[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 69 (Friday, April 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18876-18877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8117]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 033104E]


Marine Mammals; File No. 1009-1640

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 Dr. Jerome Siegel, Neurobiology 
Research 151A3, 16111 Plummer St., VA GLAHS-Sepulveda, North Hills, CA 
91343, has been issued a permit to import tissue samples from 
bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), harbor porpoise (Phocoena 
phocoena), common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), beluga whales 
(Delphinapterus leucas), and Northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) 
from Russia, and to analyze tissue samples from captive killer whales 
(Orcinus orca) and bottlenose dolphins in the U.S. 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):
    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 Sarah Wilkin, (301)713-
2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 29, 2002, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (67 FR 65956) that a request for a scientific 
research permit to take the species identified above had been submitted 
by the above-named individual. 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), and the regulations 
governing the taking,

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importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 
parts 222-226).
    The permit authorizes importation and receipt of specimens in the 
U.S. from the above-named marine mammal species for purposes of sleep 
research on marine mammals. The permit is issued for five years 
duration.
    In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an environmental assessment was prepared 
analyzing the effects of the permitted activities. After a Finding of 
No Significant Impact, the determination was made that it was not 
necessary to prepare an environmental impact statement.

    Dated: March 31, 2004.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-8117 Filed 4-8-04; 8:45 am]
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