[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 33470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16013]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 052599A]


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 on May 25, 1999, Permit No. 966 
(P586), issued to Continental Shelf Associates, Inc., 759 Parkway 
Street, Jupiter, FL 33477-9596, was amended.

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
    Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/
713-2289); and
    Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, NOAA, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL 
33704-2432 (727/570-5301).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment has been issued under 
the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended 
(16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the provisions of Sec. 216.39 of the 
regulations of the governing the taking and importing (50 CFR part 
216), the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.), and the provisions of Sec. 222.25 of the regulations 
governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered fish and 
wildlife (50 CFR part 222).
    The amendment authorizes the continuation of research under Permit 
No. 966 (P586D) for an additional year. The permit will now expire June 
30, 2000.
    Issuance of this permit amendment, 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: June 16, 1999.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-16013 Filed 6-22-99; 8:45 am]
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