Notice2025-12284
Marine Mammals; File No. 23554
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July 1, 2025
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Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Colleen Reichmuth, Ph.D., Long Marine Laboratory, University of California at Santa Cruz, 115 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, has been issued a minor amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 23554.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 1, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 28724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12284]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE997]
Marine Mammals; File No. 23554
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit amendment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Colleen Reichmuth, Ph.D., Long
Marine Laboratory, University of California at Santa Cruz, 115
McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, has been issued a minor amendment
to Scientific Research Permit No. 23554.
ADDRESSES: The amendment and related documents are available for review
upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c18f8c8792ef91b3f082aeacaca4afb5b281afaea0a0efa6aeb7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f2bcbfb4a1dca280c3b19d9f9f979c8681b29c9d9393dc959d84">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Young or Jennifer Skidmore, (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The requested amendment has been granted
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), the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222-226).
The original permit (No. 23554), issued on February 16, 2021 (86 FR
13700, March 10, 2021) authorized the permit holder to conduct
comparative psychological and physiological studies with captive
California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), harbor seals (Phoca
vitulina), spotted seals (Phoca largha), ringed seals (Pusa hispida),
bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus), and Hawaiian monk seals
(Neomonachus schauinslandi) at Long Marine Laboratory (Santa Cruz, CA)
and the Alaska SeaLife Center (Seward, AK). Up to four individuals per
species may be studied at both facilities at any given time over the
duration of the permit, with the exception of the Hawaiian monk seal,
for which a max of one seal will be studied at a time. This minor
amendment extends the duration of the permit through January 31, 2027,
but does not change any other terms or conditions of the permit.
Dated: June 26, 2025.
Shannon Bettridge,
Chief, Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-12284 Filed 6-30-25; 8:45 am]
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