[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 226 (Friday, November 25, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-28946]


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[Federal Register: November 25, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 111494C]

 

Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Receipt of application for a scientific research permit 
(P524A).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the University of Hawaii at Manoa, 
1129 Ala Manoa Boulevard, Honololu, HI 96814, has applied in due form 
for a permit to take (harass) humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) 
for purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 27, 
1994.

ADDRESSES: The application 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, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 
4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4001);
    Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, NOAA, Federal Annex, 9109 Mendenhall 
Mall Road, Suite 6, Juneau, AK 99802 (907/586-7221);
    Coordinator, Pacific Area Office, NMFS, NOAA, 2570 Dole Street, 
Room 106, Honolulu, HI 9682-2396 (808/973-2937).
    Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on this 
request, 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 this particular 
request 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 permit is requested under the 
authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.), the regulations governing the taking, importing, and 
exporting of endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR part 222), and 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 applicant seeks authorization under the Endangered Species Act 
to take (harass) up to 750 humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) 
during observational and photographic-identification activities for 
purposes of scientific research. Animals will also be covered for Level 
B harassment under the General Authorization for Research under the 
Marine Mammal Protection Act. Activities will take place in the North 
Pacific, primarily in Hawaiian waters, over a 5-year period. The 
applicant proposes to initiate this work in January 1995.

    Dated: November 17, 1994.
Patricia A. Montanio,
Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-28946 Filed 11-23-94; 8:45 am]
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