[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 23230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10998]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 042197H]


Marine Mammals; Permit No. 968 (P557D)

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

ACTION: Scientific research permit amendment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a request for amendment of 
scientific research permit no. 968 submitted by Scripps Institution of 
Oceanography, Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate Project, Institute 
for Geophysics and Planetary Physics, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, 
California 92093-02252, has been granted.

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, NMFS, 1315 East-
West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289); and
    Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean 
Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4001).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The requested amendment has been granted 
under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 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, as amended (ESA; 16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the provisions of Sec. 222.25 of the regulations 
governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered fish and 
wildlife (50 CFR 222.23), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 
U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
    This amendment extends the permit to allow the completion of the 
entire 24 month Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP), to compensate 
for delays associated with the start of the project and the recent 
cable break. The permit is valid through August 31, 1998, or until the 
completion of the originally planned 24 month research period, 
whichever comes first.
    Issuance of this amendment, 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: April 18, 1997.
Ann D. Terbush Chief,
Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-10998 Filed 4-28-97; 8:45 am]
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