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given that Heather E. Liwanag, Ph.D. (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0401) has withdrawn an application for a permit to conduct research on Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) near McMurdo Station, Antarctica.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The applicant has withdrawn the application from further consideration.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.
[FR Doc. 2016-25764 Filed 10-24-16; 8:45 am]
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