[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37933-37934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17953]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 052499I]


Marine Mammals; File No. 932-1489-00

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 Marine Mammal Health and 
Stranding and Response Program (MMHSRP), National Marine Fisheries 
Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, has been 
issued a permit to take all species in the Orders Cetacea and 
Pinnipedia for purposes of scientific research and enhancement.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Johnson 301/713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 25, 1999, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (64 FR 14435) that a request for a scientific 
research and enhancement permit to take all species in the Orders 
Cetacea and Pinnipedia had been submitted by the above-named 
organization. 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 and threatened (50 CFR 
parts 222-226), 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.
    Documents may be reviewed in the following locations:
    Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/
713-2289);
    Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, NOAA, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668 (907/586-7221);
    Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, NOAA, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-9250 (978/281-
9250);
    Regional Administrator, Northwest Region, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, BIN C15700, bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070;
    Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, NOAA, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432 (727/570-5301);
    Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, National Marine fisheries 
Service, NOAA, 501 west Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213 (562/980-4001); and
    Coordinator, Pacific Area Office, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, NOAA 2570 Dole Street, Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822-2396 (808/
943-1221).


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    Dated: July 2, 1999.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-17953 Filed 7-13-99; 8:45 am]
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