[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 25 (Monday, February 7, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-2656]


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[Federal Register: February 7, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 

Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), NOAA, Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for a scientific research permit 
(P520B).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Mr. Richard Coleman, 55 South Judd 
Street, #1809, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, has applied in due form for a 
Permit to take humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) and several 
species of odontocetes for purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 9, 1994.

ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for 
review upon written request or by appointment in the following 
office(s):

Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-
West Highway, room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289);
Director, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 W. Ocean Boulevard, suite 
4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4016); and
Coordinator, Pacific Area Office, Southwest Region, NMFS, 2570 Dole 
Street, room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822-2396 (808/955-8831).

    Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on this 
request should be submitted to the Assistant Administrator for 
Fisheries, NMFS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice. Those individuals requesting a hearing should set forth 
the specific reasons why a hearing on this particular request would be 
appropriate.
    Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, the Secretary of Commerce is forwarding copies of this 
application to the Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of 
Scientific Advisors.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the 
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the Regulations Governing the Taking and 
Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the regulations 
governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered fish and 
wildlife (50 CFR part 222).
    The applicant requests authorization to approach during 
observational/photo-identification studies up to 650 humpback whales up 
to 15 times annually, up to 1,250 Hawaiian spinner dolphins (Stenella 
longirostris) up to 75 times annual, and up to 225 bottlenose dolphins 
(Tursiops truncatus) up to 75 times annually. Authorization is also 
requested for the observation/photo-identification of several 
odontocete species on an opportunistic basis.

    Dated: January 31, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 94-2656 Filed 2-4-94; 8:45 am]
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