[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 171 (Friday, September 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 53270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22548]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 020500A]


Marine Mammals; Scientific Research Permit (PHF#sign; 707-1531-
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 University of Hawaii at Manoa, 
College of Social Sciences, Hawaii Hall 105, Honolulu, HI 96822, has 
been issued a permit to take North Pacific humpback whales (Megaptera 
novaeangliae) for purposes of scientific research.

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

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 24, 1999, notice was published 
in the Federal Register (64 FR 51739) that a request for a scientific 
research permit to take the above-references species 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 (16 U.S.C. 1531et seq.), and the 
regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of 
endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR parts 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.
    Addresses: The permit and related documents 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);
    Protected Species Program Manager, Pacific Islands Area Office, 
1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814-4700;
    Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, 709 W. 9th Street, Federal 
Building, Room 461, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802 (907/586-7235); 
and
    Regional Administrator, Northwest Region, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, 
Bin C15700, Building 1, Seattle, WA 98115-0070 (206/526-4489).

    Dated: August 11, 2000.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-22548 Filed 8-31-00; 8:45 am]
Billing Code: 3510-22-S