[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 20, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 33981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11956]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA88


Marine Mammals; File No.1034-1685

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

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for amendment.

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SUMMARY:  Notice is hereby given that Dr. Markus Horning, Marine Mammal 
Institute, Oregon State University, 2030 SE Marine Science Drive, 
Newport, OR 97365, has requested an amendment to scientific research 
Permit No. 1034-1685-01 for research on marine mammals.

DATES:  Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or 
before July 20, 2007.

ADDRESSES:  The amendment request 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.
    Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this request 
should be submitted 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 amendment 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. 1034-1685-02.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to Permit No. 1034-
1685-01, issued on November 11, 2004 (69 FR 69585), 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 governing the taking and 
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
    Permit No. 1034-1685-01 authorizes the permit holder to surgically 
implant dual satellite-linked life history transmitters; attach 
external satellite tags; collect blood, blubber, and fecal samples; and 
conduct bioelectrical impedance analysis, deuterium dilution 
determinations, and blubber ultrasound measurements on California sea 
lions (Zalophus californianus) at The Marine Mammal Center. The permit 
also authorizes anesthesia and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) 
injections to measure adrenal stress levels in up to 6 California sea 
lions. Stress levels are measured through blood and fecal analysis.
    The permit holder requests authorization to increase the number of 
California sea lions that receive ACTH injections to 12 animals, and 
inject 6 animals with a sterile saline solution as a control group. The 
permit holder also requests the addition of a co-investigator to the 
study.
    In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that 
the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to 
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
    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: June 13, 2007.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-11956 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am]
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