[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 100 (Thursday, May 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29127-29128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10071]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA37


Marine Mammals; File No. 978-1857

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 Dr. Paul Nachtigall, Hawaii 
Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii, P.O. Box 1106, 
Kailua, Hawaii 96734, has been issued a permit to conduct research on 
three captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and one false 
killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens).

ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
    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: Amy Sloan or Jaclyn Daly, (301) 713-
2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 2, 2006, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (71 FR 57926) that a request for a scientific 
research permit to take the species identified above 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 5-year permit authorizes Dr. Nachtigall to conduct acoustic 
studies on captive marine mammals at the Hawaii Institute of Marine 
Biology. Research methods will employ the use of suction cup electrodes 
to measure auditory brainstem response, auditory evoked potentials, and 
temporary threshold shifts. Echolocation studies will also be 
conducted.
    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

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prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.

    Dated: May 17, 2007.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-10071 Filed 5-23-07; 8:45 am]
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