[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1957-1958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-772]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 122100B]


Marine Mammals; File No. 753-1599-00

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 Jim Darling, Ph.D., P.O. Box 384, 
Tofino, British Columbia, Canada VOR 2Z0, has been issued a permit to 
take humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) and gray whales 
(Eschrichtius robustus) for purposes of scientific research.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for addressses where the 
documents may be reviewed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Lewandowski or Trevor Spradlin, 
301/713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 29, 2000, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (65 FR 52411) that a request for a scientific 
research permit to take humpback whales and gray whales had been 
submitted by the above-named Jim Darling, Ph.D. 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.), and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and 
exporting of

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endangered and threatened species (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.
    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);
    Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 
1, Seattle, WA 98115-0700; phone (206)526-6150; fax (206)526-6426;
    Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; phone 
(907)586-7221; fax (907)586-7249;
    Coordinator, Pacific Islands Area Office, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani 
Blvd., Honolulu, HI 96814-4700; phone(808)973-2935; fax 808)973-2941; 
and
    Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 
CA 90802-4213; phone (562)980-4001; fax (562) 980-4108.

    Dated: January 4, 2001.
Ann Terbush,
Chief, Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-772 Filed 1-9-01; 8:45 am]
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