[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 11003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4170]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D.020601A]


Marine Mammals; File No. 782-1446-03

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);
    Northwest Region, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, 7600 
Sand Point Way, NE, BIN C15700, Seattle, WA 98115-0070 (206/526-6150); 
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 Tammy Adams, 301/713-
2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 27,2000 notice was published in 
the Federal Register (65 FR 81844) 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 capture, sampling and local or gas 
anesthesia for California sea lions of both sexes and ages 1 month 
through 5 years at hauling and breeding sites and incidental harassment 
of northern elephant.

    Dated: February 13, 2001.
Eugene Nitta,
Acting Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-4170 Filed 2-20-01; 8:45 am]
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