[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 2, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39365-39366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18898]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 051595K]


Marine Mammals and Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Issuance of scientific research permit no. 958 (P476B).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the University of Washington, 
Washington Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, School of 
Fisheries, WH-10, Seattle, WA 98195 (Principal Investigator: Mr. Glenn 
VanBlaricom) has been issued a permit to harass up to 276 gray whales 
(Eschrichtius robustus) 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, Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, BIN 
C15700, Bldg 1, Seattle, WA 99115-0070 (206/526-6150); and
    Director, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, 
CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4001).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 26, 1994, notice was published 
in the Federal Register that an application had been filed by the 
above-named individual. The requested permit has been issued, under the 
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA) 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 (ESA) as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the regulations 
governing endangered species permits (50 CFR parts 217-227), the Fur 
Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.), and the fur seal 
regulations at 50 CFR part 215.
    Issuance of this Permit as required by the ESA 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 are the 
subject of this permit; and (3) is consistent with the purposes and 
policies set forth in Section 2 of the ESA.

    Dated: July 26, 1995.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits & Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-18898 Filed 8-1-95; 8:45 am]
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