[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 54002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25754]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 092899H]


Marine Mammals; File No. 772#69

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

ACTION: Receipt of application for amendment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Southwest Fisheries Science 
Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, 8604 La Jolla Shores Dr., La 
Jolla, CA 92037, has requested an amendment to scientific research 
Permit No. 1024.

DATES: Written or telefaxed comments must be received on or before 
November 4, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The amendment request 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); and
    Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean 
Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (562/980-4001).
    Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this request 
should be submitted to the Chief, Permits and Documentation 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 amendment request would be appropriate.
    Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (301) 713-0376, 
provided the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy submitted by mail and 
postmarked no later than the closing date of the comment period. Please 
note that comments will not be accepted by e-mail or other electronic 
media.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Johnson, 301/713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to Permit No. 1024, 
issued on December 30, 1997 (62 FR 1875) is requested 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).
    Permit No. 1024 authorizes the permit holder to take Antarctic fur 
seals and other Antarctic pinnipeds by capture, handle, tag and attach 
satellite transmitters. The permit holder requests an increase take of 
200 adult female Antarctic fur seals (100 each year for two years) for 
tooth extraction. Animals will be anesthetized using isoflurane 
delivered with oxygen to the mask via a portable vaporizer. Also, to 
minimize stress the animals, 2-3mg (dependent on body size) of 
benzo9diazepines is administered intravenously during induction of 
isoflurane anesthesia. The area of the tooth extraction will be 
cleansed with antiseptic solution during and after extraction.
    In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that 
the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to 
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
    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.

    Dated: September 28, 1999.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-25754 Filed 10-4-99; 8:45 am]
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