[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 147 (Tuesday, August 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39152-39153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18851]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service
[I.D. 070795C]


Marine Mammals and Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce; and Fish and Wildlife 
Service (FWS), Interior.

ACTION: Receipt of modification request for a scientific research 
permit (P771#65).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Marine Mammal 
Laboratory, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE., BIN C15700 Building 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070 has requested a modification to permit no. 842 to take 
the marine mammals listed below for the purpose of scientific research.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before August 31, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The modification request 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, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-
1668 (907/586-7221);
    Director, Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN 
C15700 Building 1, Seattle, WA 98115-0070;
    Director, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd. Suite 4200, 
Long Beach, CA 90802-4213; and
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Management Authority, 
4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (703/358-2104).
    Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on this 
request, should be submitted to the Chief, Permits Division,F/PR1, 
Office of Protected Resources, Silver Spring, MD 20910, within 30 days 
of the publication of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Barone (301-713-2289).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    The subject modification to permit no. 842, issued on June 2, 1993, 
(58 FR 32543) is requested under the authority of the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16U.S.C.1361 etseq.), the 
Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals 
(50CFRpart216), the Endangered Species Act, (16U.S.C.1531-1543) and the 
regulations governing endangered fish and wildlife (50CFRparts 217-
227).
    The permit holder seeks authorization to extend the permit from the 
original expiration date of June 30, 1996 until June 30, 1999.


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    Dated: July 11, 1995.
Eugene Nitta,
Acting Chief, Permits & Documentation Division, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.

    Dated: July 20, 1995.
Maggie Tieger,
Chief, Branch of Permits, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 95-18851 Filed 7-31-95; 8:45 am]
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