[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 190 (Monday, October 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57926-57927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16203]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 092506C]


Marine Mammals; File No. 978-1857

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

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.

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SUMMARY:  Notice is hereby given that Paul Nachtigall, Ph.D., Hawaii 
Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii, P.O. Box 1106, 
Kailua, HI 96734, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct 
research on captive cetaceans.

DATES:  Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or 
before November 1, 2006.

ADDRESSES:  The application 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.
    Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this 
application should be mailed 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 request would be appropriate.
    Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (301)427-2521, 
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 e-mail comments is [email protected]. Include in the 
subject line of the e-mail comment the following document identifier: 
File No. 978-1857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Sloan or Dr. Tammy Adams, 
(301)713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit 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

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governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
    The applicant has requested a 5-year permit to conduct studies of 
basic hearing and echolocation in up to three bottlenose dolphins 
(Tursiops truncatus) and one false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) 
in captivity at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology. Researchers 
would conduct hearing measurements using suction cup sensors to monitor 
electrical signals in the brain in response to sound and echolocation 
clicks. The research is accomplished using trained behaviors in which 
the animals voluntarily participate in the activities and can leave the 
testing area at any time.
    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: September 26, 2006.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-16203 Filed 9-29-06; 8:45 am]
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