[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72996-72997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24942]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD61


Marine Mammals; File No. 10080

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

ACTION:  Notice; issuance of permit.

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SUMMARY:  Notice is hereby given that Dr. Kathryn A. Ono, Department of 
Biological Sciences, University of New England, Biddeford, ME, has been

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issued a permit to conduct research on marine mammals.

ADDRESSES:  The permit 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
    Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-
2298; phone (978)281-9300; fax (978)281-9394.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 26, 2007, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (72 FR 60822) that a request for a permit to 
conduct scientific research on harbor seals (Phoca vitulina concolor) 
and grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) in the Gulf of Maine had been 
submitted by the above-named individual. The requested permit has been 
issued 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 authorizes capture, sampling, and marking activities 
related to: (1) assessing the state of harbor seal population health; 
(2) determining movement and diving patterns of weaned harbor seal 
pups; (3) comparing disease loads, survival, and behavior of 
rehabilitated harbor seal pups with wild pups; and (4) assessing 
behavior, population dynamics, and health of grey seals. The permit 
expires on December 31, 2012.
    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 18, 2007.
Patrick Opay,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-24942 Filed 12-21-07; 8:45 am]
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