[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 26505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13286]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 051796C]


Marine Mammals; Scientific Research Permit (P466C)

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 Mr. Scott D. Kraus, New England 
Aquarium, Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110-3399, has applied in due form 
for a permit to take by harassment up to 4,000 harbor porpoises 
(Phocoena phocoena) in the Gulf of Maine during the course of acoustic 
playback experiments for purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 21, 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, Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, 
MA 01930-2298 (508/281-9250).
    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 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 applicant seeks authorization to take by harassment up to 4,000 
harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Gulf of Maine during the 
course of underwater acoustic playback experiments. The proposed 
research is a continuation of work previously authorized in 1992, and 
will provide data on porpoise responses to various acoustic stimuli 
used as acoustic deterrent devices in commercial fishing gear.

    Dated: May 17, 1996.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-13286 Filed 5-22-96; 3:24 pm]
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