a 
result of fishery interactions, aboriginal takes, or as a part of 
research or management programs. U.S. Pacific marine mammal stocks will 
be the primary source for the collection, however, species with a world 
wide distribution have also been requested. Activities are requested to 
continue beginning January 1, 1996.
    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: November 3, 1995.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-28202 Filed 11-14-95; 8:45 am]
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