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1 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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2 <results>
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3 <summaries>
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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 regarding
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8 permits for takes of marine mammal species for the purposes of
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9 scientific research:</p>
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10 <p type="1">
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11 NMFS has received a permit application from:
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12 <applicant>Ocean Alliance/Whale Conservation Institute</applicant>
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13 , 191 Weston Road,
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14 <applicant_location woeId="2439449" type="Town"
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15 name="Lincoln, MA, US">Lincoln, Massachusetts 01773</applicant_location>
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16 (
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17 <applicant>Dr. Roger S. Payne</applicant>
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18 , Principal Investigator) (Application No. 751-1614-00); NMFS has
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19 received applications for permit amendments from:; NMFS, National
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20 Marine Mammal Laboratory, 7600 Sand Point Way, N.E., BIN C15700,
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21 <applicant_location woeId="12798958" type="Zip"
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22 name="98115, Seattle, WA, US">Seattle, WA 98115-0070</applicant_location>
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23 (Permit No. 782-532-00)); and
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24 <applicant>Dr. Peter L. Tyack</applicant>
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25 , Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,
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26 <applicant_location woeId="12758881" type="Zip"
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27 name="02543, Woods Hole, MA, US">Woods Hole, MA 02543</applicant_location>
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28 (Permit No. 981-1578).
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29 </p>
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30 </summary>
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31 </summaries>
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32 <supplementary_information>
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33
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34 <supplInfo>
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35 <p type="2">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</p>
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36 <p type="1">The subject application and permit amendments are requested
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37 under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as
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38 amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq .), the Regulations Governing
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39 the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the
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40 Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et
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41 seq .), the regulations governing the taking, importing, and
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42 exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 222-226), and
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43 the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq. )</p>
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44 <p type="2">New Application Received</p>
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45 <p type="1">For Application No. 715-1614-00, the applicant requests
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46 permission to conduct vessel and aerial surveys, collect tissue
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47 samples (sloughed skin and skin and blubber biopsies) from living,
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48 free-ranging animals and collect skin, blubber, blood, bone, baleen
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49 and other organ tissue samples from dead stranded animals from all
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50 age and sex classes of 21 cetacean species in U.S., foreign, and
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51 international waters. Tissue samples would be used to quantify
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52 toxicant loads and immunochemical responses to these loads to test
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53 the hypothesis that there are demonstrable differences between
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54 different populations ans species with regard to the levels of toxic
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55 compounds present. Genetic analyses would also be performed on
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56 samples to investigate the genetic diversity and variability of the
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57 population groups sampled. This information would be used to
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58 establish a baseline for comparisons with future samples and to
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59 assist in making future management and conservation policies.</p>
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60 <p type="2">Permit Amendment Requests Received</p>
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61 <p type="1">
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62 For Permit No. 782-1532-00, the Permit authorizes the Holder to take
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63 Steller sea lions (
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64 <species_scientific name="Eumetopias jubatus">Eumetopias jubatus
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65 </species_scientific>
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66 ) for research that involves takes by aerial and ship based surveys
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67 biennally, capture and take morphological measurements, collect
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68 specimens (blood and biopsy), brand, tag, and disturb during scat
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69 collection. The Holder now requests to amend the take authority to
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70 conduct aerial surveys each year, include Southeast Alaska in
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71 monthly surveys, increase the number of animals to be incidentally
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72 harassed during scat collection, allow additional procedures for
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73 animal handling such as: using gas anesthesia, branding pups ≥4 mos
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74 and juveniles to 3 yrs, injecting Evan’s blue dye and deuterated
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75 water, collecting muscle biopsy, using noninvasive bioelectric
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76 impedance analysis, increasing blood sample volume, extracting a
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77 tooth, and pulling vibrissae. This Permit amendment will improve
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78 field techniques and incorporate collaborative efforts of scientists
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79 funded under the Steller Sea Lion Research Initiative.
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80 </p>
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81 <p type="1">
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82 For Permit No. 981-1578-00, the Permit authorizes the Holder to tag
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83 cetaceans with an advanced digital sound recording tag (DTAG) that
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84 can record the acoustic stimuli an animal hears, along with
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85 measuring vocal, behavioral, and physiological responses to sound
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86 played back at received levels of 120-160 dB re 1 micron Pa. The
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87 research was authorized in the Mediterranean and Ligurian Seas and
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88 off the coast of the Azores in the North Atlantic. The Holder
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89 requests an amendment to increase the source level but not the
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90 received level for a whale-finding sonar to 200 dB re 1 micron
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91 <research_location woeId="2347597" type="State"
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92 name="Pennsylvania, US">Pa</research_location>
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93 at 1 m, add playbacks involving exposure to impulse signals from
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94 airguns as used in seismic surveys, include one additional baleen
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95 whale species and 12 species of Odontocete whale, and extend the
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96 study area to include North Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
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97 </p>
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98 <p type="1">In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
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99 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq .), an initial determination has been
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100 made that the activities proposed are categorically excluded from
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101 the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or
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102 environmental impact statement.</p>
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103 <p type="1">Written comments or requests for a public hearing on the
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104 application or amendment requests should be mailed to the Chief,
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105 Permits and Documentation Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected
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106 Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring,
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107 MD 20910. Those individuals requesting a hearing should set forth
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108 the specific reasons why a hearing on these particular requests
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109 would be appropriate.</p>
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110 <p type="1">Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (301)
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111 713-0376, provided the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy submitted
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112 by mail and postmarked no later than the closing date of the comment
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113 period. Please note that comments will not be accepted by e-mail or
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114 by other electronic media.</p>
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115 <p type="1">Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the
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116 Federal Register , NMFS is forwarding copies of thee application and
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117 amendment requests to the Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee
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118 of Scientific Advisors.</p>
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119 <p type="1">Documents may be reviewed in the following locations:</p>
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120 <p type="1">For all permits and permit amendments: Permits and
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121 Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315
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122 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301)
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123 713-2289; fax (301) 713-0376;</p>
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124 <p type="1">For permit 751-1614-00: Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand
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125 Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115-0700; phone
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126 (206) 526-6150; fax (206) 526-6426;</p>
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127 <p type="1">For permits 751-1614-00 and 782-1532-00: Alaska Region,
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128 NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; phone (907) 586-7221;
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129 fax (907) 586-7249;</p>
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130 <p type="1">For permit 751-1614-00: Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West
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131 Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562)
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132 980-4001; fax (562) 980-4018;</p>
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133 <p type="1">For permits 751-1614-00 and 981-1578-00: Northeast Region,
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134 NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-2298; phone (978)
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135 281-9200; fax (978) 281-9371; and</p>
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136 <p type="1">For permits 751-1614-00 and 981-1578-00: Southeast Region,
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137 NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL
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138 33702-2432; phone (727) 570-5301; fax (727) 570-5320.</p>
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139 </supplInfo>
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140 </supplementary_information>
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141 </results>