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[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 3002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1725]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 012296C]

Marine Mammals and Endangered Species

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

ACTION: Receipt of application for a scientific research permit (P5I).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. Donald B. Siniff, Department 
of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, 1987 Upper 
Buford Circle, St. Paul, MN 55108, has applied in due form for a permit 
to conduct scientific research on Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus 
schauinslandi).

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 29, 
1996.

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, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, 
Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4001); and
    Coordinator, Pacific Area Office, Southwest Region, NMFS, 2570 Dole 
Street, Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822-2396 (808/955-8831).
    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 East-West Highway, Room 13130, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeannie Drevenak, Permits Division, 
301/713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 parts 217- 222). The applicant is requesting to harass 
(i.e., capture, instrument, release, and recapture for instrument 
removal) up to 35 adult male and female Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus 
schauinslandi) from the population at French Frigate Shoals, over an 
18-month period. The objective of this research is to investigate 
Hawaiian monk seal movements and foraging patterns using satellite-
linked time-depth recorders to characterize habitat use. The applicant 
wishes to begin research in February 1996.
    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: January 23, 1996.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-1725 Filed 1-29-96; 8:45 am]
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