[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 71645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24504]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE35


Marine Mammals; File No. 859-1680

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 the United States Air Force, 
Environmental Management Office, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, 
has been issued an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 859-
1680, for research on California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), 
northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), northern fur seals 
(Callorhinus ursinus), and Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina 
richardsi) inhabiting Vandenberg Air Force Base and the northern 
Channel Islands, California.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tammy Adams or Kate Swails, (301)713-
2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The original permit was issued on February 
3, 2003 (68 FR 6419), with an expiration date of January 1, 2008. 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 amendment extends the duration of the permit by 12 months 
beyond that established in the original permit. No other terms or 
conditions of the permit were changed.
    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: December 11, 2007.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-24504 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am]
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