[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 143 (Thursday, July 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 43211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16988]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XB27


Marine Mammals; File No. 373-1868

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

ACTION: Notice; withdrawal of application.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Point Reyes Bird Observatory, 
3820 Cypress Drive 11, Petaluma, California 94954, has 
withdrawn an application for an amendment to Permit No. 373-1868 for 
takes of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) incidental to research.

ADDRESSES: The documents related to this action are available for 
review upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
    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 Jaclyn Daly, (301)713-
2289.SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    On July 10, 2007, notice was published in the Federal Register (71 
FR 44020) that an application had been filed by the above-named 
organization for authorization to incidentally harass Steller sea lions 
during research on pinnipeds in California. The applicant has withdrawn 
the application.

    Dated: July 18, 2008.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-16988 Filed 7-23-08; 8:45 am]
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