[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 19, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-9362]


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[Federal Register: April 19, 1994]


[I.D. 032894E]

 

Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Issuance of scientific research permit no. 898 (P7721B65).

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

ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment, in the following offices:

    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 February 23, 1994, notice was published 
in the Federal Register (59 FR 8602) that a request for a 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: April 12, 1994
Herbert W. Kaufman,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service
[FR DOC. 94-9362 Filed 4-18-94; 8:45 am]
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