[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 45427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18503]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XO45


Marine Mammals; File No. 14241

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 Peter Tyack, Ph.D., Woods Hole 
Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, has been issued a minor 
amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 14241-05.

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: Rosa L. Gonz[aacute]lez or Amy 
Hapeman, (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).
    The original permit (No. 14241), issued on July 15, 2009 (74 FR 
36668) authorized conduct research on cetacean behavior, sound 
production, and responses to sound through July 31, 2014. The research 
methods include tagging marine mammals with an advanced digital sound 
recording tag that records the acoustic stimuli an animal hears and 
measures vocalization, behavior, and physiological parameters. Research 
also involves conducting sound playbacks in a carefully controlled 
manner and measuring animals' responses. The principal study species 
are beaked whales, especially Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius 
cavirostris), and large delphinids such as long-finned pilot whales 
(Globicephala melas), although other small cetacean species may also be 
studied. The locations for the field work are the Mediterranean Sea, 
waters off of the mid-Atlantic United States, and Cape Cod Bay. 
Amendments to the original permit added cetacean species, modified 
methodology protocols, and added study locations. The minor amendment 
(No. 14241-05) extends the duration of the permit through July 31, 
2015, but does not change any other terms or conditions of the permit.

    Dated: July 31, 2014.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-18503 Filed 8-4-14; 8:45 am]
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