[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51803-51804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17895]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC42


Marine Mammals; File No. 10040

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

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.

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SUMMARY:  Notice is hereby given that Gary Matson, Matson's Laboratory, 
LLC, PO Box 308, 8140 Flagler Road, Milltown, MT 59851, has applied in 
due form for a permit to receive, import and export specimens for 
scientific research.

DATES:  Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or 
before October 11, 2007.

ADDRESSES:  The application and related documents are available for 
review upon written request or by appointment 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
    Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 
1, Seattle, WA 98115-0700; phone (206) 526-6150; fax (206) 526-6426.
    Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this 
application should be mailed 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 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. 10040.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the 
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended 
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations governing the taking 
and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the 
regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of 
endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 222-226), and the Fur Seal 
Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
    The applicant is requesting authorization for the receipt, import 
and export of teeth and prepared microscope slides obtained from seal 
and sea lion species, expect walrus (Order Pinnipedia). The Matson 
Laboratory provides age related data to researchers and biologists. Age 
data are used in population modeling, with age structure an indicator 
of population condition. Teeth are sent to the laboratory for cementum 
age analysis. The number of teeth varies depending upon the nature of 
the project, from a single tooth to several hundred from a legal 
harvest; no more than 2000 teeth will be analyzed annually. Import and 
export authority is requested for all locations wherever pinnipeds 
occur and are the subject of government-authorized research and/or 
harvest. Principally, these locations are expected to be those within 
the jurisdiction of the Government of Canada. There will be no 
incidental takes of non-target species. A permit is requested for five 
years.
    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: September 6, 2007.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-17895 Filed 9-10-07; 8:45 am]
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