[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 18208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6875]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 040407B]


Marine Mammals; File No. 877-1903

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

ACTION: Notice; denial of permit.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a request for a scientific 
research permit submitted by Daniela Maldini, Okeanis, PO Box 818, 
Pacific Grove, CA 93950 has been denied.

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
    Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562)980-4001; fax (562)980-4018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaclyn Daly or Amy Hapeman, (301)713-
2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 5, 2007, a notice was published 
in the Federal Register (72 FR 5273) that an application had been filed 
by the above named individual. The requested permit has been denied 
subject to the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 
(16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and because the application did not meet 
permit issuance criteria set forth in the regulations governing the 
taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
    The applicant requested a 5-year permit to biopsy bottlenose 
dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in waters off California, specifically 
Monterey Bay and the Santa Monica Basin. The proposed research 
objectives were to investigate stock structure, demographics, and 
contaminant loads of coastal and offshore populations.

    Dated: April 4, 2007.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-6875 Filed 4-10-07; 8:45 am]
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