[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 53988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22827]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 083000F]


Marine Mammals; File No. 984-1587

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

ACTION: Receipt of application.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Terrie M. Williams, Ph.D., 
Department of Biology, University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa 
Cruz, CA 95064 has applied in due form for a permit to take Atlantic 
bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and California sea lions 
(Zalophus californianus) for purposes of scientific research.

DATES:  Written or telefaxed comments must be received on or before 
October 6, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The application 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 13130, 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).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the 
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended 
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the Regulations Governing the Taking 
and Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216).
    The applicant proposes to examine the physiological response of 
dolphins and sea lions during swimming and diving. Testing will involve 
measuring locomotor, thermal and maintenance costs in animals. Data 
from these animals will be compared to similar results reported for a 
wide variety of mammals differeing in aquatic specialization from 
terrestrial to semi-aquatic and finally to other species of marine 
mammal.
    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.
    Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this 
application should be mailed to the Chief, Permits and Documentation 
Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals 
requesting a hearing should set forth the specific reasons why a 
hearing on this particular 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 by other 
electronic media.
    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: August 30, 2000.
Eugene Nitta,
Acting Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-22827 Filed 9-5-00; 8:45 am]
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