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###### Department of Commerce

###### National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

          - [I.D. 102705A]

# AGENCY:

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

# ACTION:

Issuance of permit amendment.

# SUMMARY:

Notice is hereby given that Permit No. 774-1649-02 issued to the Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, California 92038 (Principle Investigator: Rennie Holt, Ph.D.) has been amended.

# 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; phone (301)713-2289; fax (301)713-0376; and                              ( print page 71088)    

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:

Ruth Johnson or Tammy Adams (301)713-2289.

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

                    On October 3, 2005, notice was published in the                     **Federal Register**                     (70 FR 57566) that an amendment of Permit No. 774-1649-02 had been requested by the above-named organization.  The requested amendment has been granted under 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 amended permit authorizes the Holder to administer isotopes (doubly-labeled water (DLW)) to and collect serial blood samples from up to 15 Antarctic fur seal (                    *Arctocephalus gazelle*) females and 30 pups to study female/pup energetics and maternal investment.                

Dated: November 21, 2005.

Stephen L. Leathery,

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

[FR Doc. 05-23288 Filed 11-23-05; 8:45 am]

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