[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 53901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26390]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 092796D]


Marine Mammals; Scientific Research Permit No. 1016 (P167H)

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

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Hubbs-Sea World Research 
Institute, 2595 Ingraham Street, San Diego, CA 92109, has been issued a 
permit to take (i.e., harass) several species of small cetaceans and 
pinnipeds for scientific research purposes.

ADDRESSES: The permit 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 Blvd., Long Beach, 
CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4001).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 9, 1996, notice was published in the 
Federal Register (61 FR 37882) that a request for a scientific research 
permit to take (i.e., harass) several species of small cetaceans and 
pinnipeds during experiments to measure their interaction with fishing 
gear equipped with pingers had been submitted by the above-named 
organization. Animals would be from stranded rehabilitated or 
permanently captive stock. The proposed experiments would take place at 
Sea World parks in California, Texas, Ohio, and Florida, over a 2 1/2 
year period. The requested permit has been issued 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).

    Dated: October 3, 1996.
Ann D. Terbush
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-26390 Filed 10-15-96; 8:45 am]
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