# Marine Mammals; File No. 473-1433
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Issuance of permit amendment.
**SUMMARY:**
Notice is hereby given that Janice Straley, Assistant Professor of Marine Biology, University of Southeast Alaska, 1332 Seward Avenue, Sitka, Alaska 99835-9498, has been issued an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 473-1433-02.
**ADDRESSES:**
The amendment 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, NOAA Fisheries, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301)713-2289; fax (301)713-0376; and
Alaska Region, NOAA Fisheries, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; phone (907)586-7221; fax (907)586-7249.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Jill Lewandowski, Lynne Barre or Trevor Spradlin, (301)713-2289.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The subject amendment to Permit No. 473-1433-02, originally issued on February 23, 2001 (66 FR 11274), has been granted 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), the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 *et seq.* ), and the Regulations Governing the Taking, Importing, and Exporting of Endangered Fish and Wildlife (50 CFR part 222).
The permit holder requested authorization to extend Permit No. 473-1433-02 for an additional 12 months. The new expiration date for the permit is November 30, 2003, and the permit number has been changed to No. 473-1433-03 to reflect that the permit has been amended.
Dated: November 29, 2002.
Eugene T. Nitta,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.