[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6949-6950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3706]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
[I.D. 020397C]


Marine Mammals; Scientific Research Permit No. 1026 (P772#70)

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

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Southwest Fisheries Science 
Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, 
La Jolla, California 92038-0271, or its designated agent, has been 
issued a permit to take marine mammal specimens and parts for the 
purpose of scientific research.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
for addresses).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 3, 1996, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (61 FR 64070) that a request for a scientific 
research permit to take marine mammals had been submitted by the above-
named organization. The requested permit has been issued 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 (ESA, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the 
regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of 
endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR parts 222.25), and the Fur Seal 
Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
    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 Act.
    Addresses: Documents may be reviewed in the following locations:
    Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-
West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289);
    Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (703/358-
2104);
    Regional Administrator, Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sandpoint Way, 
NE BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115-0070 (206/526-6150);
    Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, 
Juneau, AK 99802-1668 (907/586-7221);
    Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean 
Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4001);
    Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn 
Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-2298 (508/281-9250); and

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    Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive 
Center Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33702-2432 (813/570-5301).

    Dated: February 4, 1997.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

    Dated: February 7, 1997.
Margaret Tieger,
Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 97-3706 Filed 2-13-97; 8:45 am]
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