# Marine Mammals; File No. 1022-1659
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Issuance of permit.
**SUMMARY:**
Notice is hereby given that Doyle Hanan, Ph.D., P.O. Box 8914, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 has been issued a permit to take California sea lions ( *Zalophus californianus* ) and harbor seals ( *Phoca vitulina* ) 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, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 713-2289; fax (301) 713-0376;
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 Ruth Johnson, (301) 713-2289.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
On November 30, 2001, notice was published in the *Federal Register* (66 FR 59781) that a request for a scientific research permit to take California sea lions and harbor seals had been submitted by the above-named individual. 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 4, 2002.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.