[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 179 (Thursday, September 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 47781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22415]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XR64


Marine Mammals; File No. 1000-1617

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 Whitlow Au, PhD, University of 
Hawaii, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Marine Mammal Research 
Program, PO Box 1106, Kailua, Hawaii 96734, has withdrawn an 
application to amend Scientific Research Permit No. 1000-1617-04.

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)713-0376;
    Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562)980-4001; fax (562)980-4018; and
    Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Rm 1110, 
Honolulu, HI 96814-4700; phone (808)944-2200; fax (808)973-2941.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Kristy Beard or Carrie Hubard, 
(301)713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 16, 2009, a notice was published in 
the Federal Register (74 FR 17635) that Dr. Au had submitted an 
application to amend Permit No. 1000-1617-04, which authorizes 
behavioral observations, photo-identification, genetic sampling, and 
suction-cup tagging of cetaceans in Hawaii and California. The 
amendment was requested under the authority of the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the 
regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 
CFR part 216), and the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The applicant has withdrawn his application.

    Dated: September 14, 2009.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-22415 Filed 9-16-09; 8:45 am]
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