[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 7419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02610]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XK54


Marine Mammals; File No. 13602

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 Dr. Terrie Williams, Long Marine 
Laboratory, Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California at 
Santa Cruz, 100 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA has been issued a minor 
amendment to Permit No. 13602-01.

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 or Amy Sloan; phone: 
(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).
    Permit No. 13602-01 (76 FR 7823) authorizes the permit holder to 
conduct energetic and physiological research on captive odontocetes and 
pinnipeds (including threatened and endangered species) to determine 
key physiological factors required for survival. Research may occur at 
Long Marine Laboratory and other institutions in the U.S. and includes 
permanently captive marine mammals and those undergoing rehabilitation. 
This minor amendment (No. 13602-02) extends the duration of the permit 
one year, through September 7, 2015, but does not change any other 
terms or conditions of the permit.

    Dated: February 4, 2015.
Perry F. Gayaldo,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-02610 Filed 2-9-15; 8:45 am]
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