[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 57524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19926]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 081403A]


Marine Mammals; File No. 782-1708

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 NMFS National Marine Mammal 
Laboratory, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg. 4, Seattle, WA 98115-0070 
[Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Gelatt] has been issued an 
amendment to scientific research Permit No. 782-1708.

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;
    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: Tammy Adams or Amy Sloan, (301)713-
2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 31, 2007, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (72 FR 50330) that an amendment to Permit No. 782-
1708 had been requested by the above-named applicant. 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.), the 
regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 
CFR part 216), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 
et seq.).
    The permit now authorizes researchers to perform additional 
sampling procedures on northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) already 
authorized for capture. The amendment does not result in an increase in 
the number of northern fur seals captured and sampled, but adds the 
following procedures related to a vital rate study or identification of 
location of prey consumption events: flipper tagging all animals 
captured; extraction of a single tooth, under anesthesia, from all non-
pups captured; and use of a stomach temperature telemeter/recorder on 
non-pups captured.
    In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), it has been determined that the activities 
proposed are consistent with the Preferred Alternative in the Final 
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Steller Sea Lion and 
Northern Fur Seal Research (NMFS 2007), and that issuance of the permit 
amendment would not have a significant adverse impact on the human 
environment.

    Dated: October 3, 2007.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-19926 Filed 10-9-07; 8:45 am]
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