[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 11, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-11356]


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[Federal Register: May 11, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 042994A]

 

Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Receipt of applications for scientific research permits (P317B 
and P317C).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Mr. Jeffery D. Goodyear, 1533 
Gladstone Avenue, Victoria, BC V8R 1S4, Canada has applied in due form 
for two permits (P317B and P317C) to take (harass) cetaceans. Ms. 
Janice Straley, P.O. Box 273, 4501 Halibut Point Road, Sitka, AK 99835 
is co-applicant on application P317C.

DATES: Written comments must be received by June 10, 1994.

ADDRESSES: The applications 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, Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, 
MA 01930-2298 (508/281-9328); and
    Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-
1668 (907/586-7235).
    Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on these 
requests, 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 these particular 
requests 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 permits are 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).
    Permit application P317B requests authorization for the harassment 
of up to 150 humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), 150 fin whales 
(Balaenoptera physalus), and 150 northern right whales (Eubalaena 
glacialis) annually, over a 5-year period, during repeated approaches 
for purposes of: (1) Tagging with VHF radio, sonic, or satellite-linked 
tags; and/or (2) photographing and filming for purposes of 
identification, behavioral documentation, and assessing tag status. The 
proposed activities will be conducted in the western North Atlantic.
    Permit application P317C requests authorization for the harassment 
of up to 150 humpback whales annually, over a 5-year period, during 
repeated approaches for purposes of: (1) Tagging with VHF radio, sonic, 
or satellite-linked tags, and skin sampling; and (2) photographing and 
filming for purposes of identification and assessing tag status. The 
proposed activities will be conducted in Alaskan waters.

    Dated: May 3, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr., Ph.D.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 94-11356 Filed 5-10-94; 8:45 am]
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