[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 226 (Friday, November 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71087-71088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23288]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 102705A]


Marine Mammals; File No. 774-1649-03

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit amendment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Permit No. 774-1649-02 issued to 
the Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, California 92038 
(Principle Investigator: Rennie Holt, Ph.D.) has been amended.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s):
    Permits and Documentation 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

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    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: Ruth Johnson or Tammy Adams (301)713-
2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 3, 2005, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (70 FR 57566) that an amendment of Permit No. 774-
1649-02 had been requested by the above-named organization. The 
requested amendment has been granted under 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 amended permit authorizes the Holder to administer isotopes 
(doubly-labeled water (DLW)) to and collect serial blood samples from 
up to 15 Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazelle) females and 30 pups 
to study female/pup energetics and maternal investment.

    Dated: November 21, 2005.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-23288 Filed 11-23-05; 8:45 am]
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