[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 112 (Monday, June 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 29355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14492]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 052196D]


Marine Mammals; Permit No. 716 (P466)

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 May 20, 1996, permit no. 716, 
issued to Mr. Scott D. Kraus, Edgerton Research Laboratory, New England 
Aquarium, Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110-3309, 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, Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive 
North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702-2432 (813/893-3141); and
    Director, Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, 
MA 01930-2298 (508/281-9250).

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 no. 716 authorizes the inadvertent harassment of up to 350 
right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) annually during the course of photo-
identification and aerial survey activities. Of these 350 animals, up 
to 50 may be biopsy sampled annually and up to 10 may be radio tagged 
annually. The permit holder may also import/export right whale tissues 
for scientific research purposes. The permit's duration has been 
extended through August 31, 1996. This is a time extension only and 
involves no increase in the number of animals authorized to be taken 
under the permit.
    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 31, 1996.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-14492 Filed 6-7-96; 8:45 am]
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