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within 30 days of the publication of this

notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary

Barone (301–713–2289).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Those

individuals requesting a hearing should

set forth the specific reasons why a

hearing on this particular request would

be appropriate.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register, the

Secretary of Commerce is forwarding

copies of this application to the Marine

Mammal Commission and its

Committee of Scientific Advisors.

The subject permit is requested 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

Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1151–

1187) and the Regulations promulgated

thereunder (50 CFR part 215).

The applicant seeks to sedate up to 10

percent of the fur seals authorized under

Condition A–5 of Permit 837; take tissue

samples from up to 300 fur seals;

instrument 46 fur seal pups with timewet recorders or time-depth recorders;

satellite tag up to 30 adult female fur

seals on San Miguel Island; and

inadvertently harass up to 7,431

additional fur seals and 15,000

California sea lions.

Dated: May 18, 1995.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits & Documentation Division,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 95–12720 Filed 5–23–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

[I.D. 050995A]

Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for a

scientific research permit (P524B).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the University of Hawaii at Manoa,

Honolulu, HI 96822 (co-investigators:

Dr. Shannon Atkinson and James

Palmer), has applied in due form for a

permit to obtain blood and blubber

samples and to import samples from

DATES: various species of cetaceans for

purposes of scientific research. Written

comments or requests for a public

hearing must be received on or before

June 23, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The application 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, Northeast Region, NMFS,

One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA

01930–2298 (508/281–9250);

Director, Southeast Region, NMFS,

9721 Executive Center Drive North, St.

Petersburg, FL 33702–2432 (813/893–

3141);

Director, Southwest Region, NMFS,

501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long

Beach, CA 90802–4213 (310/980–4001);

Director, Northwest Region, NMFS,

7600 Sand Point Way, NE, BIN C15700,

Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA, 98115–0070 (206/

526–6150); and

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 EastWest Highway, Room 13130, Silver

Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kellie Foster (301/713–1401).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Those

individuals requesting a hearing should

set forth the specific reasons why a

hearing on this particular 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.

The subject permit 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).

The applicants seek authorization to

obtain blood serum and blubber samples

from cetaceans taken in subsistence

hunting, and incidental, stranded and

captive mortalities. The applicant also

requests authorization to import blood

and blubber samples from Iceland,

Norway, Japan, Russia, and Denmark as

well as utilize samples in storage at the

National Marine Mammal Lab. No

specimens will be imported into the

United States that were taken illegally

in the country of origin. The objectives

of this research are to develop a method

of extracting steroid hormones from

cetacean blubber and then to compare

and determine a possible correlation

between blood and blubber steroid

concentrations.

Dated: May 18, 1995.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits & Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 95–12723 Filed 5–23–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

[I. D. 050195F]

Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of Scientific Research

Permits Nos. 954 (P492A) and 955

(P492B).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr.

Graham Worthy and Co-investigators

Mr. Alan Abend and Ms. Lisl Shoda

have been issued permits No. 954 and

955, to obtain and import/export marine

mammal specimens and to take

specimens from rehabilitated elephant

seals, respectively, for purposes of

scientific research.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following office(s):

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, National Marine Fisheries

Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Room

13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/

713–2289);

(P492A) Director, Southeast Region,

NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive

North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702–2532

(813/570–5312); (P492B) Director,

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,

CA 90802–4213 (310/980–4001).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ruth Johnson, 301/713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March

10, 1995, notice was published in the

Federal Register (60 FR 13121) that

applications had been filed by the above

named individuals to obtain tissue

samples for scientific research purposes.

The requested Permits have been

granted under 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