[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 74554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-31754]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 121803B]


Marine Mammals; Permits No. 774-1437, 914-1470, 782-1438 and 782-
1446

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit amendments.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the following Permits have been 
amended to extend the expiration dates:
    774-1437-06 - The National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest 
Fisheries Science Center, P.O. Box 271, La Jolla, CA 92038, (Dr. Robert 
L. Brownell, Jr., Principal Investigator);
    914-1470-02 - University of Southern Mississippi, Department of 
Biological Sciences, USM Box 5018, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 [Principal 
Investigator: Dr. Bobby L. Middlebrooks];
    782-1438-07 and 782-1446-07 - National Marine Mammal Laboratory, 
National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, BIN 
C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115-0070, [Dr. Sue Moore, Principal 
Investigator (PI)]

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s):
    All Permits - 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;
    782-1438-07 and 782-1466-07 - Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand 
Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115-0700; phone 
(206)526-6150; fax (206)526-6426;
    774-1437 - Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 
4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562)980-4001; fax (562)980-
4018;
    914-1470-02 - 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 Amy Sloan (301)713-
2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.), and the 
regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of 
endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 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: December 18, 2003.
Tammy Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-31754 Filed 12-23-03; 8:45 am]
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