[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 151 (Monday, August 8, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-19287]


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[Federal Register: August 8, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 072594A]

 

Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Modification No. 2 to scientific research permit No. 765 (P70E)

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a request for modification of 
Scientific Research Permit No. 765 submitted by Dr. William A. Watkins, 
Senior Research Specialist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods 
Hole, MA 02543 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, 1315 East-
West Highway, Suite 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/712-3389); and
    Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930 
(508/291-9200).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 5, 1994, notice was published in the 
Federal Register (59 FR 34417) that a modification of Permit No. 765, 
issued February 25, 1994 (57 FR 7735) and as modified on December 3, 
1992 and amended on March 17, 1994, 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 tagging, sound play back and incidental 
harassment on sperm whales in international waters in the Caribbean. 
The modification authorizes tagging activities on fin, sei and sperm 
whales in international waters off Iceland.
    Issuance of this modification, as required by the ESA, 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 
subject of this permit; and (3) is consistent with the purposes and 
policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA.

    Dated: August 2, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 94-19287 Filed 8-5-94; 8:45 am]
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