[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 226 (Thursday, November 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 59220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29803]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 100896B]


Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; 
U.S. Coast Guard

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

ACTION: Correction notice.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the notice of receipt of 
application (I.D. 100896B) that was published on October 17, 1996 (61 
FR 54157). These corrections are necessary to inform the public of the 
correct sequence of events in the U.S. Coast Guard's (USCG) application 
for a small take authorization and its submission of the requested 
documents to NMFS.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the USCG application may be obtained by writing to 
Michael Payne, Chief, Marine Mammal Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth R. Hollingshead, Office of 
Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 713-2055.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 17, 1996, NMFS published a notice 
(61 FR 54157) that NMFS had received a request from USCG for a small 
take of certain marine mammal species incidental to USCG vessel and 
aircraft operations off the U.S. Atlantic shoreline over the next 5 
years. This application was in response to an order dated May 2, 1995, 
in Strahan v. Linnon wherein the presiding District Court judge ordered 
USCG to apply by May 31, 1995, under section 101(a)(5)(A) of the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), for a small take 
of northern right whales (Eubalaena glacialis).

Need for Correction

    As published, the notice contains errors to the dates that may 
prove to be misleading and are in need of clarification. First, NMFS 
clarifies that the USCG application was hand-delivered to NMFS on May 
31, 1996, not on June 2, 1996, as stated. Second, NMFS corrects an 
error concerning the date of the court order. The order in Strahan v. 
Linnon actually was dated May 2, 1995, and was revised by an order 
issued on May 19, 1995.

Correction of Publication

    Accordingly, the publication on October 17, 1996, of the notice of 
receipt of application (I.D. 100896B), which was the subject of FR Doc. 
96-26634, is corrected as follows:
    On page 54158, in the first column, under the heading Summary of 
Request, paragraph one, line one, is corrected to read: ``On May 31, 
1995, NMFS received an'' and line 10 is corrected to read: ``dated May 
2, 1995, and was revised by an order dated May 19, 1995, in Strahan 
v.''
    In the third column, paragraph two, lines 14 and 15 are corrected 
to read: ``USCG. For that reason, the USCG's May 31, 1995, application 
for a small take''

    Dated: November 15, 1996.
Patricia Montanio,
Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-29803 Filed 11-20-96; 8:45 am]
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