[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 115 (Thursday, June 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 31450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14717]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 060795C]


Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Issuance of scientific research permit (P532B).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. Randall W. Davis, Department 
of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University, Galveston, TX 77553-1675, (Co-
Investigators: Drs. Michael A. Castellini, Institute of Marine Science, 
University of Alaska, and Terrie M. Williams, Naval Ocean Systems 
Center) has been issued a permit to take Steller sea lions (Eumetopias 
jubatus) for purposes of scientific research.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment, in the following office(s):
    Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, 
MD 20910 (301/713-2289);
    Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, Federal Annex, P.O. Box 21668, 
Juneau, AK 99802 (907/586-7221); and
    Director, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NMML, 7600 Sand Point 
Way, NE, BIN C15700, Seattle, WA 98115 (206/526-4047).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Johnson, 301/713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 16, 1995, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (60 FR 14271) that a request for a scientific 
research permit to take Steller sea lions had been submitted by the 
above-named individuals. 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 which is the subject of this permit; and (3) is consistent with 
the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the Endangered 
Species Act.

    Dated: June 8, 1995.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-14717 Filed 6-14-95; 8:45 am]
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