[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43047-43048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21203]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 080896A]


Marine Mammals; Permit No. 966 (P586)

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

ACTION: Issuance of amendment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that permit no. 966, issued to 
Continental Shelf Associates, Inc., 759 Parkway Street, Jupiter, FL 
33477-9596 (Principal Investigator: Stephen T. Viada) was extended 
until October 31, 1997.

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, 1315 East-
West Highway, Room 13130 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/712-2289);
    Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive, North, St. 
Petersburg, FL 33702-2532 (813/570-5301); and
    Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-
2298 (508/281-9250).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment 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 governing the taking and importing of 
marine mammals (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 parts 217-222).
    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.


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    Dated: August 8, 1996.
Jeannie Drevenak,
Acting Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-21203 Filed 8-19-96; 8:45 am]
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