[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 27265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13048]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 050898B]


Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Marine Mammal 
Laboratory, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point 
Way, NE, BIN C15700, Building 1, Seattle, WA 98115-0070, has been 
issued a permit to take large and small cetaceans and incidentally 
harass some pinniped species during aerial surveys for purposes of 
scientific research.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s):
    Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/
713-2289);
    Regional Administrator, Northwest Region, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, BIN C15700, Building 1, 
Seattle, WA 98115-0070; and
    Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, NOAA, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 
90802-4213.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Johnson or Sara Shapiro, 301/713-
2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 15, 1998, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (63 FR 2366) that a request for a scientific 
research permit to take multiple cetacean and pinniped species had been 
submitted by the above-named individual. The requested permit 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.), the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting 
of endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR parts 217-227), 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 ESA.

    Dated: May 8, 1998.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-13048 Filed 5-15-98; 8:45 am]
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