[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50002-50003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24323]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 091296D]


Marine Mammals; Permit No. 898 (P772#65)

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

ACTION: Issuance of amendment to permit 898.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that on August 19, 1996 permit no. 898, 
issued to The National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries 
Science Center, La Jolla, CA 92038, was amended.

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s):
    Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Suite 13130 Silver Spring, 
MD 20910 (301/713-2289);
    Director, Southwest Region, National Marine Fisheries Service, 501 
West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-
4001); and
    Coordinator, Pacific Area Office, Southwest Region, National Marine 
Fisheries Service, 2570 Dole Street, Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822-2396 
(808/973-2987).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment has been issued under 
the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA), as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the provisions of Sec. 216.39 of 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.), and the provisions of Sec. 222.25 of the 
regulations governing the taking,

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importing, and exporting of endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR Part 
222).
    The permit has been amended under the provisions of Section 109(h) 
of the Marine Mammal Protection Act and Section 10 of the Endangered 
Species Act to authorize the capture and translocation of two Hawaiian 
monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) (one from the islands of Oahu and 
one from the island of Kauai) to any of the following islands in order 
to protect their health and well-being and the safety of the public: 
the Big Island of Hawaii, Kahoolawe Island, Nihoa Island, or Johnston 
Island. The seals can be flipper tagged and satellite tagged, and 
recaptured as necessary. This amendment is issued pursuant to 
Sec. 216.33(e)(6) of the Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing 
of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216) which allows waiver of the 30-day 
public comment period.
    Issuance of this amended permit as required by the ESA was based on 
a finding that such amendment: (1) Was applied for in good faith; (2) 
will not operate to the disadvantage of the endangered species which is 
the subject of this amended permit; and (3) is consistent with the 
purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA.

    Dated: September 12, 1996.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits & Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources.
[FR Doc. 96-24323 Filed 9-23-96; 8:45 am]
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