[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 42103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20590]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
[I.D. 073097C]


Marine Mammals; Permit No. 1032 (P624)

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 Dr. Michael J. Moore, Research 
Specialist, MS 33 Biology, Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic 
Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, or its designated agent, has been 
issued a permit to take marine mammal specimens 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).

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 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, Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn 
Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-2298 (508/281-9250); and
    Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive 
Center Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33702-2432 (813/570-5301).

    Dated: July 29, 1997.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

    Dated: July 29, 1997.
Margaret Tieger,
Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 97-20590 Filed 8-4-97; 8:45 am]
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