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###### Department of Commerce

###### National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

          - [I.D.041801A]

# AGENCY:

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

# ACTION: 

Issuance of permit.

# SUMMARY:

                        Notice is hereby given that The National Marine Mammal Laboratory, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way, N.E., Seattle, Washington 98115-0070, has been issued a permit to take California sea lions (                        *Zalophus californianus*), harbor seals (                        *Phoca vitulina*), and northern elephant seals (                        *Mirounga angustirostris*), and to incidentally harass northern fur seals (                        *Callorhinus ursinus*) 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 and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289).

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tammy Adams or Ruth Johnson, 301/713-2289.

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

                    On February 14, 2001, notice was published in the Federal Register (66 FR 10272) that a request for a scientific research permit to take California sea lions (                    *Zalophus californianus*), harbor seals (                    *Phoca vitulina*), and northern elephant seals (                    *Mirounga angustirostris*), and to incidentally harass northern fur seals (                    *Callorhinus ursinus*) had been submitted by the above-named organization.  The requested permit has been issued 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), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151*et seq*.).                

Dated: April 24, 2001.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 01-10656 Filed 4-27-01; 8:45 am]

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