# Marine Mammals; Photography Permit (File No. 963-1535)

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** November 23, 1999
- **Citation:** 64 FR 65687

## Text

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 111799B]

Marine Mammals; Photography Permit (File No. 963-1535)

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Mr. John Hyde, Wild Things
Photography, P.O. Box 34517, 4474 Julep Street, Juneau, AK 99803, has
applied in due form for a permit to take harbor seals (Phoca vitulina)
for purposes of commercial photography.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 23,
1999.

ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for
review upon written request or by appointment in the following
office(s):
Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-
West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289); and
Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS, 709 W 9th
Street, Federal Building, Room 461, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802
(907-586-7235).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the
authority of Sec. 104(c)(6) 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). Section
104(c)(6) provides for photography for educational or commercial
purposes involving non-endangered and non-threatened marine mammals in
the wild. NMFS is currently working on proposed regulations to
implement this provision. However, in the meantime, NMFS has received
and is processing this request as a ``pilot'' application for Level B
Harassment of non-listed and non-depleted marine mammals for
photographic purposes.
The applicant seeks authorization to inadvertently harass up to 10
harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) during the course of filming activities
in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, over a one year period.
Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this
application should be mailed to the Chief, Permits and Documentation
Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West
Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals
requesting a hearing should set forth the specific reasons why a
hearing on this particular request would be appropriate.
Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (301) 713-0376,
provided the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy submitted by mail and
postmarked no later than the closing date of the comment period. Please
note that comments will not be accepted by e-mail or by other
electronic media.
Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of this application to the Marine
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.

Dated: November 17, 1999.
Jeannie K. Drevenak,
Acting Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-30558 Filed 11-22-99; 8:45 am]

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