[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24289-24290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12072]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 050496E]


Marine Mammals; Scientific Research Permit (P612)

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

ACTION: Receipt of application.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Kimberlee Beckmen, Institute of 
Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, P.O. Box 757000, 
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7000, has applied in due form for a permit to take 
Northern fur seals, (Callorhinus ursinus) for purposes of scientific 
research.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 13, 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); and
    Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-
1668.
    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.
    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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the 
authority of the Marine Mammal

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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 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 requests to capture and release 100 fur seals. The 
fur seals will be capture, weighed and marked. Some animals will be 
sampled and tagged, and up to 50 will be recaptured at a later time. Up 
to 9,900 fur seals may be incidentally harassed in the course of the 
project.

    Dated: May 7, 1996.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-12072 Filed 5-13-96; 8:45 am]
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