[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 152 (Friday, August 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 47474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19431]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA629


Marine Mammals; File No. 15471-02

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 to Michael Adkesson, D.V.M., 
Chicago Zoological Society, 3300 Golf Rd., Brookfield, IL 60527 has 
been issued a minor amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 15471-
01.

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: Jennifer Skidmore, (301) 427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The requested permit amendment 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).
    The original permit (No. 15741), issued on August 23, 2010 (75 FR 
52721), and subsequent amendment (No. 15741-01; 76 FR 60808) authorizes 
the importation of biological samples from South American fur seals 
(Arctocephalus australis) and South American sea lions (Otaria 
flavescens) for scientific research. These samples are part of ongoing 
health assessment studies of these species in Punta San Juan, Peru. The 
minor amendment (No. 15741-02) extends the duration of the permit for 
an additional year (August 31, 2016), but does not change any other 
terms or conditions of the permit.

    Dated: August 4, 2015.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-19431 Filed 8-6-15; 8:45 am]
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