[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 64028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30378]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 111595A]


Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Receipt of application for a scientific research permit 
(P772#67).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Southwest Fisheries Science 
Center, NMFS, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92038 (Principal 
Investigators: Michael F. Tillman, Ph.D. and Rennie S. Holt, Ph.D.) has 
applied in due form for a permit to take Antarctic pinnipeds for 
purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 12, 1996.

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);
    Director, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, 
CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4001).
    Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on this 
request, should be submitted to the Director, Office of Protected 
Resources, NMFS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910, within 30 days of the 
publication of this notice. 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.

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 applicant proposes to conduct Level B harassment during census 
survey activities on Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) and 
Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella). Other animals that may be 
harassed are Crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophagus), Leopard seals 
(Hydrurga leptonyx), Ross seals (Ommatophoca rossii), and Weddell seals 
(Leptonychotes weddellii). During the 1996 season, up to 200 A. gazella 
will be captured, weighed and released during growth studies at Seal 
Island. Thereafter, seals may be captured/released up to 5 times per 
year for a total take of 500 animals. Up to 3,000 animals may be 
inadvertently harassed during these activities.

    Dated: November 30, 1995.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 95-30378 Filed 12-12-95; 8:45 am]
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