[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 136 (Friday, July 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43740-43741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-17893]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 071000A]


Marine Mammals; File No. 782-1446

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

ACTION: Issuance of permit amendment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Alaska Fisheries Science 
Center, National Marine Mammal Laboratory, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, 
Seattle, WA 98115 has been issued an amendment to scientific research 
Permit No. 782-1446.

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);
    Alaska Region, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, P.O. Box. 
21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668 (907/586-7221); and
    Northwest Region, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, 7600 
Sand

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Point Way, NE, BIN C15700, Seattle, WA 98115-0070 (206/526-6150).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 22, 2000, notice was published in the 
Federal Register (65 FR 32077) that an amendment of Permit No. 782-
1446, issued May 8, 1998 (63 FR 27265), 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 Regulations Governing the 
Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216).
    Permit No. 782-1446 authorizes the permit holder to annually 
conduct aerial, ground and vessel surveys and capture and tagging 
studies for stock assessment of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), 
California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), Steller sea lions 
(Eumetopias jubatus), and northern elephant seals (Mirounga 
angustirostris).
    The amendment now authorizes the chemical immobilization of 6 adult 
male California sea lions in Oregon, Washington, and California for the 
removal of Satellite-Linked Time Depth Recorders.

    Dated: July 10, 2000.
Ann Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-17893 Filed 7-13-00; 8:45 am]
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