[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64909-64910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24954]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 110404A]


Marine Mammals; File No. 1033-1683-00

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for amendment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Michael A. Castellini, Ph.D., 
Institute of

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Marine Science, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of 
Alaska, Fairbanks, AK 99775, has requested an amendment to scientific 
research Permit No. 1033-1683-00.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or 
before December 9, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The amendment request 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.
    Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this request 
should be submitted to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 
Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals 
requesting a hearing should set forth the specific reasons why a 
hearing on this particular amendment request would be appropriate.
    Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (301)713-0376, 
provided the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy submitted by mail and 
postmarked no later than the closing date of the comment period.
    Comments may also be submitted by e-mail. The mailbox address for 
providing email comments is [email protected]. Include in the 
subject line of the e-mail comment the following document identifier: 
File No. 1033-1683-01.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to Permit No. 1033-
1683-00, issued on September 25, 2002 (67 FR 62699) is requested 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).
    Permit No. 1033-1683-00 authorizes the permit holder to capture, 
sample, instrument and release Weddell seals, incidentally harass 
crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophagus), leopard seal (Hydrurga 
leptonyx), Ross seal (Ommatophoca rossii), southern elephant seal 
(Mirounga leonina), and Antarctic fur seal (Archtocephalus gazella), 
and import blood, feces and milk collected during research. The permit 
holder requests authorization to: capture 20 additional adult Weddell 
seals (10 inshore, 10 offshore), handle, blood sample, collect a 
whisker and hair sample; and collect a whisker and hair sample from 
adult female seals already authorized to be taken. These activities 
will provide information of the effects of the Antarctic ecosystem 
changes on seals.
    Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of this application to the Marine 
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.

    Dated: November 4, 2004.
Jill Lewandowski,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-24954 Filed 11-8-04; 8:45 am]
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