[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 55790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27726]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 102196C]


Marine Mammals; Permit No. 966 (P586)

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

ACTION: Receipt of application for amendment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Continental Shelf Associates, 
Inc., 328 Aris Avenue, Metairie, Louisana 70005-3427, has requested an 
amendment to permit No. 966.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 29, 
1996.

ADDRESSES: The amendment request and related documents are available 
for review upon written request or by appointment in the following 
office(s):
    Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-
West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289);
    Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive 
Center Drive, North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702-2532 (813/570-5301).
    Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on this 
request should be submitted to the Director, Office of Protected 
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 
20910. Those individuals requesting a hearing should set forth the 
specific reasons why a hearing on this particular amendment request 
would be appropriate.
    Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of this application to the Marine 
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to permit no. 966 
issued on August 2, 1995 (60 FR 42546), is requested 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, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the regulations 
governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered fish and 
wildlife (50 CFR 222.23).
    Permit no. 966 authorizes the permit holder to conduct aerial 
surveys of marine mammals and sea turtles within potential SEAWOLF 
shipshock test site areas in Mayport, FL and Norfolk, VA. The permit 
holder requests authorization to extend the permit to May 31, 1999 and 
expand the research area to include Charleston, SC (32 deg.44.00'N 
latitude) to Cape Canaveral, FL (28 deg.50.00'N latitude). The 
boundaries extend out to a distance of 160 nmi offshore.

    Dated: October 22, 1996.
William W. Windom,
Acting Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-27726 Filed 10-28-96; 8:45 am]
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