[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 113 (Thursday, June 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 32080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15438]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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


Marine Mammals; Permit No. 957 (P77.1#71)

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

ACTION: Scientific research permit amendment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a request for amendment of 
scientific research permit no. 957 submitted by The National Marine 
Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine 
Fisheries Service, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bin C15700, Seattle, 
Washington 98115-0070 , has been granted.

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s):
    Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/
713-2289);
    Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, 
Juneau, AK 99802-1668.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 20, 1997, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (62 FR 13368) that an amendment of permit no. 957, 
issued May 31, 1995 (60 FR 30065), had been requested by the above-
named organization. The requested amendment has been granted under the 
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the provisions of Sec. 216.39 of the 
Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals (50 
CFR part 216).
    The amended permit authorizes additional activities on beluga 
whales that include: suction cup tagging animals already authorized to 
be satellite tagged, placing a loop-band around the pectoral for 
identification, and increasing the number of animals to be instrumented 
with a suction cup tag package.

    Dated: June 2, 1997.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-15438 Filed 6-11-97; 8:45 am]
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