[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 49 (Thursday, March 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 12042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6105]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 022103F]


Marine Mammals; File No. 876-1402

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 Howard C. Rosenbaum, Ph.D. and 
Robert DeSalle, Ph.D., American Museum of Natural History, Molecular 
Systematics Laboratory, 79th St. & Central Park West, New York, New 
York 10024, has been issued an amendment to scientific research Permit 
No. 876-1402-00 to extend the expiration date through June 30, 2003.

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment in the following 
office(s):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; andNortheast 
Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-2298; phone 
(978)281-9200; fax (978)281-9371.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The requested amendment has been granted 
under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the provisions of 50 CFR 216.39 of 
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 provisions of the regulations governing 
the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened 
species (50 CFR parts 222-226).
    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.

    Dated: March 7, 2003.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-6105 Filed 3-12-03; 8:45 am]
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