# Marine Mammals; File No.782-1613
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Issuance of permit.
**SUMMARY:**
Notice is hereby given that The National Marine Mammal Laboratory, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way, N.E., Seattle, Washington 98115-0070, has been issued a permit to take California sea lions ( *Zalophus californianus* ), harbor seals ( *Phoca vitulina* ), and northern elephant seals ( *Mirounga angustirostris* ), and to incidentally harass northern fur seals ( *Callorhinus ursinus* ) 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).
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Tammy Adams or Ruth Johnson, 301/713-2289.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
On February 14, 2001, notice was published in the Federal Register (66 FR 10272) that a request for a scientific research permit to take California sea lions ( *Zalophus californianus* ), harbor seals ( *Phoca vitulina* ), and northern elephant seals ( *Mirounga angustirostris* ), and to incidentally harass northern fur seals ( *Callorhinus ursinus* ) 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* .), the Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 *et seq* .).
Dated: April 24, 2001.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.