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[FR Doc No: 94-15320]


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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
[I.D.061394A]

 

Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Modification No. 1 to scientific research permit No. 788 
(P129I).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a request for modification of 
scientific research permit No. 788 submitted by Dr. Bruce R. Mate, 
Oregon State University, Newport, OR 97365 5296, has been granted.

ADDRESSES: The modification 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, NOAA, 1315 
East-West Hwy., Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289);
    Director, Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, BIN 
C15700, Seattle, WA 98115 (206/526-6150);
    Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, NOAA, 9721 Executive Center 
Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33702 (813/893-3141); and
    Director, Southwest Region, NMFS, NOAA, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Long 
Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4016).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 9, 1994, notice was published in the 
Federal Register (59 FR 23829) that a modification of Permit No. 788, 
issued on August 10, 1992 (57 FR 37527), had been requested by the 
above-named individual. The requested modification has been granted 
under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the provisions of Secs. 216.33(d) and 
(e) of the Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine 
Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the provisions of Sec. 222.25 of 
the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of 
endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR part 222).
    The Permit authorized inadvertent harassment of up to 440 sperm 
whales while attempting to tag 50 in the Gulf of Mexico over a 5-year 
period. The modification request was to expand the area of take to 
include the California coast.
    Issuance of this modification, as required by the ESA 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 ESA.

    Dated: July 17, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr.
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 94-15320 Filed 6-22-94; 8:45 am]
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