[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 204 (Wednesday, October 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 54836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27929]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 101597A]


Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Issuance of photography permit no. 860-1374

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Mr. Michael deGruy, The Film Crew, 
629 State Street, Suite 222, Santa Barbara, California 93101, has been 
issued a permit to take by Level B harassment gray whales (Eschrichtius 
robustus) and northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) for 
purposes of commercial photography.

ADDRESSES: The permit 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); and
    Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean 
Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (562/980-4001).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeannie Drevenak, (301) 713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 3, 1997, notice was published 
in the Federal Register (62 FR 46484) that the above-named applicant 
had submitted a request for a permit to take gray whales and northern 
elephant seals by Level B harassment during the course of commercial 
photographic activities in California waters. The requested permit has 
been issued, under the authority of section 104(c)(6) of the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.).

    Dated: October 15, 1997.
Ann D. Terbush, Chief,
Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service
[FR Doc. 97-27929 Filed 10-21-97; 8:45 am]
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