[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 40912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17379]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 062703C]


Marine Mammals; File No. 984-1587

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 Dr. Terrie Williams, Department of 
Biology, University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 
has been issued an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 984-
1587-02.

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s):
    Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 
20910; phone (301)713-2289; fax (301)713-0376; and
    Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562)980-4001; fax (562)980-4018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Sloan or Ruth Johnson, (301)713-
2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 2, 2003, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (68 FR 16002) that an amendment of Permit No. 984-
1587-02 had been requested by the above-named individual. 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).
    The permit amendment authorizes temporary holding and research on 
an additional two female California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) 
and their progeny at Long Marine Laboratory. All procedures are 
performed voluntarily by the sea lions.

    Dated: July 1, 2003.
Eugene T. Nitta,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-17379 Filed 7-8-03; 8:45 am]
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