[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 77 (Wednesday, April 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19901-19902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10729]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 032798A]


Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Issuance of permit amendment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. Robin Baird, Marine Mammal 
Research Group, Box 6244, Victoria, B.C., Canada V8P 5L5, has been 
issued an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 926.

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 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289);
    Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, 
Juneau, AK 99802-1668 (907/586-7221);
    Regional Administrator, Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point 
Way, NE, BIN C15700, Building 1, Seattle, WA 98115-0070 (206/526-6150); 
and
    Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean 
Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (562/980-4001).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 30, 1998, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (63 FR 4625) that an amendment of permit No. 926, 
issued June 10, 1994 (59 FR 31217), had been requested by the above-
named individual. The requested amendment

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has been granted under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection 
Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the provisions of 
Sec. 216.39 of the Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of 
Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216).
    Permit No. 926 authorizes: (1) radio tag via suction cup attachment 
up to 25 killer whales (Orcinus orca) and up to 100 Dall's porpoise 
(Phocoenoides dalli) annually in the waters off Washington state over a 
5-year period; and (2) harassment of up to 300 killer whales and 200 
Dall's porpoise annually during the conduct of the tagging activities. 
The purpose of the research is to study the behavior and ecology of 
these species. The Permit has been amended to expand the geographic 
coverage of the research to include the waters of southeast Alaska, 
Oregon, and California and to increase the number of killer whales to 
be tagged, via suction cup, from 25 to 50 to accommodate the expanded 
geographic range of the study.

    Dated: April 16, 1998.
Ann D. Terbush, Chief,
Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-10729 Filed 4-21-98; 8:45 am]
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