[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 241 (Friday, December 16, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-30937]


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[Federal Register: December 16, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 120194A]

 

Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Issuance of scientific research permit No. 939 (P132D).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that PRBO International Biological 
Research, 4990 Shoreline Highway, Stinson Beach, CA 94970 (Principal 
Investigators: Mr. William J. Sydeman and Ms. Sarah G. Allen) has been 
issued a permit to take marine mammals 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:
    Chief, Permits Division (F/PR1), Office of Protected Resources, 
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/
713-2289);
    Director, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 W. Ocean Boulevard, Long 
Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4015).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 11, 1994, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (59 FR 51418) that a request for a scientific 
research permit to take northern elephant seals, harbor seals, northern 
sea lions, and California sea lions 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 authorized in this permit; and (3) is consistent 
with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the Endangered 
Species Act.

    Dated: December 9, 1994.
P. A. Montanio,
Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-30937 Filed 12-15-94; 8:45 am]
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