[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 123 (Monday, June 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 31011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15343]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XP94


Marine Mammals; File No. 984-1587-08

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 Dr. Terrie Williams, 
Department of Biology, University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa 
Cruz, CA 95064 has been issued an amendment to scientific research 
Permit No. 984-1587-07.

ADDRESSES:  The amendment and related documents are available for 
review upon written request or by appointment in the following office:
    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: Jennifer Skidmore or Amy Sloan 
(301)713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The requested permit amendment 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).
    Permit No. 984-1587 authorized captive research activities on two 
bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and juvenile California sea 
lions (Zalophus californianus) undergoing rehabilitation at The Marine 
Mammal Center through June 7, 2009. The minor amendment (No. 984-1587-
08) extends the duration of the permit through September 7, 2009, but 
does not change any other terms or conditions of the permit.
    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: June 23, 2009.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-15343 Filed 6-26-09; 8:45 am]
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