[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 138 (Friday, July 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 41991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16969]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF79


Marine Mammals; File No. 932-1905/MA-009526

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 NMFS Marine Mammal Health and 
Stranding Response Program (MMHSRP), Silver Spring, MD (Responsible 
Party, Teri Rowles, Ph.D., D.V.M.) has been issued a minor amendment to 
Scientific Research and Enhancement Permit No. 932-1905/MA-009562.

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment in the Permits and Conservation 
Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, 
Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 427-8401; fax (301) 
713-0376.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Sloan or Jennifer Skidmore, (301) 
427-8401.

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).
    Permit No. 932-1905/MA-009526, issued on June 30, 2009, (74 FR 
37425) authorizes the MMHSRP to: (1) Carry out response, rescue, 
rehabilitation, and release of threatened and endangered marine mammals 
under NMFS jurisdiction in the U.S.; (2) conduct health-related 
scientific research studies on marine mammals and marine mammal parts 
under NMFS jurisdiction; (3) conduct Level B harassment on marine 
mammals under NMFS and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) 
jurisdiction incidental to MMHSRP activities; (4) collect, salvage, 
receive, possess, transfer, import, export, analyze, and curate marine 
mammal specimens under NMFS jurisdiction; and (5) salvage (from dead 
stranded animals), receive, possess, transfer, import, export, analyze, 
and curate marine mammal specimens under USFWS jurisdiction. The minor 
amendment (No. 932-1905-01/MA-009526-1) extends the duration of the 
permit through June 30, 2015.

    Dated: July 15, 2014.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-16969 Filed 7-17-14; 8:45 am]
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