[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-6064]


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[Federal Register: March 16, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
[I.D. 022394B]

 

Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Issuance of scientific research permit No. 889 (P772#64).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Southwest Fisheries Science 
Center, NMFS, P.O. Box 271, La Jolla, California 92038-0271, has been 
issued a permit to take Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) 
for purposes of enhancing the survival of the species.

ADDRESSES: The permit 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 West Ocean Boulevard, suite 4200, 
Long Beach, CA 90802, (310/980-4016); and
Marine Mammal Coordinator, Pacific Area Office, NMFS, 2570 Dole Street, 
room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822 (808/955-8831).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 22, 1993, notice was published 
in the Federal Register (58 FR 67776) that a request for an enhancement 
permit to take Hawaiian monk seals had been submitted by the above-
named organization. The requested permit has been issued 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).
    Issuance of this permit, as required by the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973, was based on a finding that such permit: (1) Was applied for 
in good faith; (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of the 
endangered species which is the subject of this permit; and (3) is 
consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in Section 2 of the 
Endangered Species Act.

    Dated: March 9, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 94-6064 Filed 3-15-94; 8:45 am]
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