[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 37753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17798]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 062899A]


Marine Mammals; Permit No. 926 (File No. P562)

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 Permit No. 926, issued to Dr. 
Robin Baird, Biology Department, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova 
Scotia, B3H 4J1, Canada, was amended.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeannie Drevenak or Trevor Spradlin, 
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 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.), 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).
    Permit No. 926 authorizes Dr. Baird to harass various species of 
cetaceans during the conduct of photo-identification, observational 
studies, and suction cup tagging of several species of cetaceans in the 
waters of Washington, Southeast Alaska, Oregon, California, and Hawaii. 
This amendment authorizes the extension of the expiration date through 
October 31, 1999.
    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.
    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);
    Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, NOAA, 709 W. 9th Street, Federal Building, Room 
461, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802 (907-586-7235);
    Regional Administrator, Northwest Region, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE., BIN C15700, Seattle, WA 98115 
(206/526-6150);
    Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, NOAA, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 
90802-4213 (562/980-4001); and
    Protected Resources Program Manager, Pacific Islands Area Office, 
NOAA, NMFS, 2570 Dole Street, Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822-2396 (808/
973-2987). 

    Dated: June 30, 1999.
Ann Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 99-17798 Filed 7-12-99; 8:45 am]
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