[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69585-69586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26412]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 111204C]


Marine Mammals; File Nos. 1034-1685 and 1065-1749

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit amendment and new permit.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. Markus Horning, Texas A&M 
University, Laboratory for Applied Biotelemetry and Biotechnology, 
Department of Marine Biology, 5007 Avenue U, Galveston, TX 77551 has 
been issued an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 1034-1685 
and Dr. Patrick Butler, University of Birmingham, School of 
Biosciences, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United

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Kingdom has been issued Permit No. 1069-1749.

ADDRESSES: The permit, permit amendment and related documents are 
available for review upon written request or by appointment in the 
following office(s):
    Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 
20910; phone (301)713-2289; fax (301)713-0376; and
    Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562)980-4001; fax (562)980-4018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Sloan or Tammy Adams, (301)713-
2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 18, 2004, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (69 FR 34138) that the above-named individuals had 
applied for an amendment of Permit No. 1034-1685, issued on March 17, 
2003 (68 FR 20117), and a new permit (File No. 1065-1749), 
respectively. The requested permit amendment and new permit have 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).
    The permit amendment, Permit No. 1034-1685-01, authorizes the study 
of the adrenal response of California sea lions (Zalophus 
californianus). A total of up to six sea lions undergoing 
rehabilitation at The Marine Mammal Center (TMMC), Sausalito, CA, may 
be injected intramuscularly with adrenocorticotropic hormone and have 
pre-injection and post-injection blood samples taken while under 
anesthesia for analysis of glucocorticoids. Feces may also be collected 
for analysis.
    Permit No. 1065-1749 authorizes development and monitoring trials 
of a surgically implantable heart rate logger in California sea lions, 
northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), and northern fur 
seals (Callorhinus ursinus) undergoing rehabilitation at TMMC. The 
permit authorizes surgical implantation and removal of the device in up 
to six animals of each species per year. The permit also authorizes 
mortality incidental to the study of up to two animals total, of any 
species, over the five-year course of the permit.
    In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that the 
activities proposed are categorically excluded from the requirement to 
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.

    Dated: November 22, 2004.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-26412 Filed 11-29-04; 8:45 am]
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