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1 <supplInfo>
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2 <p type="2">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</p>
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3 <p type="2">I. Public Comment Procedures</p>
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4 <p type="2">A. How Do I Request Copies of Applications or Comment on
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5 Submitted Applications?</p>
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6 <p type="1">Send your request for copies of applications or comments and
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7 materials concerning any of the applications to the contact listed
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8 under ADDRESSES . Please include the Federal Register notice
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9 publication date, the PRT-number, and the name of the applicant in
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10 your request or submission. We will not consider requests or comments
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11 sent to an e-mail or address not listed under ADDRESSES . If you
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12 provide an email address in your request for copies of applications,
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13 we will attempt to respond to your request electronically.</p>
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14 <p type="1">Please make your requests or comments as specific as
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15 possible. Please confine your comments to issues for which we seek
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16 comments in this notice, and explain the basis for your comments.
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17 Include sufficient information with your comments to allow us to
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18 authenticate any scientific or commercial data you include.</p>
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19 <p type="1">The comments and recommendations that will be most useful and
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20 likely to influence agency decisions are: (1) Those supported by
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21 quantitative information or studies; and (2) Those that include
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22 citations to, and analyses of, the applicable laws and regulations. We
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23 will not consider or include in our administrative record comments we
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24 receive after the close of the comment period (see DATES) or comments
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25 delivered to an address other than those listed above (see ADDRESSES
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26 ).</p>
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27 <p type="2">B. May I Review Comments Submitted by Others?</p>
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28 <p type="1">Comments, including names and street addresses of
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29 respondents, will be available for public review at the address listed
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30 under ADDRESSES . The public may review documents and other
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31 information applicants have sent in support of the application unless
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32 our allowing viewing would violate the Privacy Act or Freedom of
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33 Information Act. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail
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34 address, or other personal identifying information in your comment,
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35 you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal
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36 identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time.
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37 While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal
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38 identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that
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39 we will be able to do so.</p>
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40 <p type="2">II. Background</p>
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41 <p type="1">To help us carry out our conservation responsibilities for
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42 affected species, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, section
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43 10(a)(1)(A), as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ), and our regulations
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44 in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17, the Marine
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45 Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq. ),
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46 and our regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR
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47 18 require that we invite public comment before final action on these
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48 permit applications. Under the MMPA, you may request a hearing on any
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49 MMPA application received. If you request a hearing, give specific
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50 reasons why a hearing would be appropriate. The holding of such a
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51 hearing is at the discretion of the Service Director.</p>
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52 <p type="2">III. Permit Applications</p>
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53 <p type="2">A. Endangered Species</p>
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54 <p type="2">
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55 Applicant:
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56 <applicant>University of Connecticut</applicant>
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57 , Storrs, CT; PRT-14240A
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58 </p>
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59 <p type="1">
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60 The applicant requests a permit to export biological samples from
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61 captive born golden-crowned sifaka (
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62 <species_scientific name="Propithecus tattersalli">Propithecus tattersalli
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63 </species_scientific>
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64 ) for the purpose of scientific research. This notification covers
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65 activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
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66 </p>
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67 <p type="2">
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68 Applicant:
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69 <applicant>Christina Marisa Tellez</applicant>
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70 , University of California Los Angeles (
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71 <applicant_institution woeId="23511626" type="POI"
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72 name="University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, US">UCLA), Los Angeles, CA</applicant_institution>
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73 ; PRT-10564A
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74 </p>
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75 <p type="1">
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76 The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples from
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77 American crocodile (
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78 <species_scientific name="Crocodylus acutus">Crocodylus acutus
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79 </species_scientific>
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80 ), and Morelet's crocodile (
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81 <species_scientific name="Crocodylus moreletti">Crocodylus moreletti
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82 </species_scientific>
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83 ) from Belize for the purpose of enhancement of the species through
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84 scientific research. This notification covers activities conducted by
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85 the applicant over a 5-year period.
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86 </p>
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87 <p type="2">Multiple Applicants</p>
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88 <p type="1">
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89 The following applicants each request a permit to import the
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90 sport-hunted trophy of one male bontebok (
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91 <species_scientific name="Damaliscus pygargus pygargus">Damaliscus pygargus
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92 pygargus</species_scientific>
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93 ) culled from a captive herd maintained under the management program
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94 of the Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the
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95 survival of the species.
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96 </p>
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97 <p type="2">
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98 Applicant:
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99 <applicant>Steven Louis</applicant>
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100 ,
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101 <applicant_location woeId="2480850" type="Town"
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102 name="Richland Center, WI, US">Richland Center</applicant_location>
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103 , WI; PRT-21605A
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104 </p>
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105 <p type="2">
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106 Applicant:
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107 <applicant>Selmer Erickson</applicant>
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108 <error type="research_location">, Park</error>
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109 Rapids,
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110 <research_location woeId="2347582" type="State"
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111 name="Minnesota, US">MN</research_location>
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112 ; PRT-21574A
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113 </p>
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114 <p type="2">B. Endangered Marine Mammals and Marine Mammals</p>
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115 <p type="2">
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116 Applicant:
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117 <applicant>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service</applicant>
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118 , Marine Mammals Management,
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119 <applicant_location woeId="2354490" type="Town"
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120 name="Anchorage, AK, US">Anchorage</applicant_location>
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121 , AK; PRT-046081
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122 </p>
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123 <p type="1">
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124 The applicant requests amendment and renewal of the permit to take and
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125 harassment polar bears (
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126 <species_scientific name="Ursus maritimus">Ursus maritimus
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127 </species_scientific>
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128 ) in the wild in
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129 <research_location woeId="2347560" type="State"
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130 name="Alaska, US">Alaska</research_location>
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131 and in waters around
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132 <research_location woeId="2347560" type="State"
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133 name="Alaska, US">Alaska</research_location>
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134 for the purpose of scientific research. This notification covers
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135 activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period.
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136 </p>
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137 <p type="2">
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138 Applicant:
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139 <applicant>Indianapolis Zoological Society</applicant>
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140 ,
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141 <applicant_location woeId="2427032" type="Town"
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142 name="Indianapolis, IN, US">Indianapolis</applicant_location>
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143 , IN; PRT-19420A
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144 </p>
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145 <p type="1">
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146 The applicant requests a permit to take a
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147 <research_location woeId="55959717" type="Ocean"
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148 name="Pacific Ocean">Pacific</research_location>
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149 walrus, (
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150 <species_scientific name="Odobenus rosmarus divergens">Odobenus rosmarus
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151 divergens</species_scientific>
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152 ), one male, found beached and abandoned as a newborn near Barrow, AK
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153 on July 4, 2003 for the purpose of public display. This notification
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154 covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year
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155 period.
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156 </p>
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157 <p type="2">
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158 Applicant:
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159 <applicant>Thomas A. Postel</applicant>
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160 ,
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161 <applicant_location woeId="2452128" type="Town"
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162 name="Minneola, FL, US">Minneola, FL</applicant_location>
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163 ; PRT-19806A
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164 </p>
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165 <
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166 <p type="1">
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167 error type="applicant">
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168 Th
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169 </error>
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170 e applicant requests a permit to photography Florida manatees (
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171 <species_scientific name="Trichechus manatus">Trichechus manatus
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172 </species_scientific>
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173 ) underwater for commercial and educational purposes. This
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174 notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a
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175 one-year period.
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176 </p>
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177 <p type="1">Concurrent with publishing this notice in the Federal
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178 Register , we are forwarding copies of the above applications to the
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179 Marine Mammal Commission and the Committee of Scientific Advisors for
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180 their review.</p>
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181 </supplInfo> |
