[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 83 (Thursday, April 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 23735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11422]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 041698B]


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 Mr. Michael deGruy, The Film 
Crew, 629 State Street, Suite 222, Santa Barbara, California 93101, has 
been issued an amendment to photography Permit No. 860-1374.

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 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).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 3, 1997, notice was published 
in the Federal Register (63 FR 11423) that an amendment of Permit No. 
860-1374, issued on October 15, 1997 (62 FR 54836), had been requested 
by the above-named individual. 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.)and the provisions of Sec. 216.39 of 
the Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals 
(CFR part 216).
    Permit No. 860-1374 authorizes the permit holder to take by Level B 
harassment gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) and northern elephant 
seals (Mirounga angustirostris) in California waters for purposes of 
commercial photography. The Permit has been amended to include 50 
California sea lions (Zalophus californianus).

    Dated: April 24, 1998.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-11422 Filed 4-29-98; 8:45 am]
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