[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 52]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-31541]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 122195A]


Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Modification No. 3 to scientific research permit No. 716 
(P466).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a request for modification of 
scientific research permit No. 716 submitted by Mr. Scott D. Kraus, 
Edgerton Research Laboratory, New England Aquarium, Central Wharf, 
Boston, MA 02110-3309 has been granted. The modification includes a 6 
month extension and authority to satellite tag 5 right whales.

ADDRESSES: The modification 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, Suite 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289);
    Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, NOAA, 9721 Executive Center Drive 
North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702 (813/570-5312); and
    Director, Northeast Region, NMFS, NOAA, One Blackburn Drive, 
Gloucester, MA 01930 (508/281-9200).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This modification was granted under 
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the provisions of Sec. 216.33 (d) and (e) of 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 provisions of Sec. 222.25 of the 
Regulations Governing the Taking, Importing, and Exporting of 
Endangered Fish and Wildlife (50 CFR part 222).
    Issuance of this modification, as required by the Endangered 
Species Act 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 
Endangered Species Act.

    Dated: December 21, 1995.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-31541 Filed 12-29-95; 8:45 am]
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