[Federal Register: July 25, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 141)]
[Notices]
[Page 42535-42536]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
[I.D. 052505A]
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species; National Marine Fisheries
Service Permit No. 960-1528; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service File No.
PRT017891
AGENCIES: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Interior.
ACTION: Receipt of permit amendment request.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Museum of Natural History
Collections, Department of Environmental Studies, University of
California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 [Principal Investigator: Tonya Haff],
has requested an amendment to scientific research permit no. 960-1528/
PRT01789.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or
before August 24, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The amendment request 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)427-2521;
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long
Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562)980-4001; fax (562)980-4018; and
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, VA 22203 (1-800-358-
2104).
Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this
application should be mailed to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and
Education Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS or
Chief, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service. Those individuals requesting a hearing should set
forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this particular request
would be appropriate.
Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (301)427-2521,
provided the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy submitted by mail and
postmarked no later than the closing date of the comment period.
Comments may also be submitted by e-mail. The mailbox address for
providing email comments is NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include in the
subject line of the e-mail comment the following document identifier:
Permit No. 960-1582/PRT017891.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Johnson or Jennifer Skidmore,
Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, (301)713-2289; and Monica Farris,
Branch of Permits, USFWS (1-800-358-2104).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to permit no. 960-
1582/PRT017891 is requested under the authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals (50
CFR parts 18 and 216), the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended
(ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the regulations governing the taking,
importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR
parts 17 and 222-226) and the Fur Seal Act. of 1966, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
Permit no. 960-1528/PRT017891 authorizes the Holder to acquire,
import/export marine mammal specimens of the Orders Cetacea, Pinnipedia
and Sirenia for purposes of scientific research and for deposit into a
museum collection. The import/export may occur on a worldwide basis.
The Holder now requests a 5-year extension of the joint NMFS and USFWS
permit.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that
the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of this application to the Marine
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.
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Dated: July 13, 2005.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Dated: July 18, 2005.
Charlie R. Chandler,
Chief, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 05-14618 Filed 7-22-05; 8:45 am]
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