[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35012-35013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14243]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 052604A]


Marine Mammals; File No. 1066-1750

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 Michael T. Williams [Principal 
Investigator], LGL Alaska Research Associates, Inc., 1101 East 76\th\ 
Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99518, has been issued a permit to take 
northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) 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;
    Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; phone 
(907)586-7221; fax (907)586-7249; and
    Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Mammal Laboratory, 
NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, Seattle, WA 98115 (206)526-4032; fax 
(206)526-6614.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 7, 2004, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (69 FR 18352) 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 
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Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), and the Fur Seal Act of 
1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
    The Permit authorizes the Holder to conduct round-ups of fur seals 
on St. Paul and St. George Islands and to disentangle seals on St. 
Paul, AK.
    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: June 17, 2004.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-14243 Filed 6-22-04; 8:45 am]
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