[Federal Register: February 20, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 34)] [Notices] [Page 8658] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr20fe98-81] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Issuance of Permit for Marine Mammals On November 28, 1997, a notice was published in the Federal Register, Vol. 62, No. 229, Page 63374, that an application had been filed with the Fish and Wildlife Service by Texas A&M University, Marine Mammals Research Program, Galveston, TX for amendment and renewal of their permit (PRT-766146) to take captive manatees (Trichechus manatus) for the scientific research. Notice is hereby given that on January 26,1998, as authorized by the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) the Fish and Wildlife Service authorized the requested permit subject to certain conditions set forth therein. Documents and other information submitted for these applications are available for review by any party who submits a written request to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Rm 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Phone (703) 358-2104 or Fax (703) 358-2281. Dated: February 13, 1998. Mary Ellen Amtower, Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority. [FR Doc. 98-4259 Filed 2-19-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P