Chapter IX — Marine Mammal Permits 



concerns expressed in the Commission's 8 December 

 1994 letter commenting on the original request ap- 

 peared not to have been addressed ftilly. In particu- 

 lar, it was not clear whether the monitoring program 

 to be carried out by the applicant would be sufficient 

 to detect any possible harmful effects on the local 

 harbor seal population. 



Notice of issuance of the requested incidental 

 harassment authorization was published in the Federal 

 Register on 23 December 1998. The notice refer- 

 enced the Commission's 1994 recommendation 

 concerning the monitoring requirements, but did not 

 specify the requirements as had been recommended by 

 the Commission. 



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