# Marine Mammals
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice; receipt of application for permit amendment; extension of public comment period.
**SUMMARY:**
On November 9, 2010, NMFS published a Notice of Receipt that the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC, Dr. M. Bradley Hanson, Principal Investigator), 2725 Montlake Blvd. East, Seattle, Washington 98112-2097, had applied for an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 781-1824-01. Public comments were due by December 09, 2010. NMFS has extended the comment period to allow additional time for submission of public comments on this action.
**DATES:**
The public comment period for this action has been extended for 14 days. Written comments must be received or postmarked by December 23, 2010.
**ADDRESSES:**
The application and related documents are available for review by selecting “Records Open for Public Comment” from the *Features* box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species home page, *https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov,* and then selecting File No. 781-1824 from the list of available applications.
These documents are also available 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; and Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115-0700; phone (206)526-6150; fax (206)526-6426.
Written comments on this application should be submitted to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, at the address listed above. Comments may also be submitted by facsimile to (301)713-0376, or by e-mail to *[email protected]* . Please include File No. 781-1824 in the subject line of the email comment.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Amy Sloan or Laura Morse, (301)713-2289.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
On November 9, 2010 (75 FR 68757), notice of receipt of an application to amend Permit No. 781-1824 was published specifying the date on which comments were due as December 09, 2010. This notice only extends the comment period. The revised comment deadline is specified in the *DATES* section of this notice. Please refer to the November 9, 2010 notice for a summary of the application.
Dated: December 3, 2010.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.