[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 5908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2275]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 012095D]


Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Issuance of scientific research permit no. 941 (P524A).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the University of Hawaii at Manoa, 
College of Social Sciences (Drs. Louis M. Herman and Adam A. Pack, 
Principal Investigators), Hawaii Hall 105, Honolulu, HI 96822, has been 
issued a permit to take (harass) humpback whales (Megaptera 
novaeangliae) 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, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 W. Ocean Boulevard, Suite 
4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4016); and
    Coordinator, Pacific Area Office, Southwest Region, NMFS, 2570 Dole 
Street, Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822-2396 (808/955-8831).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 25, 1994, notice was published 
in the Federal Register (59 FR 60611) that the above-named applicant 
had submitted a request for a scientific research permit to take 
(harass) humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) over a 5-year period, 
during observational and photo-identification studies in the waters of 
the North Pacific, primarily in the Hawaiian Islands area. The 
requested permit has been issued, under the authority of the Endangered 
Species Act (ESA) 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 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 is the 
subject of this permit; and (3) is consistent with the purposes and 
policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA.
    Authorization for the subject taking by Level B harassment has also 
been granted under the General Authorization provision of the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and 
Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals (50 
CFR part 216).

    Dated: January 24, 1995.
P.A. Montanio,
Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-2275 Filed 1-30-95; 8:45 am]
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