[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 50938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17512]


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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; issuance of permit amendment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. Markus Horning has been issued 
an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 1034-1685-01.

ADDRESSES: The amendment 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: Amy Sloan or Jaclyn Daly, (301)713-
2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 20, 2007, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (72 FR 33981) that an amendment to Permit No. 
1034-1685-01 had been requested by the above-named individual. The 
requested amendment has been granted 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, issued on November 12, 2004 (72 FR 69585), 
authorized the permit holder to surgically implant transmitters, attach 
tags, collect blood, and perform blubber biopsy and ultrasound and 
bioelectrical impedance analysis on up to 30 California sea lions 
(Zalophus californianus) undergoing rehabilitation at The Marine Mammal 
Center (TMMC). In addition, the permit authorized intramuscular 
injections of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), pre-and post blood 
collection under anesthesia, and fecal sampling for up to 6 California 
sea lions at TMMC. The amended Permit No. 1034-1685-02 authorizes the 
permit holder to increase the number of California sea lions at The 
Marine Mammal Center that receive ACTH injections to 12 animals and 
inject 6 animals with a sterile saline solution as a control group. In 
addition, a new Co-investigator has been added to the permit.
    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.

    Dated: August 28, 2007.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-17512 Filed 9-4-07; 8:45 am]
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