[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 6398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2925]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Notice of Permit Modifications Issued Under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 95-541

SUMMARY:  The National Science Foundation modified a permit to conduct 
activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 
(Public Law 95-541).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Joyce Jatko, Office of Polar 
Programs, Room 755, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 
Arlington, VA 22230.

DESCRIPTION OF PERMIT AND MODIFICATION: On September 25, 1998, the 
National Science Foundation issued a permit (ACA #99-010) to Dr. Rennie 
S. Holt after posting a notice in the August 27, 1998 Federal Register. 
No public comments were received. A request to modify the permit was 
posted in the Federal Register on December 23, 1999. No public comments 
were received. The modification, issued by the Foundation on January 
27, 2000, allows for tooth extraction from up to 100 adult Antarctic 
fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) per year for age determination. The 
tooth extractions will be taken from animals already captured for other 
permitted procedures. This is part of an ongoing study of Antarctic fur 
seals by the U.S. Antarctic Marine Living Resources (AMLR) Program.

LOCATION: Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island (ASPA #149), the South 
Shetland Islands, Antarctic Peninsula.

DATES: January 10, 2000-April 1, 2001.

Joyce Jatko,
Acting Permit Officer.
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