Marine Mammals; File No. 17751

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XC580 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to Yoko Mitani, Ph.D., Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minato-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido 041-8611, Japan, to conduct research on gray ( Eschrichtius robustus ) and killer ( Orcinus orca ) whales. ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the following offices: 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; and Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; phone (907) 586-7221; fax (907) 586-7249. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Hubard or Kristy Beard, (301) 427-8401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 26, 2013, notice was published in the Federal Register ( 78 FR 18322 ) that a request for a permit to conduct research on the species identified above had been submitted by the above-named applicant. The requested permit has been issued under the 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 ). Permit No. 17751 authorizes Dr. Mitani to study…