[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 66138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23063]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC38


Marine Mammals; File No. 1034-1854

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, Department of 
Fisheries & Wildlife, Oregon State University, Hatfield Marine Science 
Center, 2030 SE Marine Science Drive, Newport, OR 97365 has been issued 
an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 1034-1854.

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 Tammy Adams, (301)713-
2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 10, 2007, notice was published 
in the Federal Register (72 FR 51621) that an amendment of Permit No. 
1034-1854, 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).
    The permit amendment authorizes the permit holder to (1) increase 
the number of blood samples taken from animals with Evans blue dye 
administered; (2) leave satellite data transmitters on adult females 
until they fall off during the annual molt, rather than removing them 
at the end of the field season; and (3) opportunistically attach 
satellite transmitters to selected adult females older than 21 years 
when first encountered, for subsequent recapture, sampling, and 
outfitting with remaining telemetry devices. The permit holder is also 
authorized to collect opportunistic fecal samples and import them into 
the U.S..
    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: November 21, 2007.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-23063 Filed 11-26-07; 8:45 am]
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