[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 42007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20619]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 060696C]


Marine Mammals; Permit No. 841 (P129J)

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

ACTION: Scientific research permit amendment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a request for amendment of Permit 
No. 841 submitted by Bruce R. Mate, Oregon State University, Newport, 
Oregon 97365-5296 has been granted to tag an additional 50 blue whales 
over the next 3 years.

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
    Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, NOAA, 1315 
East-West Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289);
    Director, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 
4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4015); and
    Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802 
(907/586-7221).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 22, 1996, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (61 FR 11809) that a amendment of Permit No. 841 
issued on June 24, 1993, had been requested by the above-named 
individual. The amendment has been granted under authority of the 
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (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) (16 U.S.C. 1531 
et seq.), and the regulations governing endangered fish and wildlife 
(50 CFR part 217-222).
    Issuance of this Permit, as required by the ESA of 1973, is based 
on a finding that the Permit: (1) Was applied for in good faith; (2) 
does 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 of 1973.

    Dated: June 28, 1996.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources.
[FR Doc. 96-20619 Filed 8-12-96; 8:45 am]
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