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depleted marine mammals for

photographic purposes.

The applicant seeks authorization to

inadvertently harass up to 10 orcas

(Orcinus orca) and 2 gray whales

(Eschrichtius robustus) during the

course of filming activities in the

Alaskan waters of the Bering Strait over

a one year period.

Written comments or requests for a

public hearing on this application

should be mailed to the Chief, Permits

and Documentation Division, F/PR1,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,

Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those

individuals requesting a hearing should

set forth the specific reasons why a

hearing on this particular request would

be appropriate.

Comments may also be submitted by

facsimile at (301) 713–0376, provided

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy

submitted by mail and postmarked no

later than the closing date of the

comment period. Please note that

comments will not be accepted by email or by other electronic media.

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.

Dated: April 18, 2000.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–10302 Filed 4–24–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 041100A]

Marine Mammals; File No. 978–1567

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Paul E. Nachtigall, Ph.D., Director,

Marine Mammal Research Program,

Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology,

University of Hawaii, P.O. Box 1106,

Kailua, Hawaii 96734, has applied in

due form for a permit to take two

species of cetaceans for purposes of

scientific research.

DATES: Written or telefaxed comments

must be received on or before May 25,

2000.

ADDRESSES: The application and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following office(s):

Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,

Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713–

2289);

Regional Administrator, Southwest

Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd.,

Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–4213

(562/980–4027); and

Protected Species Program Manager,

Pacific Islands Area Office, NMFS,

NOAA, 1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite

1110, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814–4700

(808/973–2935).

Written comments or requests for a

public hearing on this application

should be mailed to the Chief, Permits

and Documentation Division, F/PR1,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,

Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those

individuals requesting a hearing should

set forth the specific reasons why a

hearing on this particular request would

be appropriate.

Comments may also be submitted by

facsimile at (301) 713–0376, provided

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy

submitted by mail and postmarked no

later than the closing date of the

comment period. Please note that

comments will not be accepted by email or by other electronic media.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeannie Drevenak, 301/713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject permit is requested under the

authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the

Regulations Governing the Taking and

Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR

part 216).

The applicant is requesting

authorization to conduct scientific

research (i.e., investigation of basic

hearing processes, low frequency

hearing capabilities, and echolocation

systems) on two species of captive

odontocete cetaceans: four (4) Atlantic

bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops

truncatus) and one (1) false killer whale

(Pseudorca crassidens). Experimental

trials will be conducted to: (1) obtain

hearing thresholds and to measure the

effects of sound on the hearing of the

animals; and (2) obtain information on

the dolphins’ echolocation systems. The

research will be conducted over a fiveyear period.

Custody of the subject animals would

be transferred from the U.S. Navy

(SPAWARSYSCEN San Diego) to the

University of Hawaii’s Marine Mammal

Research Program at The Hawaii

Institute of Marine Biology. Since the

animals are currently housed at the

University of Hawaii, the animals’

physical location will not change.

In compliance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial

determination has been made that the

activity proposed is categorically

excluded from the requirement to

prepare an environmental assessment or

environmental impact statement.

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.

Dated: April 18, 2000.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–10304 Filed 4–24–00; 8:45 am]

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

TIME AND DATE: 11:00 a.m., Friday, May

5, 2000.

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington,

DC, 9th Floor Conference Room.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance

Matters.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Jean A. Webb, 202–418–5100.

Jean A. Webb,

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 00–10346 Filed 4–21–00; 11:32 am]

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

TIME AND DATE: 11:00 a.m., Friday, May

12, 2000.

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW, Washington,

DC, 9th Floor Conference Room.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance

matters.