[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 106 (Friday, May 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 27338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13606]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 052296B]


Marine Mammals; Permit No. 778 (P772#59)

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

ACTION: Issuance of modification.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that on April 29, 1996, permit no. 778, 
issued to the National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries 
Science Center, La Jolla, CA 92038, was modified.

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, Room 13130 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/712-2289);
    Director, Southwest Region, National Marine Fisheries Service, 501 
West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-
4001);
    Coordinator, Pacific Area Office, Southwest Region, National Marine 
Fisheries Service, 2570 Dole Street, Room 106, Honolulu, HI 9682202396 
(808/973-2987).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject modification has been issued 
under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the provisions of paragraphs (d) and 
(e) of Sec. 216.33 of the regulations of the governing the taking and 
importing (50 CFR part 216), the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 
amended (ESA; 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).
    Permit 778 authorizes the conduct of several research/enhancement 
activities on Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi). The permit 
has been modified to extend the duration of the permit through October 
31, 1996.
    Issuance of this permit as required by the ESA 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: May 23, 1996.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-13606 Filed 5-30-96; 8:45 am]
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