[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 109 (Friday, June 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 31083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14951]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D.060397C]


Marine Mammals; Scientific Research Permit PHF#782-1355

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 NMFS, Alaska Fisheries Science 
Center, National Marine Mammal Laboratory, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, BIN 
C15700, Seattle, WA 98115-0070, has applied in due form for a permit to 
take Alaskan harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) for purposes of 
scientific research.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 7, 1997.

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);
    Regional Administrator, NMFS, Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21668, 
Juneau, AK 99802-1668 (907/586-7221).
    Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on this 
request, should be submitted to the Chief, Permits Division, F/PR1, 
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 
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the Regulations Governing the 
Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216).
    The applicant requests a permit to take harbor seals in the 
following manner: harassment during census flights; capture, restrain, 
measure (weight, length, girth), sample (flipper punch, vibrissae, 
blood drawn, blubber/muscle biopsy, ultra sound, enema), radio tag, 
flipper tag and release up to 500 animals; and incidentally harass up 
to 2000 during the conduct of these activities and during collection of 
scat samples from haulouts.

    Dated: June 3, 1997.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-14951 Filed 6-4-97; 8:45 am]
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