[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75494-75495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-32234]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 121003A]


Marine Mammals; File No. 821-1588-02

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 Texas A&M University, 
Department of Marine Biology, P.O. Box 1675, Galveston, Texas 77551 
(Principal Investigator: Dr. Randall W. Davis) has been issued an 
amendment to scientific research Permit No. 82-1588-01.

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;
    Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562)980-4001; fax (562)980-4018; and
    Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St.

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Petersburg, FL 33702-2432; phone (727)570-5301; fax (727)570-5320.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Johnson or Amy Sloan at (301)713-
2289) or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 19, 2002, notice was published 
in the Federal Register (67 FR 69725) that an amendment of Permit No. 
821-1588-00 issued June 18, 2001 (66 FR 33237), 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.), the Regulations Governing the Taking 
and Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216).
    The Permit authorizes the take of northern elephant seals (Mirounga 
angustirostris) for the purposes of scientific research. This study 
will investigate the behavioral and energetic adaptations that enable 
elephant seals to forage at depth in the north Pacific Ocean. Animals 
will be captured on Ano Nuevo.

    Dated: December 23, 2003.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-32234 Filed 12-30-03; 8:45 am]
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