[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 98 (Monday, May 20, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 25210] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-12532] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE [I.D. 051396H] Marine Mammals; Permit No. 928 (P351E) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Receipt of application for modification. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that North Gulf Oceanic Society, P.O. Box 15244, Homer, Alaska 99603, has requested a modification to permit No. 928. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 14, 1996. ADDRESSES: The modification request and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s): Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East- West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289); Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802- 1668 (907/586-7221). Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on this request should be submitted to the Director, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals requesting a hearing should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this particular modification request would be appropriate. 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject modification to permit no. 928, issued on July 18, 1994 (59 FR 37745) is requested under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR part 222). Permit No. 928 authorizes the Permit Holder to harass during photo- identification studies up to 100 humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) annually in Prince William Sound, Alaska and adjacent waters. Permit Holder now seeks authorization to: Increase the number of humpback whales authorized to be harassed during photo- identification activities to 400 annually; biopsy sample up to 50 of these animals annually, not to exceed 100 takes in four years; and to expand the research area to include all Alaska waters. Dated: May 14, 1996. Ann D. Terbush, Chief, Permit and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 96-12532 Filed 5-15-96; 2:18 pm] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F