# Marine Mammals; File No. 18879
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice; withdrawal of application.
**SUMMARY:**
Notice is hereby given that Heather E. Liwanag, Ph.D. (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0401) has withdrawn an application for a permit to conduct research on Weddell seals ( *Leptonychotes weddellii* ) near McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
**ADDRESSES:**
The application and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 427-8401; fax (301) 713-0376.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Sara Young or Amy Sloan, (301) 427-8401.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
On August 3, 2016, notice was published in the *Federal Register* (81 FR 51189) that a request for a permit to conduct research on Weddell seals had been submitted by the above-named applicant.
The applicant has withdrawn the application from further consideration.
Dated: October 20, 2016.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.