[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]



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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.

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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]
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