[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57401-57402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28198]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 103195C]


Marine Mammals and Endangered Species

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

ACTION: Receipt of application for a scientific research permit 
(P254D).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Pacific Whale Foundation 101 
Kihei Road, Kihei, HI 96753 has applied in due form for a permit to 
take humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) for purposes of 
scientific research.

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

ADDRESSES: The application 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 Boulevard, Suite 
4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4001); and
    Coordinator, Pacific Area Office, NMFS, 2570 Dole Street, Room 106, 
Honolulu, HI 96822-2396 (808/973-2937).
    Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on this 
request, should be submitted to the Director, Office of Protected 
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130, 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, Permits Division, 
301/713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit 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 parts 217- 222).
    The permit application requests authorization to conduct scientific 
research (i.e., photo-identification, behavioral observations, and 
acoustic recordings) on up to 1000 humpback whales (Megaptera 
novaeangliae) in Hawaiian waters over a 5-year period. 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 31, 1995.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-28198 Filed 11-14-95; 8:45 am]
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