[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 18, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-12025]


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[Federal Register: May 18, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 042894A]

 

Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Issuance of scientific research permit no. 917 (P774#2).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Northeast Fisheries Science 
Center, NMFS, 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543, has been issued a 
permit to take several species of cetaceans, grey seals, and harbor 
seals for purposes of scientific research.

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); and
    Director, Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, 
MA 01930 (508/281-9200).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 23, 1994, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (59 FR 13707) that a request for a scientific 
research permit to take several species of cetaceans, grey seals, and 
harbor 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 are the subjects of this permit; and (3) is 
consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the 
Endangered Species Act.

    Dated: May 11, 1994.
Herbert W. Kaufman,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-12025 Filed 5-17-94; 8:45 am]
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