30 July Commerce, request for additional clarifi- 



cation of research plans under scientific 

 research permits, Southwest Fisheries 

 Center. 



31 July Commerce, commenting to the National 



Marine Fisheries Service on planned 

 research to experimentally entangle a 

 certain number of North Pacific fur 

 seals; noting that the proposed research 

 is not likely to yield any useful infor- 

 mation; recommending that the Service not 

 support the research; and restating its 

 recommendation that a pilot study be 

 conducted to determine how questions 

 concerning the likelihood of entanglement 

 might best be addressed. 



31 July Commerce, scientific research permit 



application, Steven D. Feldkamp and 

 Daniel P. Costa. 



31 July Commerce, scientific research permit 



application, Pacific Whale Foundation. 



31 July Interior, modification of scientific 



research permit, John Fletemeyer. 



31 July Commerce, modification of scientific 



research permit. Northwest and Alaska 

 Fisheries Center. 



31 July Commerce, scientific research permit 



application. Carle Foundation Hospital. 



1 August Interior, commenting to the Fish and 



Wildlife Service on the final "Hawaiian 

 Islands National Wildlife Refuge Master 

 Plan/Environmental Impact Statement"; 

 noting that the Plan raises the possi- 

 bility that the Service, at some future 

 date, might decide to abandon the Refuge 

 field station on Tern Island; further 

 noting that continued operation of the 

 Tern Island field station is essential 

 for the protection and recovery of the 

 endangered Hawaiian monk seal; and 

 recommending that the Service not make a 

 final decision on abandoning the Tern 

 Island station unless it has first: 

 (a) amended its Refuge Master Plan so as 

 to describe the modified Refuge manage- 



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