[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 37642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18102]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 070201B]


Marine Mammals; File No. 116-1477

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 SeaWorld, Inc., 7007 Sea World 
Drive, Orlando, FL 32821-8097 (Principal Investigator: Dudley Wigdahl, 
SeaWorld of Texas) has been issued an amendment to scientific research 
and enhancement Permit No. 116-1477 to take Hawaiian monk seals, 
Monachus schauinslandi, for scientific research purposes.

ADDRESSES: The permit amendment and related documents are available for 
review upon written request or by appointment in the following 
office(s): see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Sloan or Ruth Johnson, 301/713-
2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 21, 2001, notice was published in the 
Federal Register (66 FR 27941) that a request for an amendment to 
scientific research and enhancement Permit No. 116-1477, to take 
Hawaiian monk seals, Monachus schauinslandi, had been submitted by the 
above-named organization. The requested 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 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 fish and wildlife (50 CFR parts 217-227).
    Issuance of this permit amendment, as required by the ESA, was 
based on a finding that such permit amendment (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.
    The permit amendment and related documents are available for review 
in the following office(s):
    Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-
West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 713-
2289; fax (301) 713-0376;
    Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean 
Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562) 980-4001; 
fax (562) 980-4018;
    Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive 
Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 33702-2432; phone (727) 570-5301; 
fax (727) 570-5320; and
    Protected Species Program Manager, Pacific Islands Area Office, 
1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Room 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814-4700; phone (808) 
973-2935; fax (808) 973-2941.

    Dated: July 13, 2001.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-18102 Filed 7-18-01; 8:45 am]
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