[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 6727] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-3331] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 020498C] Marine Mammals AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Issuance of permit amendment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Alaska Department of Fish and Game, P.O. Box 25526, Juneau, AK 99802-5526 has been issued an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 965 (P66j). 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 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/ 713-2289); Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Shapiro or Ruth Johnson, 301/713- 2289. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 23, 1997, notice was published in the Federal Register (62 FR 67053) that an amendment of Permit No. 965, issued June 19, 1995 (60 FR 34233), had been requested by the above-named [individual/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.), the provisions of Sec. 216.39 of 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 provisions of Sec. 222.25 of the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR 222.23). Permit No. 965 (P66j) is now amended for: Underwater capture of 10 additional (25 total) juvenile Steller sea lions, Eumetopias jubatus, through use of a leash around each animal's neck, with the opposite end of the leash attached to a buoy at the surface; and use of diazepam, xylazine, or medetomidine as a sedative with either flumazenil, tolazoline, or atipamezole as the reversal agent. Issuance of this amendment, as required by the ESA was based on a finding that such permit (1) was applied for in good faith, (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of the endangered species which is the subject of this permit, and (3) is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA. Dated: January 30, 1998. Ann D. Terbush, Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 98-3331 Filed 2-9-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F