[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 37089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12744]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D.060905A]


Marine Mammals; File No. 1073-1777

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. Kathy Carlstead, Honolulu 
Zoo, 151 Kapahulu Ave., Honolulu, HI 96815, has been issued a permit to 
import marine mammal specimens for purposes of scientific research.

ADDRESSES:  The amendment 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)427-2521; and
    Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Rm 1110, 
Honolulu, HI 96814-4700; phone (808)973-2935; fax (808)973-2941.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 24, 2005, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (70 FR 3365) that a request for a scientific 
research permit to import samples from marine mammal species under NMFS 
jurisdiction had been submitted by the above-named individual. The 
requested permit has been granted 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).
    The Holder is authorized to import into the United States 
approximately 24 blood samples, 150 fecal samples, and 150 saliva 
samples from 3 captive false killer whales Pseudorca crassidens from 
Ocean Adventure in the Philippines. The applicant will be studying 
stress in false killer whales using behavioral observations, non-
invasive glucocorticoid assessment and analysis of blood profile 
panels. The permit has been issued for five years.
    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: June 16, 2005.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-12744 Filed 6-27-05; 8:45 am]
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