[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 113 (Monday, June 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 32993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13231]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 060404A]


Marine Mammals; Photography Permit Application No. 946-1747

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 Ocean Futures Society (Jean-Michel 
Cousteau, Responsible Party), 325 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara, CA 
93101, has been issued a permit to take gray whales (Eschrictius 
robustus) and killer whales (Orcinus orca) for purposes of commercial/
educational photography.

ADDRESSES: The permit 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;
    Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 
1, Seattle, WA 98115-0700; phone (206)526-6150; fax (206)526-6426;
    Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; phone 
(907)586-7221; fax (907)586-7249; and
    Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562)980-4001; fax (562)980-4018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Sloan or Jill Lewandowski, 
(301)713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 2, 2004, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (69 FR 17394) that a request for a photography 
permit to take the above-mentioned species of marine mammals for 
purposes of commercial/educational photography had been submitted by 
the above-named individual. 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.), and the Regulations Governing the Taking and 
Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216).The permit authorizes the 
applicant to take 100 gray whales and 50 killer whales by level B 
harassment during close approaches to obtain above- and below-water 
still photographs, video footage, and sound recordings of migrating 
gray whales and encounters of killer whales feeding on gray whales 
along the Mexican-U.S. border north to the Bering and Chukchi Seas. The 
purpose of this project is to educate the public on the state of the 
health of the oceans consistent with the six-part Ocean Futures 
Society/KQED-PBS partnership film series (Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean 
Adventures series). The permit will expire on May 31, 2006.

    Dated: June 4, 2004.
Patrick Opay,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-13231 Filed 6-10-04; 8:45 am]
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