[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 227 (Monday, November 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58334-58335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28885]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 103095B]


Marine Mammals and Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Issuance of scientific research permit (P523A).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. Adam Frankel, Cornell 
University, Bioacoustic Research Program, 159 Sapsucker Road, Ithaca, 
NY 14850 has been issued a permit to take (harass) several species of 
marine mammals and sea turtles 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, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 W. Ocean Boulevard, Suite 
4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4001); and
    Coordinator, Pacific Area Office, Southwest Region, NMFS, 2570 Dole 
Street, Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822-2396 (808/955-8831).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 8, 1995, a document was published 
in the Federal Register (60 FR 40346) that a request for a scientific 
research had been submitted by the above-named individual. The request 
was to take (harass) several species of marine mammals and sea turtles 
over a 5-year period, during sound playback studies in the waters off 
the Kohala coast of Hawaii. 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 

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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.), and the regulations governing endangered species permits (50 CFR 
parts 217-227).
    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 is the 
subject of this permit; and (3) is consistent with the purposes and 
policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA.

    Dated: November 20, 1995.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-28885 Filed 11-24-95; 8:45 am]
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