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2 <results>
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3 <summaries>
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4
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5 <summary>
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6 <p type="2">SUMMARY:</p>
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7 <p type="1">Notice is hereby given of the following actions for takes
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8 of marine mammal species for the purposes of scientific research:
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9 </p>
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10 <p type="1">
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11 NMFS has received permit applications from: Mystic Aquarium, 55
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12 Coogan Blvd.,
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13 <applicant_location woeId="2456789" type="Town"
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14 name="Mystic, CT, US">Mystic, CT 06355</applicant_location>
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15 (
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16 <applicant>Dr. Lisa Mazarro</applicant>
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17 , Principal Investigator) (Application No. 42-1642);
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18 <applicant>James Harvey</applicant>
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19 ,
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20 <applicant_location woeId="2454586" type="Town"
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21 name="Moss Landing, CA, US">Moss Landing</applicant_location>
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22 Marine Laboratories, 8272 Moss Landing Road,
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23 <applicant_location woeId="2454586" type="Town"
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24 name="Moss Landing, CA, US">Moss Landing, CA 95039</applicant_location>
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25 (Application No. 555-1638); and NMFS, National Marine Mammal
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26 Laboratory, 7600 Sand Point Way, N.E., BIN C15700,
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27 <applicant_location woeId="12798958" type="Zip"
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28 name="98115, Seattle, WA, US">Seattle, WA 98115-0070</applicant_location>
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29 (
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30 <applicant>Dr. Robert DeLong</applicant>
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31 , Principal Investigator) (Application No. 782-1645); and NMFS has
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32 received an application for a permit amendment from Jim Hain,
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33 Associated Scientists at
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34 <applicant_location woeId="2523626" type="Town"
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35 name="Woods Hole, MA, US">Woods Hole</applicant_location>
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36 , Box 721,
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37 <applicant_location woeId="12758881" type="Zip"
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38 name="02543, Woods Hole, MA, US">Woods Hole, MA 02543</applicant_location>
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39 (Permit No. 376-1520-01).
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40 </p>
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41 </summary>
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42 </summaries>
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43 <supplementary_information>
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44
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45 <supplInfo>
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46 <p type="2">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</p>
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47 <p type="1">The subject permits and permit amendment are requested
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48 under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as
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49 amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq .), the Regulations Governing
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50 the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the
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51 Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et
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52 seq .), the regulations governing the taking, importing, and
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53 exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 222-226), and
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54 the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq .)</p>
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55 <p type="2">Applications for Permits Received</p>
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56 <p type="1">For Application No. 42-1642, the applicant requests
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57 permission to study metabolic clearance rates of vitamins A and E
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58 using isotope tracers and vitamin analogs in captive Steller sea
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59 lions, relation to various life history stages, establish the
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60 vitamin A and E status of free-ranging Steller sea lions, determine
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61 the metabolic requirements for these vitamins by relating intake to
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62 blood levels in captive specimens, and receive or import serum and
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63 milk samples from captive marine mammals held in facilities within
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64 the United States and abroad to study the disease hemochromatosis
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65 (an excessive accumulation of iron in tissues often associated with
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66 hepatic lesions) as well as others associated with general marine
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67 mammal health.</p>
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68 <p type="1">
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69 For Application No. 555-1638, the applicant requests permission to
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70 conduct research on 22 cetacean species and 5 pinniped species in
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71 the North Pacific Ocean along the coasts of
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72 <research_location woeId="2347563" type="State"
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73 name="California, US">California</research_location>
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74 ,
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75 <research_location woeId="2347596" type="State"
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76 name="Oregon, US">Oregon</research_location>
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77 , Washington, and
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78 <research_location woeId="2347560" type="State"
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79 name="Alaska, US">Alaska</research_location>
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80 (below the Aleutian Islands) in order to study the following:
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81 distribution and abundance related to environmental factors; prey
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82 and foraging behaviors; health and stock structure of individuals;
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83 effects of anthropogenic factors (i.e., vessel noise) on acoustic
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84 signals; and movements of individuals or pods during migrations or
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85 within their home range. This research will be accomplished using
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86 aerial and shipboard line-transect survey methods, monitoring of
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87 radio-tagged individuals, recording behavior and vocalizations,
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88 collecting biopsy samples from cetaceans, and collecting blood and
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89 morphometric measurements from small cetaceans and pinnipeds.
