[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 33097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16235]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 041896A]


Marine Mammals and Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Modification of a scientific research permit (P557D).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Scripps Institution of 
Oceanography, Institute for Geophysics and Planetary Physics (Dr. 
Christopher W. Clark, Principal Investigator), 9500 Gilman Drive, 
LaJolla, CA 92093-0225, has been issued a modification to take (harass) 
several species of marine mammals and sea turtles for purposes of 
scientific research.

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, National Marine 
Fisheries Service, 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 (310/980-4016); and
    Coordinator, Pacific Area Office, Southwest Region, NMFS, 2570 Dole 
Street, Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822-2396 (808/955-8831).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 2, 1996, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (61 FR 14557) that the above-named applicant had 
submitted a request to modify a scientific research permit to conduct a 
dual frequency transmission test over a 2-week period. The requested 
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 
Regulations Governing the 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.), the regulations governing endangered species 
permits (50 CFR parts 217-227), the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended 
(16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.) and fur seal regulations at 50 CFR part 215.
    Issuance of this modification as required by the ESA was based on a 
finding that such modification: (1) Was applied for in good faith; (2) 
will not operate to the disadvantage of the endangered species which 
are the subject of this permit; and (3) is consistent with the purposes 
and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA.

    Dated: June 14, 1996
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-16235 Filed 6-25-96; 8:45 am]
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