[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 29 (Thursday, February 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6946-6947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3084]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 121903B]


Marine Mammals; File No. 764-1703-00

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 National Museum of Natural 
History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20008-2598 
(Principal Investigator: Charles Potter), has been issued a permit to 
obtain, collect, and import/export specimens of marine mammals of the 
Orders Cetacea and Pinnipedia (except walrus) 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): See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for addresses.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Johnson or Jennifer Skidmore 301/
713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 9, 2003, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (68 FR 58316) that a request for a scientific 
research permit to collect, obtain, and import/export samples taken 
from marine mammals of the Orders Pinnipedia (except walrus) and 
Cetacea had been submitted by the above-named organization. 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.), the 
Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals (50 
CFR part 216), the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the regulations governing endangered and 
threatened fish and wildlife (50 CFR parts 222-226), and the Fur Seal 
Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
    Documents are available in the following offices:
    Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/
713-2289);
    Assistant Regional Administrator for Protected Resources, Northwest 
Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 
98115-0700; phone (206) 526-6150; fax (206) 526-6426;
    Assistant Regional Administrator for Protected Resources, Alaska 
Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; phone (907) 586-
7235; fax (907) 586-7012;
    Assistant Regional Administrator for Protected Resources, Southwest 
Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213; phone (562) 980-4020; fax (562) 980-4027;
    Coordinator, Pacific Islands Area Office, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani 
Blvd., Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814-4700; phone (808) 973-2935; fax 
(808) 973-2941;
    Assistant Regional Administrator for Protected Resources, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-2298; phone 
(508) 281-9346; fax (508) 281-9371; and
    Assistant Regional Administrator for Protected Resources, Southeast 
Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive

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North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702-2432; phone (813) 570-5301; fax (813) 
570-5517.

    Dated: February 5, 2004.
Jennifer Skidmore,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-3084 Filed 2-11-04; 8:45 am]
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