[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-6493]


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[Federal Register: March 21, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 031094B]

 

Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of modification to permit no. 882 (P397A).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that on March 15, 1994, Permit No. 882, 
issued to Dan R. Salden, Ph.D., Hawaii Whale Research Foundation, Box 
1772, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL 
62026-1772, was modified.

ADDRESSES: The modification 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, rm. 13130 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/712-3389);
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).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject modification has been issued 
under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the provisions of Secs. 216.33 (d) 
and (e) of 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 provisions of Sec. 222.25 of 
the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of 
endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR part 222).
    The Permit was modified to authorize the collection, on an 
opportunistic basis, of marine mammal biological specimens (e.g., 
sloughed skin, mucous, and placentas) found floating in the water.

    Dated: March 15, 1994.
Herbert W. Kaufman,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-6493 Filed 3-18-94; 8:45 am]
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