[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 91 (Thursday, May 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 23884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11840]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 042501C]


Marine Mammals; File No. 995-1608

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 Mr. Thomas F. Norris, Science 
Applications International Corp., 3990 Old Town Avenue, Suite 105A, San 
Diego, California 92110, has been issued a permit to take gray 
(Eschrichtius robustus), minke (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), and 
Bryde's (Balaenoptera edeni) whales for purposes of scientific 
research.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s):
    Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; 
phone (301)713-2289; fax (301) 713-0376;
    Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 
1, Seattle, WA 98115-0700; phone (206) 526-6150; fax (206) 526-6426;
    Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562) 980-4001; fax (562) 980-4018; and
    Protected Species Coordinator, Pacific Area Office, NMFS, 1601 
Kapiolani Blvd., Rm, 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814-4700; phone (808) 973-
2935; fax (808) 973-2941.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tammy Adams or Ruth Johnson, (301)713-
2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 21, 2000, notice was published 
in the Federal Register (65 FR 80420) that a request for a scientific 
research permit to take gray (Eschrichtius robustus), minke 
(Balaenoptera acutorostrata), Bryde's (Balaenoptera edeni), blue 
(Balaenoptera musculus), fin (Balaenoptera physalus), and humpback 
(Megaptera novaengliae) whales had been submitted by the above-named 
individual. The requested permit has been issued for the three non-
endangered species of whale (gray, minke, and Bryde's) only, under the 
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the Regulations Governing the Taking and 
Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216). The request for a permit 
related to the three endangered species of whale (blue, fin, and 
humpback) is deferred pending receipt of a report of the effects of the 
tags on the non-endangered species.

    Dated: May 4, 2001.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-11840 Filed 5-9-01; 8:45 am]
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