[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 128 (Thursday, July 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36049-36050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17419]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 062697A]


Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Issuance of scientific research permit no. 859-1373.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the United States Air Force, 30th 
Space Wing, Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), California 93437-5320, is 
hereby authorized to take California sea lions (Zalophus 
californianus), Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi), and 
northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) for purposes of 
scientific research.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
    Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

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    1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/
713-2289); and
    Regional Administrator, Southwest 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 
4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4001).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 5, 1997, notice was published in the 
Federal Register (62 FR 24422) that the above-named applicant had 
submitted a request for a scientific research permit to capture, 
chemically sedate/immobilize, measure auditory brainstem response, take 
blood samples, flipper tag, attach telemetry instruments, and recapture 
capture, and unintentionally harass California sea lions (Zalophus 
californianus), Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi), and 
northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) in order to determine 
the effects of noise from rocket launches and sonic booms. Activities 
are to be conducted over a 5-year period in the vicinity of VAFB and 
the Northern Channel Islands. 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: June 26, 1997.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-17419 Filed 7-2-97; 8:45 am]
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