[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 15, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-14526]


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[Federal Register: June 15, 1994]


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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
[I.D. 060694E]

 

Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Issuance of scientific research permit No. 925 (P771#70).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Marine Mammal 
Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way, 
NE., Seattle, WA 98115, has been issued a permit to biopsy humpback 
(Megaptera novaeangliae) and killer whales (Orcinus orca) 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);
    Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-
1668 (907/586-7221); and
    Director, Northwest Region, NMFS, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE., 
BIN C15700, Seattle, WA 98115 (206/526-6150).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 1, 1994, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (59 FR 15380) that a request for a scientific 
research permit to biopsy humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae) and killer 
whales (Orcinus orca) 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).

    Dated: June 8, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 94-14526 Filed 6-14-94; 8:45 am]
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