[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 25, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 73381-73382] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2016-25764] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XE763 Marine Mammals; File No. 18879 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; withdrawal of application. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 73382]] SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Heather E. Liwanag, Ph.D. (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407- 0401) has withdrawn an application for a permit to conduct research on Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) near McMurdo Station, Antarctica. ADDRESSES: The application 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: Sara Young or Amy Sloan, (301) 427- 8401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 3, 2016, notice was published in the Federal Register (81 FR 51189) that a request for a permit to conduct research on Weddell seals had been submitted by the above-named applicant. The applicant has withdrawn the application from further consideration. Dated: October 20, 2016. Julia Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2016-25764 Filed 10-24-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P