76 FR 141 pg. 43988 - Marine Mammals; File No. 14525
Type: NOTICEVolume: 76Number: 141Page: 43988
FR document: [FR Doc. 2011-18579 Filed 7-21-11; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XZ86
Marine Mammals; File No. 14525
AGENCY:
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice; issuance of permit.
SUMMARY:
Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to Oleg Lyamin, PhD, Dept. of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), 16111 Plummer St., North Hills, CA 91343, to import and export marine mammal specimens for scientific research.
ADDRESSES:
The permit and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 427-8401; fax (301) 713-0376; and
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562) 980-4001; fax (562) 980-4018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Sloan or Jennifer Skidmore, (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On October 21, 2010, notice was published in the Federal Register (75 FR 64986) that a request for a permit to import northern fur seal ( Callorhinus ursinus ) specimens for scientific research had been submitted by the above-named applicant. The requested permit has been issued under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq. ), and the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
Permit No. 14525 authorizes the import of biological samples from 10 fur seals for studies on the mechanisms of sleep in fur seals. Samples will be imported from Russia to UCLA for analysis, and samples will be exported from the U.S. to South Africa for additional analysis. The permit is valid for five years from the date of issuance.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ), a final determination has been made that the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
Dated: July 18, 2011.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-18579 Filed 7-21-11; 8:45 am]
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