# Marine Mammals; File No. 821-1588-04
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice; withdrawal of amendment application.
**SUMMARY:**
Notice is hereby given that the Texas A&M University, Department of Marine Biology, P.O. Box 1675, Galveston, TX 77551 (Principal Investigator: Randall W. Davis, Ph.D.) has withdrawn its application to amendment Permit No. 821-1588-03 to conduct research Northern fur seals ( *Callorhinus ursinus* ).
**ADDRESSES:**
The documents related to this action are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
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)427-2521; and
Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; phone (907)586-7221; fax (907)586-7249.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Ruth Johnson or Tammy Adams, (301)713-2289.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
On June 28, 2005, a notice was published in the *Federal Register* (70 FR 37089) that an application had been filed by the above named organization. That application has been withdrawn by the applicant.
Dated: November 1, 2005.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.