[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 66 (Monday, April 7, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 16562] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-8757] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 040197A] Marine Mammals; Scientific Research Permits (PHF#s 779_1339 and 849_1341) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Receipt of applications. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the following applicants, have applied in due form for a permit to take take and/or import marine mammals for purposes of scientific research. The Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NMFS (PHF#779_1339), 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL 33149; and The University of Oklahoma, Department of Zoology, 730 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, OK 73019-0235. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 7, 1997. ADDRESSES: The applications 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 Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702-2432 (813-570-5301). Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on these requests, 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 the applications to the Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permits are requested under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR 222.23). Southeast Fisheries Science Center (PHF# 779-1339) requests a permit to (1) harass all species of cetaceans for the purpose of estimating abundance, collecting behavioral data, photography and biopsy sampling, and (2) collect and import biopsy tissue samples taken with a projectile dart. Activities will occur in the North Atlantic Ocean including the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, U.S. territorial seas and international waters. University of Oklahoma, Department of Zoology (PHF# 849-1341) requests authority to import two skeletal remains of the South American dolphin (Sotalia fluviatilis) from Managua, Nicaragua for deposit at the Oklahoma Museum of Natural History for use in scientific research projects. The axial skeletons and skulls were found on the beach and are being held by the Nicaraguan Government pending receipt of appropriate permits. Dated: April 1, 1997. Ann D. Terbush, Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 97-8757 Filed 4-4-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F