[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 231 (Thursday, December 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 67563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31306]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 111699A]


Marine Mammals; File No. P598

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. 987 issued to Dr. Jim 
Darling, Box 384, Tofino, B.C., Canada VO4 2Z0, was amended to extend 
the expiration date to September 30, 2000.

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, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean 
Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (562/980-4001); and
    Protected Resources Program Manager, Pacific Islands Area Office, 
1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814-4700 (808/973-
2937).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 23, 1999, notice was published 
in the Federal Register (64 FR 51518) that an amendment of Permit No. 
987, issued June 20, 1996 (61 FR 34801), had been requested by the 
above-named individual. 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 and threatened 
species (50 CFR part 222-226).
    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: November 24, 1999.
Thomas J. McIntyre,
Acting Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-31306 Filed 12-1-99; 8:45 am]
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