# Marine Mammals; File No. 774-1649-03
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Issuance of permit amendment.
**SUMMARY:**
Notice is hereby given that Permit No. 774-1649-02 issued to the Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, California 92038 (Principle Investigator: Rennie Holt, Ph.D.) has been amended.
**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; phone (301)713-2289; fax (301)713-0376; and
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:**
Ruth Johnson or Tammy Adams (301)713-2289.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
On October 3, 2005, notice was published in the *Federal Register* (70 FR 57566) that an amendment of Permit No. 774-1649-02 had been requested by the above-named organization. The requested amendment has been granted under 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).
The amended permit authorizes the Holder to administer isotopes (doubly-labeled water (DLW)) to and collect serial blood samples from up to 15 Antarctic fur seal ( *Arctocephalus gazelle* ) females and 30 pups to study female/pup energetics and maternal investment.
Dated: November 21, 2005.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.