[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 120 (Thursday, June 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 33237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15648]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 051801C]


Marine Mammals; Permit No. 821-1588-00

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 Texas A&M University, Department 
of Marine Biology, P.O. Box 1675, Galveston, Texas 77551 [Principal 
Investigator: Dr. Randall W. Davis] has been issued a permit to take 
sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus), various small cetacean species, 
and Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddelli) 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;
    Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. 
Petersburg, FL 33702-2432; phone (727)570-5301; fax (727)570-5320.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 20, 2000, notice was published 
in the Federal Register (65 FR 69737) that a request for a scientific 
research permit to take marine mammals 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.), and the 
regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of 
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.

    Dated: June 18, 2001.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-15648 Filed 6-20-01; 8:45 am]
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