[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19469-19470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7379]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 040607D]


Marine Mammals; File No. 555-1870

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

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that James T. Harvey, Ph.D., Moss 
Landing Marine Laboratories, 8272 Moss Landing Road, Moss Landing, CA 
has been issued a permit to conduct scientific research on harbor seals 
(Phoca vitulina richardsi).

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)427-2521;
    Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 
1, Seattle, WA 98115-0700; phone (206)526-6150; fax (206)526-6426;
    Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; phone 
(907)586-7221; fax (907)586-7249; 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: Amy Sloan or Jaclyn Daly, (301)713-
2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 29, 2006, notice was published 
in the Federal Register (71 FR 78407) that a request for a scientific 
research permit to take harbor seals had been submitted by the above-
named individual. 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.) and the regulations governing the taking and 
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
    The permit authorizes researchers to examine the biology and 
ecology and monitor health and condition of coastal populations of 
harbor seals in California, Oregon, Washington, and southeast Alaska 
over a 5-year period. Up to 670 harbor seals may be captured annually 
throughout the action area. An additional 2,910 individuals may be 
taken annually by harassment incidental to captures, scat collection, 
exposure to playback of vocalizations, and experimental disturbance 
activities. Up to 2 seal mortalities per year are authorized.
    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.


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    Dated: April 10, 2007.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-7379 Filed 4-17-07; 8:45 am]
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