[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 57402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28197]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Marine Mammals

[I.D. 101395E]
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application to modify permit no. 888 (P559).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Mr. Hiroyuki Suganuma, Ogawawara 
Marine Center, Byobundani, Chichijima Ogasawara-mura, Toyko 100-21, 
Japan, has requested a modification to Permit No. 888.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 15, 
1995.

ADDRESSES: The modification request and related documents are available 
for review upon written request or by appointment in the following 
office(s):
    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 West Ocean Blvd, Suite 4200, 
Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4001); and
    Coordinator, Pacific Area Office, Southwest Region, National Marine 
Fisheries Service, 2570 Dole Street, Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822-2396 
(808/973-2987).
    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. Those 
individuals requesting a hearing should set forth the specific reasons 
why a hearing on this particular request would be appropriate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeannie Drevenak, 301/713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject modification is requested 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).

    Permit No. 888 authorizes the Permit Holder to potentially harass 
up to 400 humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) annually over a 5-
year period during the course of photo-identification studies in waters 
off the Northern Mariana Islands. The Permit Holder is now requesting 
authorization to expand the research locations to include Rota, Guam, 
and Wake Islands.

    Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of this application to the Marine 
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.

    Dated: October 20, 1995.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 95-28197 Filed 11-14-95; 8:45 am]
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