[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-218]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 102998B]


Marine Mammals; Scientific Research Permit (PHF# 895-1450)

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 Ms. Rachel Cartwright, 10 Greave, 
Romiley, Stockport, Cheshire SK6 4PU, England, has been issued a permit 
to take North Pacific humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) for 
purposes of scientific research.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related documetns 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);
    Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, 
Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (562/980-4001); and
    Protected Species Program Manager, Pacific Islands Area Office, 
2570 Dole Street, Room 106, Honolulu, HI 9682-2396 (808/973-2987).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeannie Drevenak, 301/713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 15, 1998, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (63 FR 18378) that a request for a scientific 
research permit to take North Pacific humpback whales 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 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 
and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of 
endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR parts 217-227).
    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: December 23, 1998.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-218 Filed 1-5-99; 8:45 am]
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