[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 75494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-32232]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 121103E]


Marine Mammals; File No. 259-1481

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 Ronald Schusterman, Ph.D., Long 
Marine Laboratory, University of California Santa Cruz, 100 Shaffer 
Road, Santa Cruz, California 95060 has been issued an amendment to 
scientific research Permit No. 259-1481-01.

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: 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).
    This minor amendment extends the expiration date of the permit from 
December 31, 2003 to December 31, 2004, and adds Co-Investigators to 
the permit.

    Dated: December 23, 2003.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-32232 Filed 12-30-03; 8:45 am]
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