[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 242 (Monday, December 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 66019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31765]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 120696D]


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 amended to 
expand the area of study to include Charleston, South Carolina 
(32 deg.44.00'N Lat) to Cape Canaveral, Florida (28 deg.50.00'N Lat) 
and extend the duration of activities to June 30, 1999.

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 (301/713-2289);
    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.

    Dated: December 9, 1996.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-31765 Filed 12-13-96; 8:45 am]
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