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		<summary>
			<p type="2">SUMMARY:</p>
			<p type="1">Notice is hereby given of the following actions for takes
				of marine mammal species for the purposes of scientific research:
			</p>
			<p type="1">
				NMFS has received permit applications from: Mystic Aquarium, 55
				Coogan Blvd.,
				<applicant_location woeId="2456789" type="Town"
					name="Mystic, CT, US">Mystic, CT 06355</applicant_location>
				(
				<applicant>Dr. Lisa Mazarro</applicant>
				, Principal Investigator) (Application No. 42-1642);
				<applicant>James Harvey</applicant>
				,
				<applicant_location woeId="2454586" type="Town"
					name="Moss Landing, CA, US">Moss Landing</applicant_location>
				Marine Laboratories, 8272 Moss Landing Road,
				<applicant_location woeId="2454586" type="Town"
					name="Moss Landing, CA, US">Moss Landing, CA 95039</applicant_location>
				(Application No. 555-1638); and NMFS, National Marine Mammal
				Laboratory, 7600 Sand Point Way, N.E., BIN C15700,
				<applicant_location woeId="12798958" type="Zip"
					name="98115, Seattle, WA, US">Seattle, WA 98115-0070</applicant_location>
				(
				<applicant>Dr. Robert DeLong</applicant>
				, Principal Investigator) (Application No. 782-1645); and NMFS has
				received an application for a permit amendment from Jim Hain,
				Associated Scientists at
				<applicant_location woeId="2523626" type="Town"
					name="Woods Hole, MA, US">Woods Hole</applicant_location>
				, Box 721,
				<applicant_location woeId="12758881" type="Zip"
					name="02543, Woods Hole, MA, US">Woods Hole, MA 02543</applicant_location>
				(Permit No. 376-1520-01).
			</p>
		</summary>
	</summaries>
	<supplementary_information>

		<supplInfo>
			<p type="2">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</p>
			<p type="1">The subject permits and permit amendment are requested
				under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as
				amended (MMPA; 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 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et
				seq .), the regulations governing the taking, importing, and
				exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 222-226), and
				the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq .)</p>
			<p type="2">Applications for Permits Received</p>
			<p type="1">For Application No. 42-1642, the applicant requests
				permission to study metabolic clearance rates of vitamins A and E
				using isotope tracers and vitamin analogs in captive Steller sea
				lions, relation to various life history stages, establish the
				vitamin A and E status of free-ranging Steller sea lions, determine
				the metabolic requirements for these vitamins by relating intake to
				blood levels in captive specimens, and receive or import serum and
				milk samples from captive marine mammals held in facilities within
				the United States and abroad to study the disease hemochromatosis
				(an excessive accumulation of iron in tissues often associated with
				hepatic lesions) as well as others associated with general marine
				mammal health.</p>
			<p type="1">
				For Application No. 555-1638, the applicant requests permission to
				conduct research on 22 cetacean species and 5 pinniped species in
				the North Pacific Ocean along the coasts of
				<research_location woeId="2347563" type="State"
					name="California, US">California</research_location>
				,
				<research_location woeId="2347596" type="State"
					name="Oregon, US">Oregon</research_location>
				, Washington, and
				<research_location woeId="2347560" type="State"
					name="Alaska, US">Alaska</research_location>
				(below the Aleutian Islands) in order to study the following:
				distribution and abundance related to environmental factors; prey
				and foraging behaviors; health and stock structure of individuals;
				effects of anthropogenic factors (i.e., vessel noise) on acoustic
				signals; and movements of individuals or pods during migrations or
				within their home range. This research will be accomplished using
				aerial and shipboard line-transect survey methods, monitoring of
				radio-tagged individuals, recording behavior and vocalizations,
				collecting biopsy samples from cetaceans, and collecting blood and
				morphometric measurements from small cetaceans and pinnipeds.
			</p>
			<p type="1">
				For Application No. 782-1645, the applicant requests permission to
				capture and attach radio-telemetry devices to harbor porpoises (
				<species_scientific name="Phocoena phocoena">Phocoena phocoena
				</species_scientific>
				) off the coasts of
				<research_location woeId="2347596" type="State"
					name="Oregon, US">Oregon</research_location>
				and Washington to monitor the movements of tagged animals relative
				to current stock boundaries, and to collect blubber biopsies to
				determine organochlorine contaminant burdens.
			</p>
			<p type="2">Application to Amend a Permit Received</p>
			<p type="1">
				For Permit No. 376-1520-01, the Permit authorizes the Holder to
				approach a variety of cetacean species to conduct
				photo-identification and behavioral observations. The approach
				distances in the permit are currently limited to : within 100 ft (31
				m) by vessel, 200 ft (61 m) directly above and 350 ft (107 m) slant
				range by aircraft for all species except North Atlantic right whales
				(
				<species_scientific name="Eubalaena glacialis">Eubalaena glacialis
				</species_scientific>
				), and within 700 ft (213 m) directly above and at slant range in
				fixed- and rotary-winged aircraft, and 500 ft (152 m) directly above
				and 350 ft (107 m) slant range using an aerostat (blimp) for right
				whales. The holder now requests permission to approach North
				<research_location woeId="12589258" type="County"
					name="Atlantic, NJ, US">Atlantic</research_location>
				right whales within 100 ft (31 m) in a variety of small vessels,
				including kayaks, for the purpose of photo-identification.
			</p>
			<p type="1">In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
				1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq .), an initial determination has been
				made that the activities proposed are categorically excluded from
				the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or
				environmental impact statement.</p>
			<p type="1">Written comments or requests for a public hearing on any of
				these applications should be mailed to the Chief, Permits and
				Documentation Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,
				1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those
				individuals requesting a hearing should set forth the specific
				reasons why a hearing on the particular request would be
				appropriate.</p>
			<p type="1">Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (301)
				713-0376, provided the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy submitted
				by mail and postmarked no later than the closing date of the comment
				period. Please note that comments will not be accepted by e-mail or
				by other electronic media.</p>
			<p type="1">Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the
				Federal Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of these applications to
				the Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific
				Advisors.</p>
			<p type="1">Documents may be reviewed in the following locations:</p>
			<p type="1">For all permit applications and the application to amend a
				permit: 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;</p>
			<p type="1">For Applications No. 42-1642, 555-1638, and 782-1645:
				Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1,
				Seattle, WA 98115-0700; phone (206) 526-6150; fax (206) 526-6426;
			</p>
			<p type="1">For Applications No. 42-1642 and 555-1638: Alaska Region,
				NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; phone (907) 586-7221;
				fax (907) 586-7249;</p>
			<p type="1">For Applications No. 42-1642 and 555-1638: Southwest
				Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA
				90802-4213; phone (562) 980-4001; fax (562) 980-4018;</p>
			<p type="1">
				For Application No. 555-1638: Protected Species Coordinator,
				<research_location woeId="55959717" type="Ocean"
					name="Pacific Ocean">Pacific</research_location>
				Area Office, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Rm, 1110, Honolulu, HI
				96814-4700; phone (808) 973-2935; fax (808) 973-2941;
			</p>
			<p type="1">For Application No. 42-1642 and Permit No. 376-1520-01:
				Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA
				01930-2298; phone (978) 281-9200; fax (978) 281-9371;</p>
			<p type="1">For Application No. 42-1642 and Permit No. 376-1520-01:
				Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St.
				Petersburg, FL 33702-2432; phone (727) 570-5301; fax (727) 570-5320.
			</p>
		</supplInfo>
	</supplementary_information>
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