# Marine Mammals; File No. 990-1603-00
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Issuance of permit.
**SUMMARY:**
Notice is hereby given that John Muir Institute of the Environment, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616 (Principal Investigator: Ms. Lizabeth Bowen) has been issued a permit to import/export California sea lion ( *Zalophus californianus* ) blood samples from Mexico and to France for purposes of scientific research.
**ADDRESSES:**
The permit and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s):
Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289); and
Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (562/980-4001);
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Ruth Johnson or Tammy Adams 301/713-2289.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
On October 11, 2000, notice was published in the *Federal Register* (65 FR 60411) that a request for a scientific research permit to import/export California sea lion blood samples had been submitted by the above-named organization. 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).
Dated: February 21, 2001.
Eugene Nitta,
Acting Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.