[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 214 (Friday, November 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64566-64567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24756]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 091604C]


Marine Mammals; File No. 878-1715-00

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 Daniel F. Cowan, M.D., The 
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-0555, has 
been issued a permit to acquire, import and export specimen samples 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

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    Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. 
Petersburg, FL 33702-2432; phone (727)570-5301; fax (727)570-5320.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 16, 2004, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (69 FR 20602) that a request for a scientific 
research permit to acquire, import and export samples taken from marine 
mammals of the Orders Pinnipedia (except walrus) and Cetacea had been 
submitted by the above-named applicant. 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.).
    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: November 2, 2004.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-24756 Filed 11-4-04; 8:45 am]
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