# Notice of Issuance of Permit for Marine Mammals
On August 7, 2001, a notice was published in the *Federal Register* (66 FR 41260) that an application had been filed with the Fish and Wildlife Service by Terri M. Williams, University of California, Santa Cruz, California, for a permit (PRT-045447) to take Southern sea otters ( *Enhydra lutris nereis* ) for the purpose of scientific research.
Notice is hereby given that on January 8, 2002, a permit (MA045447-0) was issued by the Fish and Wildlife Service, as authorized by the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 *et seq.* ), and subject to certain conditions set forth therein.
Documents and other information submitted for these applications are available for review by any party who submits a written request to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203, telephone (703) 358-2104 or fax (703) 358-2281.
Dated: January 11, 2002.
Michael S. Moore,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority.