[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 54268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20342]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 090104A]


Marine Mammals; File No. 782-1765-00

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 Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 
National Marine Mammal Laboratory, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, 
Seattle, Washington 98115-0070 (Principal Investigator: John L. 
Bengtson, Ph.D.) has been issued a permit to conduct research on ice 
seals in Alaska.

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
    Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; phone 
(907)586-7221; fax (907)586-7249;

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 15, 2004, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (69 FR 42424) that a request for a scientific 
research permit to conduct research on ringed seals (Phoca hispida), 
ribbon seals (Phoca fasciata), and bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) 
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.), and the 
Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals (50 
CFR part 216).
    In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that the 
activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to 
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.

    Dated: September 1, 2004.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-20342 Filed 9-7-04; 8:45 am]
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