[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 61 (Thursday, March 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19004-19005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7600]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA915
Marine Mammals; File No. 16621
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to
Alejandro Acevedo-Guti[eacute]rrez, Ph.D., Biology Department, Western
Washington University, Bellingham, WA to conduct research on harbor
seals (Phoca vitulina).
ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
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; and Northwest Region, NMFS,
7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115-0700;
phone (206) 526-6150; fax (206) 526-6426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tammy Adams or Joselyd Garcia-Reyes,
(301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 4, 2012, notice was published in
the Federal Register (76 FR 45514) that a request for a permit to
conduct research on harbor seals in Washington State, had been
submitted by the above-named applicant. The requested permit 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 permit authorizes harassment of harbor seals in Washington
State inland waters of the Salish Sea. The research involves ground
surveys, vessel surveys, and playback experiments. The permit expires
on March 15, 2017.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
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Dated: March 21, 2012.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-7600 Filed 3-28-12; 8:45 am]
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