[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61598-61599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24947]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 091202C]


Marine Mammals; File No. 981-1578-03

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 Peter L. Tyack, Ph.D., Woods Hole 
Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543 has been issued an 
amendment to scientific research Permit No. 981-1578-02.

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

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 11, 2001, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (66 FR 51930) that an amendment of Permit No. 981-
1578, issued on August 31, 2000 (65 FR 57319), had been requested by 
the above-named individual. On May 22, 2002, another notice was 
published in the Federal Register (67 FR 35965) that an additional 
amendment of Permit No. 981-1578 was requested by the above named 
individual. The requested amendments have been granted 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.), the regulations 
governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and 
threatened species (50 CFR 222-226), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
    The amended permit authorizes the holder to: increase the maximum 
received level for non-airgun sounds to 180 dB re 1 Pa; test a whale-
finding sonar's ability to detect gray whales migrating past the 
central California coast; add tagging of humpback whales (Megaptera 
novaeangliae) in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands; and expand the 
research area to include the entire North Atlantic Ocean.
    Issuance of this amendment, 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, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 
20910; phone (301)713-2289; fax (301)713-0376;
    Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562)980-4001; fax (562)980-4018;
    Protected Species Coordinator, Pacific Area Office, NMFS, 1601 
Kapiolani Blvd., Rm, 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814-4700; phone (808)973-
2935; fax (808)973-2941;
    Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-
2298; phone (978)281-9200; fax (978)281-9371; and
    Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. 
Petersburg, FL 33702-2432; phone (727)570-5301; fax (727)570-5320.

    Dated: September 25, 2002.
Eugene T. Nitta,
 Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-24947 Filed 9-30-02; 8:45 am]
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