[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 141 (Monday, July 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37882-37883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18529]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 070996B]


Marine Mammals; Scientific Research Permit (P167H)

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 Hubbs-Sea World Research 
Institute, 2595 Ingraham Street, San Diego, CA 92109, has applied in 
due form for a permit to take several species of pinnipeds and small 
cetaceans for purposes of scientific research. 

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before August 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, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 
4200,

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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, 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: Jeannie Drevenak, Permits Division, 
301/713-2289.
    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.), and the Regulations Governing the Taking and 
Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216).
    The applicant seeks authorization to harass (i.e., expose to 
fishing gear and auditory stimulus) rehabilitated common dolphins 
(Delphinus delphis) (up to 3 animals); stranded rehabilitated and 
permanently held California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) (up to 
48 animals), harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) (up to 10 animals), and 
elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) (up to 14 animals); and 
permanently held bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) (up to 42 
animals), Pacific white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) (up 
to 8 animals), and Commersons dolphins (Cephalorhynchus commersonii) 
(up to 7 animals) during experiments to measure the interaction of 
small cetaceans and pinnipeds with fishing gear and to determine the 
effect of introducing a pinger on responses. Up to 20 pinnipeds and 10 
cetaceans may be subject to superficial contusions, abrasions or cuts. 
The proposed experiments will take place at Sea World parks in 
California, Texas, Ohio, and Florida, over a 2 1/2 year period.

    Dated: July 15, 1996.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-18529 Filed 7-19-96; 8:45 am]
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