[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 88 (Monday, May 9, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-11081]


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[Federal Register: May 9, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 042694A]

 

Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Receipt of application for a scientific research permit 
(P351E).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the North Gulf Oceanic Society, 
P.O. Box 15244, Homer, AK 99603, has applied in due form for a permit 
to take by potential harassment humpback whales (Megaptera 
novaeangliae) for purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written comments must be received by June 8, 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); and
    Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-
1668.
    Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on this 
request, should be submitted to the Director, Office of Protected 
Resources, NMFS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1315 East-West 
Highway, room 13130, 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 seeks authorization for the potential harassment of 
up to 100 humpback whales annually during repeated (an average of 6 
times annually per individual whale) approaches for purposes of photo-
identification. The applicant proposes to initiate this work upon 
permit issuance. Activities will be conducted primarily in the months 
of May through September over a 5-year period, in Prince William Sound 
and waters from the Copper River Delta to Kachemak Bay.
Dated: April 29, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr., Ph.D.
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 94-11081 Filed 5-6-94; 8:45a.m.]
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