[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 49 (Thursday, March 13, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 11846-11847] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-6251] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE [I.D. 030797B] Marine Mammals; Permit No. 963 (P532B) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Receipt of application for amendment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 1675, Galveston, TX 77553 has requested a amendment to permit No. 963. [[Page 11847]] DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 12, 1997. ADDRESSES: The amendment 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); and Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668. 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 amendment 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 amendment to permit no. 963, issued on June 2, 1995 (60 FR 31450) 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 222.23). Permit no. 963 authorizes the permit holder to: capture and release up to 40 Steller sea lion pups, 40 adult females and 40 juveniles and inadvertently harass up to 1000 in Alaska water. The permit holder requests authorization to: increase the number of pups by 20 (10 in each of two locations); and include 8 adult males (4 at each of two locations). Dated: March 6, 1997. Ann D. Terbush, Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 97-6251 Filed 3-12-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F