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90 </p>
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91 <p type="1">
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92 For Application No. 782-1645, the applicant requests permission to
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93 capture and attach radio-telemetry devices to harbor porpoises (
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94 <species_scientific name="Phocoena phocoena">Phocoena phocoena
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95 </species_scientific>
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96 ) off the coasts of
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97 <research_location woeId="2347596" type="State"
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98 name="Oregon, US">Oregon</research_location>
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99 and Washington to monitor the movements of tagged animals relative
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100 to current stock boundaries, and to collect blubber biopsies to
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101 determine organochlorine contaminant burdens.
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102 </p>
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103 <p type="2">Application to Amend a Permit Received</p>
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104 <p type="1">
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105 For Permit No. 376-1520-01, the Permit authorizes the Holder to
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106 approach a variety of cetacean species to conduct
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107 photo-identification and behavioral observations. The approach
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108 distances in the permit are currently limited to : within 100 ft (31
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109 m) by vessel, 200 ft (61 m) directly above and 350 ft (107 m) slant
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110 range by aircraft for all species except North Atlantic right whales
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111 (
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112 <species_scientific name="Eubalaena glacialis">Eubalaena glacialis
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113 </species_scientific>
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114 ), and within 700 ft (213 m) directly above and at slant range in
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115 fixed- and rotary-winged aircraft, and 500 ft (152 m) directly above
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116 and 350 ft (107 m) slant range using an aerostat (blimp) for right
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117 whales. The holder now requests permission to approach North
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118 <research_location woeId="12589258" type="County"
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119 name="Atlantic, NJ, US">Atlantic</research_location>
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120 right whales within 100 ft (31 m) in a variety of small vessels,
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121 including kayaks, for the purpose of photo-identification.
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122 </p>
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123 <p type="1">In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
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124 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq .), an initial determination has been
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125 made that the activities proposed are categorically excluded from
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126 the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or
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127 environmental impact statement.</p>
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128 <p type="1">Written comments or requests for a public hearing on any of
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129 these applications should be mailed to the Chief, Permits and
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130 Documentation Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,
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131 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those
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132 individuals requesting a hearing should set forth the specific
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133 reasons why a hearing on the particular request would be
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134 appropriate.</p>
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135 <p type="1">Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (301)
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136 713-0376, provided the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy submitted
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137 by mail and postmarked no later than the closing date of the comment
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138 period. Please note that comments will not be accepted by e-mail or
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139 by other electronic media.</p>
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140 <p type="1">Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the
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141 Federal Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of these applications to
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142 the Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific
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143 Advisors.</p>
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144 <p type="1">Documents may be reviewed in the following locations:</p>
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145 <p type="1">For all permit applications and the application to amend a
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146 permit: Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected
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147 Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring,
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148 MD 20910; phone (301) 713-2289; fax (301) 713-0376;</p>
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149 <p type="1">For Applications No. 42-1642, 555-1638, and 782-1645:
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150 Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1,
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151 Seattle, WA 98115-0700; phone (206) 526-6150; fax (206) 526-6426;
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152 </p>
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153 <p type="1">For Applications No. 42-1642 and 555-1638: Alaska Region,
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154 NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; phone (907) 586-7221;
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155 fax (907) 586-7249;</p>
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156 <p type="1">For Applications No. 42-1642 and 555-1638: Southwest
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157 Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA
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158 90802-4213; phone (562) 980-4001; fax (562) 980-4018;</p>
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159 <p type="1">
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160 For Application No. 555-1638: Protected Species Coordinator,
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161 <research_location woeId="55959717" type="Ocean"
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162 name="Pacific Ocean">Pacific</research_location>
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163 Area Office, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Rm, 1110, Honolulu, HI
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164 96814-4700; phone (808) 973-2935; fax (808) 973-2941;
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165 </p>
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166 <p type="1">For Application No. 42-1642 and Permit No. 376-1520-01:
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167 Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA
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168 01930-2298; phone (978) 281-9200; fax (978) 281-9371;</p>
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169 <p type="1">For Application No. 42-1642 and Permit No. 376-1520-01:
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170 Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St.
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171 Petersburg, FL 33702-2432; phone (727) 570-5301; fax (727) 570-5320.
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172 </p>
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173 </supplInfo>
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174 </supplementary_information>
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175 </results>
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