[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 8204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2578]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 011201A]


Marine Mammals; File No. 358-1585

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

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Alaska Department of Fish and 
Game (Dr. Wayne L. Regelin, Responsible Party), P.O. Box 3-2000, 
Juneau, Alaska 99802-5526, has been issued a permit to take harbor 
seals (Phoca vitulina), spotted seals (Phoca largha), ringed seals 
(Phoca hispida), bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus), and ribbon seals 
(Phoca fasciata) for purposes of scientific research.

ADDRESSES: The permit 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
    Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; phone 
(907)586-7221; fax (907)586-7249.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 25, 2000, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (65 FR 51811) that a request for a scientific 
research permit to take harbor seals, spotted seals, ringed seals, 
bearded seals and ribbon seals had been submitted by the above-named 
organization.
    Permit No. 358-1585 authorizes the Holder to capture, sample and 
tag a total of 1000 harbor seals, 500 spotted seals, 250 ringed seals, 
250 bearded seals and 250 ribbon seals over a 5-year period throughout 
Alaska. A limited number of accidental mortalities are authorized for 
all species during capture activities. Additionally, the permit 
authorizes the incidental harassment of harbor seals during scat 
collection and aerial surveys. Export of biological samples worldwide 
and collection of biological samples from subsistence harvested animals 
is also authorized.
    The requested permit has been issued 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).

    Dated: January 24, 2001.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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