[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 237 (Friday, December 11, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 65748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29585]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XR61


Marine Mammals; File No. 14535

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 Colleen Reichmuth, Ph.D., 
University of California at Santa Cruz, Long Marine Laboratory, 100 
Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA has been issued a permit to conduct 
research on captive pinnipeds for scientific research.

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) 713-0376; 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 Kate Swails, (301) 713-
2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 15, 2009, notice was published 
in the Federal Register (74 FR 47207) that a request for a permit to 
conduct research on captive pinnipeds for scientific research had been 
submitted by the above-named applicant. 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).
    Permit No. 14535 authorizes psychological and physiological 
research annually on up to 2 captive harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), 2 
California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), and 2 northern elephant 
seals (Mirounga angustirostris) at Long Marine Laboratory, which are 
trained to voluntarily participate in studies designed to evaluate 
their perceptual and cognitive capabilities. The permit expires on 
December 31, 2014.
    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 7, 2009.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-29585 Filed 12-10-09; 8:45 am]
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