[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 171 (Friday, September 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 54094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22076]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XY74


Marine Mammals; File No. 486-1790

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 Brent Stewart, Hubbs-Sea World 
Research Institute, 2595 Ingraham Street, San Diego, California 92109 
has been issued a minor amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 
486-1790-00.

ADDRESSES:  The amendment 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:  Mike Payne or Tammy Adams, (301)713-
2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The requested amendment has been granted 
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 original permit (No. 486-1790-00) was issued on January 4, 2006 
and was valid through October 1, 2010. It authorizes capture of 
California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), northern elephant seals 
(Mirounga angustirostris), harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), and northern 
fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) of any age on the southern California 
Channel Islands and surrounding waters for continuation of studies 
begun in 1978 on the demography, physiological ecology, foraging 
ecology, and behavior of pinnipeds in California. Marine mammals may be 
captured by a variety of techniques; physically or chemically 
immobilized; have blood, skin, blubber, muscle, urine, feces, and 
various skin and mucousal swabs collected; receive flipper tags; have 
radio transmitters attached; receive exams of musculoskeletal and 
cardiovascular systems, ears, nares, oral cavity, and eyes. The permit 
also allows for mortality of up to two animals of each species per year 
incidental to the research. The minor amendment (No. 486-1790-01) 
extends the duration of the permit through October 1, 2011, but does 
not change any other terms or conditions of the permit.

    Dated: August 30, 2010.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-22076 Filed 9-2-10; 8:45 am]
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